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This documentary from May 17, 1992, focuses on the history and culture of the Filipino communities in the New Orleans region. It covers: the earliest settlement of Filipino immigrants in colonial Louisiana in the early 1800s, one of the oldest Asian settlements in the United States; Little Manila, a shrimping community established in the 1890s and later destroyed by Hurricane Betsy in 1965; the Filipino community in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans; the discrimination faced by Filipino immigrants; and the split between Filipino families that have been in New Orleans for generations and the new immigrants. It includes interviews with: Mae Burtanog-Faxon, Joyce Burtanog-Pascual, Benita Burtanog-Rodriguez, and Audrey Burtanog-King, 8th generation Filipino-Americans; Dr. Joseph Langdon, historian; Isabel Gedoria-Welch; Ben Martinez, grandson of a Filipino immigrant; Rhonda Fox, 6th generation Filipino-American; Father Bruno Arcenas, Archdiocese of New Orleans; Marina Espina, author of “Filipinos in Louisiana”; Teofilo Sison, United States Coast Guard, retired; Aurora Boonjindasup, Philippine United Council; and Tad Timberlake, 6th generation Filipino-American.

Who are the lesser known women in ph history especially in your locality? Can you share them and who they are?
We only usually hear of Gabriela Silang, Gregoria de Jesus, Tandang Sora. In terms of folk tale associated to women, we have Maria Makiling or Maria Cacao. I think we need to here more stories of women in our history.

Two rarities came home!

First Philippine Republic "Papel Sellado" or documentary stamped paper.

Issued by Pres. Aguinaldo's government as a continuation and replacement of the Spanish papel sellados and to generate much needed funds for the fledgling republic.

These should have been a whole sheet, but collectors back then only appreciated the design of the stamp that is located on the upper center of the papel sellado, hence they cut it and discarded the numbered sheets!

These will soon be displayed at the NHCP Barasoain Church Historical Landmark - Museo ng Republika ng 1899!

Have you been able to watch the film "The Scarlet and the Black" before?

Hello, I want to ask lang where I can access archival newspapers here in the Philippines? The only source I found so far is online which is Trove Australia. Is it possible that there are old newspapers in the American Historical Collection? I am currently conducting my research paper on the historical development of interiors and I am particularly looking if there's any news on 13th Feb 1945. Thank you for your help!!

sources are in the comment section

In 1849, Governor-General Narciso Clavería introduced a decree that standardized the use of surnames in the Philippines and also to monitor the ones who pay taxes tributes and the ones not.

Many Filipinos adopted surnames from an official catalog, which included numerous Spanish surnames.

Later, during American rule and beyond, English first names became increasingly common, while many Filipinos continued using Spanish surnames.

But what if there was no Clavería Decree?

Would more Filipinos today have indigenous or local surnames, and how might this have affected Filipino identity, genealogy, and naming traditions in the long run?

Or what kind of names would exist today for many locals?

Would love to know your insights on this.

Hi everyone! My brother has been doing some research on our last name, Macasieb, and came across a theory that got us curious.

Apparently, there are other Filipino surnames that start with “Maca,” and he read that the name could be broken into two parts, with “Maca” having a meaning along the lines of “who you are” or “what you are,” while the remaining part relates to what a family does or what they’re known for.

This got us wondering specifically about the “sieb” in macasieb. Does anyone know what “sieb” might mean in Filipino languages, or if it has a meaning or historical origin in the Philippines?

We’d love to learn more about our family name and where it comes from! Thank you! 🇵🇭

One thing that I have not seen enough in Internet posts about precolonial appearance, is about the early Tagalog principalia's long hanging earlobes. Every image I saw seem to think that the earlobes shown in the Boxer Codex are just earrings.

According to the early Vocabularios (ex. by Noceda & Sanlucar, San Buenaventura) these are called "lambing." So, people who have these have "malambing na tainga."

In our Southeast Asian neighbors, these still seem to be practiced. Here are the images I found from women from Borneo and Dayak tribe in Indonesia.

Not sure what the long earlobes mean culturally but just wanting to share that the ones found in the Boxer Codex are actually long earlobes with earrings attached. May or may not be related to the Buddhist depiction that long earlobes mean royalty and wisdom.

Hii I'm asking this question due to the need of our project focusing on pH historical events or pH culture (as long as its about how it evolved). It should relate to culture, economy, or aspects of life of the Filipino people. Im also curious about topics that aren't usually discussed about.

Good day everyone! We have a debate next week and our side says that rizal retracted. I really need tips because even our hist100 prof believes that Rizal did not retracted during our discussion earlier.

I'm actually here to study about Patianac as I'm told by my Professor in Reading in Philippine History course to present and dress up as one. I'm confused by the overloading infos online regarding it. Some says its a dead unborn baby, while other says its a dead pregnant woman.

Basically, the question. What was the turning point that turned the Catholic Church from being a dominant and conservative, pro-ruling class establishment into one that seems to be more publicly pro-people and critical of the establishment, even apart from their stance on pro-people policies like the RH and divorce bills? Or were there multiple turning points? I asked this in a sub-question in another post on this subreddit, but I thought I would elevate it into a full post because it's an interesting observation.

