An account of the American takeover of the Philippines, beginning with the US defeating Spain, and ending with it brutally suppressing Filipino resistance, written by Stephen Kinzer. Submitted by ...

The southern Philippines once drew small numbers of foreign militants aligned with al-Qaida or the Islamic State group to train in a secessionist conflict involving minority Muslims in the largely ...

As I was reading the final papers submitted by the students in the course I teach on world religion, I noticed a common theme when it comes to their appreciation for religion in general, and for ...

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. The article below was originally published at HNN. Just over one hundred years ...

“Threaded Traditions," an exhibit featuring contemporary Filpino textiles, is now on display at the Charlotte Museum of History. The Charlotte Museum of History is marking Asian American, Native ...

In 1986 a popular uprising ended the rule of Ferdinand Marcos, who had been dictator of the Philippines since declaring Martial Law in 1972 (officially lifted in 1981). The final years of Marcos' rule ...