Bilibid and Beyond: Race, Body Size, and the Native in Early American Colonial Philippines

• Main Author: Gealogo, Francis A
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Biological and Physical Anthropology; History; Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/82; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-southeast-asian-studies/article/abs/bilibid-and-beyond-race-body-size-and-the-native-in-early-american-colonial-philippines/E45AAC148029B80D483431B8A047EE04#article
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The United States’ occupation of the Philippines began with proclamations of a new era of development and the prospect of local political representation. In coming to grips with what they saw as America's civilising mission, colonial scholars and officials sought information about the peoples o...