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Nation of Nations: Immigrant History as American History
The Third Asiatic Invasion: Empire and Migration in Filipino America, 1898-1946
Winner of the 2012-2013 Asian/Pacific American Librarian's Association Book Award
Winner of the 2013 American Sociological Association's Asia and Asian America Section Distinguished Book AwardThe first half of the twentieth century witnessed a wave of Filipino immigration to the United States, following in the footsteps of earlier Chinese and Japanese immigrants, the first and second Asiatic invasions. Perceived as alien because of their Asian ethnicity yet legally defined as American nationals granted more rights than other immigrants, Filipino American national identity was built upon the shifting sands of contradiction, ambiguity, and hostility.Rick Baldoz explores the complex relationship between Filipinos and the U.S. by looking at the politics of immigration, race, and citizenship on both sides of the Philippine-American divide: internationally through an examination of American imperial ascendancy and domestically through an exploration of the social formation of Filipino communities in the United States. He reveals how American practices of racial exclusion repeatedly collided with the imperatives of U.S. overseas expansion. A unique portrait of the Filipino American experience, The Third Asiatic Invasion links the Filipino experience to that of Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Chinese and Native Americans, among others, revealing how the politics of exclusion played out over time against different population groups.
Weaving together an impressive range of materials including newspapers, government reports, legal documents and archival sources into a seamless narrative, Baldoz illustrates how the quixotic status of Filipinos played a significant role in transforming the politics of race, immigration and nationality in the United States.
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Winner of the 2013 American Sociological Association's Asia and Asian America Section Distinguished Book AwardThe first half of the twentieth century witnessed a wave of Filipino immigration to the United States, following in the footsteps of earlier Chinese and Japanese immigrants, the first and second Asiatic invasions. Perceived as alien because of their Asian ethnicity yet legally defined as American nationals granted more rights than other immigrants, Filipino American national identity was built upon the shifting sands of contradiction, ambiguity, and hostility.Rick Baldoz explores the complex relationship between Filipinos and the U.S. by looking at the politics of immigration, race, and citizenship on both sides of the Philippine-American divide: internationally through an examination of American imperial ascendancy and domestically through an exploration of the social formation of Filipino communities in the United States. He reveals how American practices of racial exclusion repeatedly collided with the imperatives of U.S. overseas expansion. A unique portrait of the Filipino American experience, The Third Asiatic Invasion links the Filipino experience to that of Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Chinese and Native Americans, among others, revealing how the politics of exclusion played out over time against different population groups.
Weaving together an impressive range of materials including newspapers, government reports, legal documents and archival sources into a seamless narrative, Baldoz illustrates how the quixotic status of Filipinos played a significant role in transforming the politics of race, immigration and nationality in the United States.
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309 pages, Paperback
First published February 28, 2011
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October 31, 2017
For anyone who is curious on the relations of the United States and the Philippines, then this is a great read. It takes the time show how U.S. foreign policy was overtly influenced by bigotry after America 'liberated' the Philippines from the colonial rule of Spain. It is tragic that in the land of the free, these people endured obscene amounts of discrimination. On top of that, those who look to the past as the good ol' days will get a startling wake up call within the book. There are many references to American eugenics in the book, all of it very real and very disturbing. At a time in modern history when Puerto Rico is now being talked about again after the onslaught of 2017's hurricanes, this book is a stark reminder that the U.S. has a history of neglecting the countries it brings under its wing.
October 9, 2023
wait why was this book actually so good
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