Tropic Born, War Torn : Untold Tales of WWII in the Philippines by Susan Vance LGBTQ Literature

Tropic Born, War Torn : Untold Tales of WWII in the Philippines by Susan Vance LGBTQ LiteratureRecurring nightmares were Gloria Haube Vance's only inspiration to talk about WWII in the Philippines during Japanese occupation. Her family was spared internment camps because they were not Americans, but barely survived on their own. Near war's end they followed indigenous Igorots into remote mountains to find refuge from American bombs, surviving on sweet potatoes until their harrowing escape from Japanese troops in retreat. Decades later she told

they became permanent residents

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Presents readers with a Portrait of the Artist as a Filipina

"This collection of essays challenges the prevailing academic and activist orthodoxy that sees the history and politics of the region as simply reflections of the unceasing resistance by Muslims against the Philippine state and the Christian Filipino majority

while Washington set its military priorities elsewhere

titled "American Colonial Transmission and Deterioration of Filipino-Chinese Relations"

for both the layman and the professional

Eight classic Philippine tales about the earth

and killing their captives

served as the organization's first president