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Episode Synopsis
For decades, the Filipino and Japanese communities lived side by side in Davao. Then, after the fateful attack on Pearl Harbor, neighbors became enemies. What happened then?
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References:
Radovan, Jill Tan (22 September 2022). "How a Teacher in Davao Finally Met Her Japanese Father Three Decades After WWII." Esquire Philippines. Retrieved from https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/half-japanese-teacher-davao-finally-meets-father-a2328-20220922-lfrm3
Abinales, Patricio N. (1997). “Davao-kuo: The Political Economy of a Japanese Settler Zone in Philippine Colonial Society.” The Journal of American-East Asian Relations, 6(1), 59-82.
Jose, Lydia Yu & Dacudao, Patricia Irene (2015). “Visible Japanese and Invisible Filipino: Narratives of the Development of Davao, 1900s to 1930s.” Philippine Studies: Historical & Ethnographical Viewpoints 63(1), 101-129.
Barriga, Maria Cynthia B. (2015). “The Asia-Pacific War in the Davao Settler Zone, December 1941.” Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies, 30(1): 56–90.
Arguillas, C. (2017, January 12). “Encounters with Filipino-Japanese mestizos in Davao bring back memories and open windows to Japan’s Past." In Mindanews. Retrieved from https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2017/01/reprint-encounters-with-filipino-japanese-mestizos-in-davao-bring-back-memories-and-open-windows-to-japans-past/
Radovan, Jill Tan. Personal communication. 15 December 2022.
Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept
Email us: [email protected]
References:
Radovan, Jill Tan (22 September 2022). "How a Teacher in Davao Finally Met Her Japanese Father Three Decades After WWII." Esquire Philippines. Retrieved from https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/half-japanese-teacher-davao-finally-meets-father-a2328-20220922-lfrm3
Abinales, Patricio N. (1997). “Davao-kuo: The Political Economy of a Japanese Settler Zone in Philippine Colonial Society.” The Journal of American-East Asian Relations, 6(1), 59-82.
Jose, Lydia Yu & Dacudao, Patricia Irene (2015). “Visible Japanese and Invisible Filipino: Narratives of the Development of Davao, 1900s to 1930s.” Philippine Studies: Historical & Ethnographical Viewpoints 63(1), 101-129.
Barriga, Maria Cynthia B. (2015). “The Asia-Pacific War in the Davao Settler Zone, December 1941.” Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies, 30(1): 56–90.
Arguillas, C. (2017, January 12). “Encounters with Filipino-Japanese mestizos in Davao bring back memories and open windows to Japan’s Past." In Mindanews. Retrieved from https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2017/01/reprint-encounters-with-filipino-japanese-mestizos-in-davao-bring-back-memories-and-open-windows-to-japans-past/
Radovan, Jill Tan. Personal communication. 15 December 2022.
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