{"title":"HISTORY - Chinese In The Philippines","description":"\u003cp\u003ecomplete\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-chinese-in-the-philippine-economy-1898-1941-by-wong-kwok-chu-out-of-print","title":"The Chinese In the Philippine Economy 1898-1941 by Wong Kwok-Chu (Out of Print)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOut of print title.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWe offer a free Search Service for this title. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmail us: info@philippinebookshop.com if interested so that we can include your name in the list. When our Book Scouts are able to find the title, we will let you know accordingly. However, we can not guarantee when exactly it will be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A pioneering analysis of the business history of the Chinese in a Southeast Asian country. This book critically examines the essential elements of the entrepreneurial roles of the Philippine Chinese in the local economy in 1898äóñ1941; and analyzes their business achievements and limitations at both the community and individual levels.\" -Excerpts from the publisher's website.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Philippine import.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight : 1.06 pounds\u003cbr\u003ePaperback : 295 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 : 971550299-7\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 : 978-97-1-550299-3\u003cbr\u003ePublisher : Ateneo De Manila University Press (June 1, 2000)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: : English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ.J.","brand":"Ateneo De Manila University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39567837724838,"sku":"SKU-1882","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/products\/fc1277291884275abe6e1c4a7ec80dc2.jpg?v=1616553272"},{"product_id":"the-chinese-in-philippine-life-1850-1898-by-edgar-wickberg-out-of-print","title":"The Chinese in Philippine Life, 1850-1898 by Edgar Wickberg (Out of Print)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOut of print title.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWe offer a free Search Service for this title. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmail us: info@philippinebookshop.com if interested so that we can include your name in the list. When our Book Scouts are able to find the title, we will let you know accordingly. However, we can not guarantee when exactly it will be. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shows that the history of the ethnic Chinese in the Philippines is a history in its own right as well as part of Philippine history. Dwells on the demographic, social, and international forces that have shaped that history.\" -Excerpts from the publisher's website.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Philippine import.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight : 13.3 ounces\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 : 971550352-7\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 : 978-97-1-550352-5\u003cbr\u003ePaperback : 290 pages\u003cbr\u003eDimensions : 5.9 x 0.7 x 9 inches\u003cbr\u003ePublisher : Ateneo de Manila University Press (September 28, 2001)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: : English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ.J.","brand":"Ateneo de Manila University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39567838347430,"sku":"SKU-1885","price":70.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/products\/b917d411e4b95554354dca77427cb521.jpg?v=1616553286"},{"product_id":"ambition-and-identity-chinese-merchant-elites-in-colonial-manila-1880-1916-by-andrew-wilson","title":"Ambition and Identity: Chinese Merchant Elites in Colonial Manila, 1880–1916 by Andrew Wilson","description":"\"What binds overseas Chinese communities together? Traditionally scholars have stressed the interplay of external factors (discrimination, local hostility) and internal forces (shared language, native-place ties, family) to account for the cohesion and “Chineseness” of these overseas groups. Andrew Wilson challenges this Manichean explanation of identity by introducing a third factor: the ambitions of the Chinese merchant elite, which played an equal, if not greater, role in the formation of ethnic identity among the Chinese in colonial Manila.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawing on Chinese, Spanish, and American sources and applying a broad range of historiographical approaches, this volume dissects the structures of authority and identity within Manila’s Chinese community over a period of dramatic socioeconomic change and political upheaval. It reveals the ways in which wealthy Chinese merchants dealt in not only goods and services, but also political influence and the movement of human talent from China to the Philippines. Their influence and status extended across the physical and political divide between China and the Philippines, from the villages of southern China to the streets of Manila, making them a truly transnational elite. Control of community institutions and especially migration networks accounts for the cohesiveness of Manila’s Chinese enclave, argues Wilson, and the most successful members of the elite self-consciously chose to identify themselves and their protégés as Chinese.\" -Excerpts from the publisher's website.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight : 1.43 pounds\u003cbr\u003eHardcover : 320 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 : 082482650-7\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 : 978-08-2-482650-5\u003cbr\u003eDimensions : 6.02 x 1.02 x 9.1 inches\u003cbr\u003ePublisher : University of Hawaii Press (February 28, 2004)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English","brand":"University of Hawaii Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39567912566950,"sku":"SKU-2176","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/products\/75bac24b1b8d8056e766e00039320365.jpg?v=1616554016"},{"product_id":"chinese-traders-in-philippines-town-from-daily-competition-to-urban-transformation-by-norbert-dannhaeuser","title":"Chinese Traders in Philippine Town: From Daily Competition to Urban Transformation by Norbert Dannhaeuser","description":"Based on three decades of anthropological field research, the book examines the towns trade community in terms of individual and family practices, and describes the changes in the town vis-ÌÊ-vis politics and greater commercialization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Philippine import. Limited copies available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/ISSN: 978-97-1-550440-9\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ateneo de Manila University Press\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC.E.","brand":"Ateneo de Manila University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39567962996902,"sku":"SKU-2379","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/products\/b99bfae9e08b18ad4b43f2662e3a388c.jpg?v=1616554398"},{"product_id":"the-chinese-question-ethnicity-nation-and-region-in-and-beyond-the-philippines-by-caroline-s-hau-1","title":"The Chinese Question: