Abraham Van Heyningen Hartendorp (1893–1975), commonly known as A.V.H. Hartendorp or A.V. Hartendorp, was an American writer, editor, Thomasite, and Filipinologist. He was the founder and

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of the ''Philippine Magazine'', a

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formerly known as ''Philippine Education Magazine'' when it was still a publication intended for

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school teachers in 1904. When Hantendorp bought the magazine in 1924, he officially changed its name into ''Philippine Magazine''Tan, Michael L
"The Thomasite Experiment"
, news.ops.gov.ph September 3, 2001
(from the U.S. Peace Corps Online Website) February 17, 2003 and became the "most prestigious outlet" for aspiring writers in the Philippines. In 1930, Hartendorp dedicated the magazine to "full recording of all phases of the present cultural development of the Philippines" up to "the Philippine Renaissance." Hartendorp catered the ''Philippine Magazine'' to an "urban-based audience of educated elites", particularly "schoolteachers, employees of the government, professionals, and university intellectuals".Lumbera, Bienvenido

, Chapter XV The Literary Work And Values Education: Two Texts And Contexts, crvp.org Hartendorp was also a former editor of ''

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'' newspaper. Hartendorp was interned by the Japanese at

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for 37 months during

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. His book, ''The Japanese Occupation of the Philippines'', published in 1967 is probably the most lengthy and thorough description of the experiences of American civilian prisoners of Japan in the Philippines.Hartendorp, A.V. H. ''The Japanese Occupation of the Philippines.'' 2 Vols. Manila: Bookmark, 1967

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