The star-entangled banner : one hundred years of America in the Philippines / Sharon Delmendo.

Originally published : New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2004

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-224) and index.

a contemporary novel by F. Sionil Jose

and the US military's retention of the Balangiga Bells, which were taken as war booty during the Philippine-American War. Ultimately, Delmendo demonstrates how the effects of US imperialim in the Philippines continue to resonate in US foreign policy in the post-Cold War era and the war on terrorism.

Back to Bataan, a World War 11 movie starring John Wayne

During a ceremony held in 1996 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of formal Philippine independence, the US flag was being raised, and the two became entangled. In The Star Entangled Banner, Sharon Delmendo demonstrates that this incident is indicative of the longstanding problematic relationship between the two countries. When faced with a national crisis or a compelling need to reestablish its autonomy, each nation paradoxically turns to its history with the order to define its place in the world. Each chapter of the book examines a separate issue in this linked history: the influence of Buffalo Bill's show on the proto-nationalism of Jose Rizal, who is often described as the "First Filipino"

the portrayal of the Philippines in an early colonial era American children's book