Ethnicity, Nation, and Region in and beyond the Philippines by Caroline S. Hau","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe rising strength of mainland China has spurred a revival of “Chineseness” in the Philippines. Perceived during the Cold War era as economically dominant, politically disloyal, and culturally different, the “Chinese” presented themselves as an integral part of the Filipino imagined community. Today, as Filipinos seek associations with China, many of them see the local Chinese community as key players in East Asian regional economic development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        With the revaluing of Chineseness has come a repositioning of  “Chinese” racial and cultural identity. Philippine mestizos (people of mixed ancestry) form an important sub-group of the Filipino elite, but their Chineseness was occluded as they disappeared into the emergent Filipino nation. In the twentieth century, mestizos defined themselves and based claims to privilege on “white” ancestry, but mestizos are now actively reclaiming their “Chinese” heritage. At the same time, so-called “pure Chinese” are parlaying their connections into cultural, social, symbolic, or economic capital, and leaders of mainland Chinese state companies have entered into politico-business alliances with the Filipino national elite. As the meanings of  “Chinese” and “Filipino” evolve, intractable contradictions are appearing in the concepts of citizenship and national belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        Through an examination of cinematic and literary works, The Chinese Question shows how race, class, ideology, nationality, territory, sovereignty, and mobility are shaping the discourses of national integration, regional identification, and global cosmopolitanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ National University of Singapore Press (February 28, 2014)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 392 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9971697920\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9971697921\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National University of Singapore Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46329154601126,"sku":"","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/81Jy9nr00yL._SL1500.jpg?v=1745875714"},{"product_id":"chinese-in-the-philippines-problems-and-perspectives-volume-iv-by-kaisa-para-sa-kaunlaran","title":"Chinese in the Philippines: Problems and Perspectives (Volume IV) by Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Chinese in the Philippines: Problems and Perspectives (Volume IV)\" is a book published by Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran in 1990. The book explores various aspects of the Chinese presence in the Philippines, including marriage, family, and cultural influences. It examines how the Chinese community has evolved over time, including changes in gender roles and intermarriage with Filipinos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and perspectives surrounding the Chinese community in the Philippines, considering its history, social dynamics, and cultural contributions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry    Philippines\u003cbr\u003ePublisher    Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc and Kaisa Heritage Center, Manila\u003cbr\u003eISBN    9718857397\u003cbr\u003eFormat    PaperBack\u003cbr\u003eLanguage    English\u003cbr\u003eYear of Publication    2013\u003cbr\u003eBib. Info    320p. ; 22cm.\u003cbr\u003eProduct Weight    428 gms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46329178751142,"sku":"","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/51JlW8vugXL._SL500.jpg?v=1745877175"},{"product_id":"china-and-the-overseas-chinese-in-southeast-asia-by-theresa-chong-carino","title":"China And The Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia by Theresa Chong Carino","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book covers covers four important chapters: Overseas Chinese Policy (1949-1965), The Overseas Chines and China's Ties with Southeast Asia (1949-1965), Impact of the Cultural Revolution on Overseas Chinese Policy, and The \"Four Modernizations\" and the International United Front against Soviet Hegemonism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Cellar Book Shop (January 1, 1985)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 116 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9711002310\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9711002312\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces\u003cbr\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cellar Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46329212043430,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/91H5zz_hetL._SL1500.jpg?v=1745879381"},{"product_id":"china-across-the-seas-the-chinese-as-filipinos-by-aileen-s-p-baviera-and-teresita-ang-see","title":"China, Across the Seas \/ The Chinese as Filipinos by Aileen S.P. Baviera and Teresita Ang See","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Philippine Association for Chinese Students (PACS) is a non-political and non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in China and the Chinese. It seeks--through researches, seminars, conferences, publication and other activities--to facilitate contacts and exchanges of information among scholars, and to increase understanding of china and the Chinese within the Philippines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Philippine Association for Chinese Studies\u003cbr\u003ePublication date: 1992\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 9719133309\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9789719133308\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eNumber of pages: 123\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philippine Association for Chinese Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46329218302118,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/9789719133308-us.jpg?v=1745879854"},{"product_id":"the-chinese-in-manila-by-eufronio-m-alip","title":"The Chinese in Manila by Eufronio M. Alip","description":"\u003cp\u003e'In commemoration of the Decade of the Centennials of Filipino Nationalism, Nationhood and the Philippine Revolutionary Movement and the Philippine Decade of Culture, this edition is dedicated to scholars, students, and researchers of Philippine history and culture.