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Teresita Ang See
Teresita Ang See ( zh, c=洪玉華, p=Hong Yuhua) is Filipino civic leader and activist who focuses on issues affecting the Chinese Filipino community. Early life and education Teresita Ang See or Hong Yuhua was born in Manila, Philippines, on December 25, 1949. She had a father who is a Chinese immigrant from Fukien (now Fujian) and a Filipino-citizen mother. She had eleven siblings. Her father Jose Ang moved to Manila as eight year old child to work in a restaurant in Divisoria while her mother Carmen Davenport Barraca is a college-educated Filipino-American ''mestiza''. Teresita's parents married during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. She spent her early years in Malabon. Teresita's father died at age 44, when the eldest child was still 16 years old and the wife is still pregnant with the eleventh child. Her mother worked as a cigarette factory worker and as a seamstress while all eleven children also contributed to the family livelihood. The Ang See family mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ang (surname)
Ang is a Hokkien and Teochew romanization of the Chinese surnames Wang (, ''Wāng'') and Hong (, ''Hóng''). Distribution In mainland China and Taiwan, names are recorded in Chinese characters and officially romanized using Hanyu Pinyin. However, Ang was the 12th-most-common surname among Chinese Singaporeans in the year 2000. In Southeast Asia, most of the Ang descendants have settled in Singapore and Penang of Malaysia. Their ancestors came from mainland China, mostly from Fujian, and some of their history could be traced up to four generations. A significant number of Ang descendants could be found in the Philippines. In the United States, it is much less common: the surname ranked 18,359th in 1990 and 11,317th in the year 2000.US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service.How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012. Notable people * Betty Ang, Filipina businesswoman of Chinese descent * Justin Ang, Singaporean radio presenter * Yuen Yuen Ang, Singaporean- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Philippines Asian Center
The University of the Philippines Asian Center (also referred to as UP Asian Center or UP AC) is a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman, and is the only unit of the university with a regional area of specialization. The Asian Center offers multidisciplinary graduate programs on Asian Studies and on Philippine Studies. Its mandate is underpinned by Republic Act No. 5334, which was enacted in June 1968. The Center is a member of Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia and the Kyoto International Consortium for Asian Studies (KICAS). History The Asian Center was established in 1955 as Institute of Asian Studies, and was mandated to conduct research for advancement and promotion of studies on Asia. The Institute was reorganized in 1968 though Republic Act (R.A.) 5334, converting it into the Asian Center. Under the R.A. 5334, it is "declared as a national policy to develop a closer and broader contact with or Asian neighbors in the field of learnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinophobia
Anti-Chinese sentiment (also referred to as Sinophobia) is the fear or dislike of Chinese people or Chinese culture. It is frequently directed at Overseas Chinese, Chinese minorities which live outside Greater China and it involves immigration, nationalism, political ideologies, disparity of wealth, the past Tributary system of China, tributary system of Imperial China, Minority group, majority-minority relations, imperial legacies, and racism.Aaron LangmaidChinese Aussie rules players suffer abuse, racism ''Herald Sun'' February 21, 2013 A variety of Popular culture, popular cultural clichés and negative stereotypes of Chinese people have existed around the world since the twentieth century, and they are frequently conflated with a variety of popular cultural clichés and negative stereotypes of other Asian ethnic groups, known as the Yellow Peril.William F. Wu, ''The Yellow Peril: Chinese Americans in American Fiction, 1850–1940'', Archon Press, 1982. Some individuals may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Guo
Alice Leal Guo ( zh, t=郭華萍, p=Guō Huápíng, w=Kuo Hua-p'ing ; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) is a businesswoman and former politician in the Philippines who served as the mayor of the municipality of Bamban, Tarlac, from June 30, 2022, to August 13, 2024. Guo was accused of being a Chinese intelligence activity abroad, Chinese spy and also faced investigations over her alleged involvement in illegal gambling and other criminal activities. In June 2024, she was suspended for up to six months as mayor by the Ombudsman of the Philippines, Ombudsman after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed graft charges against her over alleged connections with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) activities in her municipality. She was dismissed by the Ombudsman on August 13, 2024. In a Senate of the Philippines, Senate Committee inquiry following Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator#2023–2024 Bamban raids, raids in Bamban in 2023 and 2024, Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Philippine Presidential Election
The 1986 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on February 7, 1986. Popularly known as the 1986 snap election, it is among the landmark events that led up to the People Power Revolution, the downfall of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, and the accession of Corazon C. Aquino as president. The authoritarian Marcos regime called for snap elections in an attempt to re-assert legitimacy to the embattled regime. The election was marred by substantial irregularities, repression of the opposition and manipulation of votes. The main opposition candidate, Corazon C. Aquino, refused to accept the initial results announced by the regime, citing large-scale fraud. Background Influence of the American media After being dared by an American journalist, President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared a snap election during an interview on the ABC political affairs program, '' This Week with David Brinkley'' in November 1985. On December 3, the Batasang Pambansa (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corazon Aquino
