Anakbayan Phoenix

a history of hawai'i 🌺 the philippines 🇵🇭 and amerikkkan empire 🤢🇺🇸🚫 part 1‼️

in the mid-late 1800s, with the amerikkkan project having colonized from one coast ⬅️ to the other ➡️, the ruling class needed to expand beyond amerikkkan borders 🌎 to avoid economic depression 😭😢 and financial ruin 😱. hawai'i and the philippines were callously seen 👁️👄👁️ as "strategically important" 😡 and so began a decades long 🗓️ campaign to absorb both countries into the
amerikkkan empire 👎🍅. with the outbreak of the spanish-amerikkkan war 🪖💥 in 1898, imperialists 🤑 jumped🐇 on the opportunity to expand their influence internationally 🌏 under the cover of war. as a result, hawai'i and the philippines were devoured by the amerikkkan empire in the same year 😔🤬.

Can Filipino/a/x Americans identify as Pacific Islanders?

We want to tackle this question to continue conversations on what solidarity can look like between Filipino/a/x Americans and Pacific Islanders, particularly on issues concerning anti-imperialism, Indigenous sovereignty, and land and ocean back.

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References:
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Anderson, Z. (2021, September 16). OpEd: Are Filipino Americans Pacific Islanders? AsAmNews. https://asamnews.com/2021/09/16/the-identity-of-filipino-americans-is-complicated/.

Cachola, E. R. (2022). Hxstoriography of Filpina/x in Hawai ‘i. Alon: Journal for Filipinx American and Diasporic Studies, 2(3), 235-272. https://doi.org/10.5070/LN42360538.

Saranillio, D. I. (2006). Colonial amnesia: Rethinking Filipino “American” settler empowerment in the US colony of Hawai ‘i. In A. Tiongson, R. Gutierrez, & E. Gutierrez (Eds.), Positively no Filipinos allowed: Building communities and discourse (pp. 124-141). Temple University Press.

Trask, H. K. (2000). Settlers of color and “immigrant” hegemony:“Locals” in Hawai'i. Amerasia Journal, 26(2), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.17953/amer.26.2.b31642r221215k7k.

In the Philippines, unofficial results are showing a Marcos-Duterte victory in the recent national elections. Yet the masses are rejecting it due to the massive disinformation campaign, voting irregularities, voter disenfranchisement, and electoral violence.

Thus, calling on Filipinos, Filipinx/a/o Americans, and allies in Arizona, Anakbayan Phoenix is coordinating an action on May 13, Friday, at Jollibee to express indignation against the fraudulent elections and to stand for democracy in the Philippines.

See you!