CHAP. 9

Conflict?  1898

TREATY  Spain  Philippines, “territory”

 Vs. Filipinos

FIRST?  1904, World’s Fair

 “Little brown brothers”  “yellow bellies”

 Pensionados  Hawaii, 100k+

MAINLAND  Early 1900’s  Status?  Come and go; not citizens

“STOOP”  Hard labor  Farms, canneries

DOUBLE RACISM  From Whites  Other Asians

GENDER IMBALANCE?  Docile, ignorant, SINGLE

MISCEGENATION  Few Filipinas  White, Asian, Mexican women  Fear, backlash  Watsonville riots, 1930

 Filipinos were Malays  Not included in miscegenation laws  After 1933, yes.

TYDINGS-MCDUFFIE ACT  1934  Philippines, territory to indep.  No longer “no longer Nationals”

CULTURE  Americanized  Small merchant class, no “towns”

 Male-dominated  Gambling, pool halls  Dancing  Dance halls  Prostitution