María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines and the first woman president in the country, from Presidency of Corazon Aquino, 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the History of the Philippines (1965–1986), two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and led to the establishment of the current democratic History of the Philippines (1986–present), Fifth Philippine Republic. Aquino was married to Senate of the Philippines, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., who was one of the most prominent critics of President Marcos. After the Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr., assassination of her husband on August 21, 1983, she emerged as leader of the opposition against the president. In late 1985, Marcos called for a snap election, and Aquino ran for president with former Senator Salvador Laurel as her runni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative News
Alternative media are media sources that differ from established forms of media, such as mainstream media or mass media, in terms of their content, production, or distribution.Downing, John (2001). ''Radical Media''. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Alternative media includes many formats, including print, audio, film/video, online/digital and street art, among others. Some examples include the counter-culture zines of the 1960s, ethnic and indigenous media such as the First People's television network in Canada (later rebranded Aboriginal Peoples Television Network), and more recently online open publishing journalism sites such as Indymedia. Sometimes the term ''independent media'' is used as a synonym, indicating independence from large media corporations. However, the term "independent media" generally has a different meaning, indicating freedom of the press and independence from government control. In contrast to the mainstream media, alternative media tend to be "non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninoy Aquino
Benigno "Ninoy" Simeón Aquino Jr., (, ; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac (1963–1967). Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the 11th president of the Philippines after his assassination, and father of Benigno Aquino III, who became the 15th president of the Philippines. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito R. Salonga, helped form the leadership of the Liberal Party-based coalition against ex-President Ferdinand Marcos. Aquino was the significant emotional leader, who together with the intellectual leader Sen. Jose W. Diokno, led the overall opposition. Early in his Senate career, Aquino vigorously attempted to investigate the Jabidah massacre in March 1968. Shortly after the imposition of martial law in 1972, Aquino was arrested along with other members of the opposition. He was incarcerated for seven years. He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination Of Ninoy Aquino
Ninoy Aquino, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a former Senate of the Philippines, Philippine senator, was assassinated on Sunday, August 21, 1983, on the airport apron, apron of Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila International Airport (now named Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor). A longtime political opponent of President of the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos, Aquino had just landed in his home country after three years of self-imposed exile in the United States when he was shot in the head while being escorted from an aircraft to a vehicle that was waiting to transport him to prison. Also killed was Rolando Galman, who was accused of murdering him. Aquino was elected to the Philippine Senate in 1967 and was critical of Marcos. He was imprisoned on frameup, trumped up charges shortly after Marcos's 1972 declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines, martial law. In 1980, he had a heart attack in prison and was allowed to leave the country two months ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-tagging In The Philippines
In the Philippines, red-tagging is the labeling of individuals or organizations as Communism in the Philippines, communists, subversives, or Terrorism in the Philippines, terrorists, regardless of their actual political beliefs or affiliations. It is a type of harassment and has pernicious effects on its targets. Red-tagging has been practiced by security forces, government officials and shills. The practice is a relic of the Cold War and has had a long history in the former History of the Philippines (1898–1946), American colony. Cause-oriented groups including the United Nations, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch warn that its use as a political tactic undermines Philippine democracy by stifling dissent, producing a chilling effect on general discourse and, more insidiously, encouraging Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines, assassinations and Feud#Philippines, retaliations. Definitions Commonly defined as the harassment or persecuti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the country under Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, martial law from 1972 to 1981, granting himself expanded powers under the Constitution of the Philippines#The 1973 Constitution, 1973 Constitution. Marcos described his philosophy as "constitutional authoritarianism". He was deposed in 1986 by the People Power Revolution and was succeeded as president by Corazon Aquino. Marcos gained political success by exaggerating his actions in World War II, claiming to have been the "most decorated war hero in the Philippines". — United States Army documents described his claims as "fraudulent" and "absurd". After the war, he became a lawyer. He served in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the Philippine Senate from 1959 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
