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Bearers of Benevolence: The Thomasites and Public Education in the Philippines

Bearers of Benevolence: The Thomasites and Public Education in the Philippines

Penned By Mary Racelis
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Bearers of Benevolence: The Thomasites and Public Education in the Philippines

Bearers of Benevolence: The Thomasites and Public Education in the Philippines

Penned By Mary Racelis
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A century ago the American colonial government in the Philippines created a wide-scale public education system throughout the islands. Bearers of Benevolence is an anthology of recollections, eyewitness accounts, and official documents from the participants in this historic undertaking--from soldier-teachers, authentic Thomasites, government bureaucrats, and Filipino students. Their voices speak of high hopes and hardships, self-satisfaction and sacrifice. This volume brings together a range of real-life responses to the official policy of "benevolent assimilation" and reveals its impact on individual lives. These are the stories of men and women in the early 20th century Philippines--of Americans bearing benevolence to Filipinos and of Filipinos that benevolence--and of both still assimilating the meaning of that experience 100 years later.

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Length 341 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Released 2001
Identifier (ISBN) 18482775
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Mary Racelis is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Mary Racelis can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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