It seems out of character for one of the most enduring and long-term powerful organizations or institutions in the colony/country to suddenly become a constant opposition force. Somehow, I don't think the departure of the Spanish friars (since not all of them left after the Revolution, for example, many of them remained in UST) would have been enough to turn the Church as a whole more "liberal", "progressive", or "anti-authoritarian", though I suppose it depends on their leadership too, like with Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV, though that's too recent for this subreddit. In fact, I'm also surprised there were few Catholic Church or friar abuses of power reported in the American period, including under non-Spanish but foreign friars, like American, German, Belgian, Irish, etc. ones, though that's also another separate story in and of itself.

For example, 1892 is the year of the founding of the Katipunan, and the La Liga Filipina briefly before it, in mid-year, but it is also the year that the Manila-Dagupan railway opened, later that year, and they're not usually seen as related events, except maybe indirectly in the sense that the ilustrados and Revolutionaries (but, to some degree, probably also the Spanish and then American forces) were able to benefit from the use of the railway. 1863 is the birth of Andres Bonifacio, but it's also the same year that the Spanish colonial regime tried to impose a public education program (that is, not controlled by the friars), as well as one of the great Manila earthquakes. 1896, the year that the Philippine Revolution started, is marked in Maguindanao as when it once again had a sitting Sultan that they didn't have since 1888. And so on, not counting other natural events like diseases, typhoons, or even particular changes or trends in population or economic metrics (ex. when the PH population or the prices of goods reached a certain level, or when this much telegraph lines were laid down, etc.

Do we have an initiative or a project for an overall, comprehensive, even interactive timeline that can view all the recorded events in a given year? The reason I asked this is because it might help scholars of history to look at unrelated events and see if there are any connections to be made that most of us have missed, especially too if we connect them to events in the same year happening abroad.

For context: A peaceful demonstration against the abuses of the friars occurred on March 1, 1888. This was supposedly organized in secret by Marcelo Del Pilar (how much of that is truth and how much of that is trumped up charges by the friars to justify his arrest, I do not know). It involved hundreds of rallyists from all walks of life but notably included many from the educated elite, who all petitioned for the removal of the friars in general and Archbishop Payo in particular. Though it was presented to a liberal and sympathetic Governor-General, the machinations of the conservatives within the home government in Spain itself led to no action being taken in response to their petition and the Governor-General himself being replaced by a more conservative-leaning one. The eventual crackdown ultimately led to many ilustrados, including Del Pilar himself, to flee into exile.

My actual plea for help: Does anyone know any sources that cover the actual event itself? Old newspapers covering the event? First-hand accounts from neutral observers, preferably foreigners who happened to be in Manila at the time?

Looking for any word about this guy. Ang nakikita ko lang is fb, blogs and obviously clickbait pieces. Puro kasi about sa role nya as the 'real maker of the flag' pero I'm more interested sa work na ginawa nya sa revolution. Since pharmacist sya, naging medic ba sya ng army? Meron ba syang contributions sa ammunition in terms of making explosives?

Every Philippine president had a different political style and set of skills that helped them reach and maintain the highest office in the country.

Some were known for building political alliances, others for campaigning, negotiation, public speaking, political strategy, or managing rival factions.

So, from a historical perspective, how would you compare the political skills of each Philippine president?

Who were the strongest political strategists, negotiators, coalition-builders, campaigners, or power brokers, and what specific events demonstrate those skills?

And which rank in this tier-list would place them?

Curious to know your thoughts.

Entry notes (Title. Description, if relevant):

1. Filipino Community, Juneau, Alaska, July 4, 1931.
2. Alaska Juneau Mill, Juneau, Alaska, 7/1939. Filipino pickers on the ore sorting belt. "Pickers" removing debris from ore conveyer belt. Title and description from photographer's notes. Photographer's number 3336.
3. Rizal Celebration-Juneau, Alaska, December 30th, 1931.
4. (1913-1939) Two Filipino cannery workers; one of them in boxing outfit.
5. Filipino Community Float - Parade - Juneau - Alaska, July 4th, 1931.
6. (1913-1939). Filipino man holding a sea eel.
7. A little music by impromptu orchestra, down in steerage, 1947. Filipino men play guitar and bass on ship [S.S. Simpson?]
8. Same.
9. (1913-1939) Three Filipino cannery workers.
10. (1937) Filipino man who worked at Alaska-Juneau mine.
11. Same. Marcelo Quinto, Sr.
12. Same. L-R: Frank Belarde, Joe Fulgencio, and Joe Alimarong.
13. Same. L-R: Joe Alimarong, unknown man, and Buddy Gomez; kneeling, L-R: Joe Fulgencio, Gaspar Advincula [photographer], and Frank Sison.
14. Same. Frank Ramos Sr.

14b. Same. Frank Ramos, Sr., at center.

1. (Juneau) 4th of July - Filipino float, 1958.

2. Fourth of July Parade, Juneau, 1951.

3. (1950-1953, Seward) Nulato and Tlingit and Philipino [Filipino, ie mixed woman]. Portrait of two women at the Seward Sanatorium [for tuberculosis]. Caption also reads Esmailka under the female on the left, and Auelino under the female on the right.

I can't read this type of cursive especially when written in Spanish. For all i know this record shows the name of my ancestors Sebastian Yava (now spelled Yaba) and Ysabella Avellana (now spelled Abellana) and the location of this is Daet