Concerns regarding a repeated history in Philippines could have ground
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6 min readGina Apostol, a renowned Filipino-born and US-based novelist explained how the US created a nation in its own image and how recent events have increased her concerns.
Raising the American flag over Fort Santiago, Manila, on the evening of August 13, 1898 (Harper's Pictorial History of the War with Spain).
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