An Artistic Exploration of Asian American Studies - Eileen Rhatigan - Alanah Winston - Myah Pace - Tristan Brown

Anti-Filipino Propaganda in the Media

I HOPE YOU ’ RE HAPPY . YOU ’ VE STOL EN WHAT L I TTL E POSSESS I ONS WE HE LD CLOSE .  YOU HAVE STR I PPED US OF OUR D I GN I T Y , LANGUAGE , AND CULTURE . FOR WHAT ? WERE YOU THAT DESPERATE TO PROVE TO THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE POWERFUL BY TAK I NG ADVANTAGE OF THE POWERL ESS ? OUR HOMES HAVE BEEN TORN APART , BLASTED BY HATRED , BOMBED BY SE L F - I NTEREST . YOU SAY WE HAVE TO REFORM NOW, STRA I GHTEN UP . YOU HAVE CLA I MED OUR LANGUAGE , OUR CLOTHES , AND NOW YOU WANT OUR FUTURES . OF COURSE , YOUR STORY BEGAN WI TH A FAMOUS F I GHT FOR FREEDOM . YOU BROKE AWAY FROM T YRANN I CAL RUL E . I T I S ONL Y NATURAL FOR YOU TO ASSUME WE WANT THE SAME . BUT WHY WERE WE DEEMED THE SAVAGES ? WHY WAS HAWA I I TARGETED? OR PUERTO R I CO? CUBA ? PANAMA ? WHAT D I D WE DO TO DESERVE TH I S TREATMENT ? YOU TWI STED THE NARRAT I VE . YOU D I DN ’ T WAGE A WAR ON OUR PEOPL E , OUR CULTURE… NO . YOU RESCUED US FROM OUR OPPRESSORS AND TAUGHT US HOW TO SPEAK . HOW TO BREATHE . HOW TO L I VE . YOU UN I TED US AS ONE NAT I ON , UNDER GOD , I ND I V I S I BL E . AND Y ET WE ARE BROKEN .