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A hunger for history: a study of Ma-Yi Theater Group's (5518 words) |
 | By listening to little-known nationalist verses recited in the original language, Tagalog, and by being surprised by some pro-American sentiments articulated by Balangiga residents, the play's audiences are made to understand the complexity of colonial rule and the contradictory feelings of resentment and desire of the colonized people for the colonizer. |
| MATTHEW: Balangiga is today considered the worst single defeat of the U.S. pacification campaign in the Philippines, and one of the worst defeats in U.S. military history. |
| When "Bayan Ko" was woven into the text of Project: Balangiga, the song's tone of lament provided a contrast to the cold facts of historical documents, thus shifting the focus from data, logic, and reason to emotions of grief and anger. |
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Balangiga massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1390 words) |
| The "Balangiga massacre" was an incident in 1901 during the Philippine-American War where many American soldiers were killed in an guerilla ambush by Filipinos in the town of Balangiga on Samar island. |
| Demands for the return of the bells of the church at Balangiga, taken by Americans as war booty and now collectively known as the Balangiga Bells, remain an outstanding issue of contention related to the war. |
| To this day, one church bell is in the possession of the 9th U.S. Infantry Regiment at their base in South Korea, and two others remain on a former base of the 11th U.S. Infantry Regiment at Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. |
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