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ National Historical Commission (January 1, 1974)\u003cbr\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003eUnknown Binding ‏ : ‎ 71 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Historical Commission","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46329236717734,"sku":"","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-chinese-mestizo-in-philippine-history-by-e-wickberg","title":"The Chinese Mestizo in Philippine History by E. Wickberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur knowledge is still insufficient to allow us to assess the overall significance of the mestizo in Philippine history. But on the basis of what we now know we can make some generalizations and some hypotheses for future study. It is clear, in the first place, that the activities I have described are those of Chinese mestizos – not Spanish mestizos. While the Chinese mestizo population in the Philippines exceeded 200,000 by the late nineteenth century, the Spanish mestizo population was probably never more than 35,000. Furthermore, those who commented at all on the Spanish mestizo noted that he was interested in military matters or the “practical arts” – never in commerce. The aptitudes and attitudes of the Chinese mestizo were in sharp contrast to this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecondly, the Chinese mestizo rose to prominence between 1741 and 1898, primarily as a landholder and a middleman wholesaler of local produce and foreign imports, although there were also mestizos in the professions. The rise of the mestizos implies the existence of social change during the Spanish period, a condition that has been ignored or implicitly denied by many who have written about the Philippines. It needs to be emphasized that the mestizo impact was greatest in Central Luzon, Cebu, and Iloilo. We cannot as yet generalize about other areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThird, the renewal of Chinese immigration to the Philippines resulted in diversion of mestizo energies away from commerce, so that the mestizos lost their change to become a native middle class, a position then taken over by the Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourth, the Chinese mestizos in the Philippines possessed a unique combination of cultural characteristics. Lovers of ostentation, ardent devotees of Spanish Catholicism – they seemed almost more Spanish than the Spanish, more Catholic than the Catholics. Yet with those characteristics they combined a financial acumen that seemed out of place. Rejecters of their Chinese heritage, they were not completely at home with their indio heritage. The nearest approximation to them was the urbanized, heavily-hispanized indio. Only when hispanization had reached a high level in the nineteenth century urban areas could the mestizo find a basis of rapport with the indio. Thus, during the late nineteenth century, because of cultural, economic, and social changes, the mestizos increasingly identified themselves with the indios. in a new kind of “Filipino” cultural and national consensus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose are my conclusions. Here are some hypotheses, which I hope will stimulate further study:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. That today's Filipino elite is made up mostly of the descendants of indios and mestizos who rose to prominence on the basis of commercial agriculture in the lattetf part of the Spanish period. That in some respects the latter part of the Spanish period was a time of greater social change, in terms of the formation of contemporary Philippine society, than the period since 1898 has been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. That in the process of social change late in the Spanish period it was the mestizo, as a marginal element, not closely tied to a village or town, who acted as a kind of catalytic agent. In this would be included the penetration of money economy into parts of the Philippines. There were areas where the only persons with money were the provincial governors and the mestizos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. That the Chinese mestizo was an active agent of hispanization and the leading force in creating a Filipino culture characteristic now of Manila and the larger towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. That much of the background explanation of the Philippine Revolution may be found by investigating the relationships between landowning religious orders, mestizo inquilinos, and indio kasamahan laborers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is my hope that these hypotheses may stimulate investigation into this important topic which can tell us so much about economic, social, and cultural change during- the Spanish period of Philippine history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 100\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: International Studies Center For East Asian Studies\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eNO ISBN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Studies Center For East Asian Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46329262211238,"sku":"","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-1902-chinese-exclusion-act-american-colonial-transmission-and-deterioration-of-filipino-chinese-relations-by-clark-l-alejandrino","title":"A History Of The 1902 Chinese Exclusion Act (American Colonial Transmission and Deterioration of Filipino-Chinese Relations) by Clark L. Alejandrino","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A History of the 1902 Chinese Exclusion Act\" by Clark L. Alejandrino, titled \"American Colonial Transmission and Deterioration of Filipino-Chinese Relations\", explores how the US colonial regime in the Philippines implemented the US Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and its subsequent detrimental impact on Filipino-Chinese relations. The book examines how the US, under colonial rule, not only enforced the Exclusion Act but also expanded its scope to include the Philippine Islands. This implementation led to a significant deterioration of Filipino-Chinese relations, as it created a climate of suspicion and discrimination against the Chinese community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover: 60 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 971885729X  ISBN 13: 9789718857298\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc., 2003\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46329268994214,"sku":"","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/9789718857298-us.jpg?v=1745882200"},{"product_id":"early-chinese-economic-influence-in-the-philippines-1850-1898-by-edgar-wickberg","title":"Early Chinese Economic Influence in the Philippines, 1850-1898 by Edgar Wickberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book titled \"1962 Early Chinese Economic Influence in the Philippines 1850-1898\" by Edgar Wickberg is a valuable addition to any collection. The softcover book, printed in English, provides insight into the economic history of the Philippines during the early Chinese era. The author's expertise in the subject matter is evident in the well-written content, making it a must-read for history enthusiasts. The book was printed in 1962, adding to its antique value. This item falls under the categories of \"Books \u0026amp; Magazines\" and \"Antiquarian \u0026amp; Collectible\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 285 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Center for East Asian Studies, 1962\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eNO ISBN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Center for East Asian Studies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46329275711654,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0785\/3478\/files\/s-l1600.webp?v=1745954150"}],"url":"https:\/\/philippine-bookshop.myshopify.com\/collections\/history-chinese-in-the-philippines.oembed","provider":"Philippine  Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}