Historically; Filipina/o Americans have been one of the oldest and largest Asian American groups in the United States. In this pathbreaking work of historical scholarship; Dorothy B. Fujita-Rony traces the evolution of Seattle as a major site for Philippine immigration between World Wars I and II and examines the dynamics of the community through the frameworks of race; place; gender; and class. By positing Seattle as a colonial metropolis for Filipina/os in the United States; Fujita-Rony reveals how networks of transpacific trade and militarism encouraged migration to the city; leading to the early establishment of a Filipina/o American community in the area. By the 1920s and 1930s; a vibrant Filipina/o American society had developed in Seattle; creating a culture whose members; including some who were not of Filipina/o descent; chose to pursue options in the U.S. or in the Philippines.Fujita-Rony also shows how racism against Filipina/o Americans led to constant mobility into and out of Seattle; making it a center of a thriving ethnic community in which only some remained permanently; given its limited possibilities for employment. The book addresses class distinctions as well as gender relations; and also situates the growth of Filipina/o Seattle within the regional history of the American West; in addition to the larger arena of U.S.-Philippines relations.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book is awesome and very accurateBy Matthew NelsonThis book is awesome and very accurate. My teacher who was there in Bosnia during the war said it was extremely accurate as well. Don't buy it from kindle they suck and are a bunch of jackasses. I tried for 2 hours with their "specialists" and they still couldn't get it to where I could read it they refunded my money but wouldn't do anything else to try to make it up to me. Holy crap they suck.5 of 7 people found the following review helpful. The Bridge BetrayedBy P.K. RyanThe title of this book refers to the Bridge of Mostar in the city by that name in current day Bosnia. The bridge was built by the Ottomans in the 16th century and symbolized to many a bridge between East and West; Christian and Muslim etc. For hundreds of years; this area was home to a flourishing pluralistic culture that included Bosnian Muslims; Catholic Croats and Orthodox Serbs. This was all shattered when the nationalist tendencies that followed the break-up of Yugoslavia erupted in war and ethnic cleansing in the early 90s. In 1993; Croat nationalist forces destroyed the bridge in what Sells claims was a systematic campaign to eradicate Islamic culture from the region.Contrary to the myth of the Balkans as an inherently violent place of ancient hatreds; Sells sees the conflict's origins as much more recent. He describes how the Nazis occupied Croatia and engendered ethnic strife in the entire region. But the main thrust of the book is the religious nature of the conflict and what Sells describes as out and out genocide against Bosnian Muslims. This was perpetrated by both the Catholic Croats and Orthodox Serbs; with the latter seemingly the main culprit. Sells makes the case that the Serb's fanatical "Christoslavism" (a view that sees Slavs as inherently Christian and any Slavic converts to Islam as race traitors) was the driving force behind the entire conflict and describes the horrific consequences of this fanaticism. Bosnian civilians were routinely raped; tortured; and murdered with the support of many high ranking clergy. One of the most disturbing aspects of the situation was the attitudes and actions (or lack thereof) of the UN along with the American and European governments. Sells claims they knew genocide was happening but used the excuse of perennial conflict in the region to justify their non-action.My only complaint would be that Sells is a bit heavy on the moralizing and comes across as quite anti-Christian. He even goes so far as to place the Bosnian genocide into an alleged long line of European (and American) Christian violence against non-Christians. While there may be some truth to this view; I would call it a gross simplification to say the least. Nevertheless; this was a compelling and disturbing read.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A valuable contribution if not fully fleshed outBy DylithA book about the war and genocide in Bosnia from 1992 - 1995; with a particular focus on the role that religious ideology played during the violence. The author examines Serbian Orthodox nationalism which includes strong religious Serbian Orthodox language and; to a lesser extent; delves into Croatian Catholic language and nationalism as well. The book was sourced pretty well and gives strong supporting arguments for its claims. I wished it had been a little more fleshed out; and at times I felt as though the author repeated himself rather than truly expanding on what he had previously written. Overall; a solid and enlightening read.
