QUEZON’S SUKIYAKI, Looking Back 12

Title: QUEZON’S SUKIYAKI, Looking Back 12.

“Most of these essays covers Manuel Quezon’s presidency and Japan-Philippines relations.  The author notes in his introduction– “Textbook history didn’t teach me much about WWII, the Japanese were portrayed as evil, but not as bad as the Spanish who shot Rizal.  From this viewpoint, the US liberated us twice: first from the Spanish in 1898, then the Japanese in 1945.  Extended stays in Japan made me rethink may things personal and historical that resulted in essays compiled in this book.”

Ambeth Ocampo received the prestigious Fukuoka Prize in 2016 in recognition of his popularization of Philippine history and the use of the past to find connections with other countries that resulted in mutual understanding.”

 

Price: $7.25

Author: Ambeth Ocampo

Anvil Publishing Inc. 2016 123p.