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? Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com 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-mee...
Dec 17, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 22
In this week's episode of EXTRA CREDIT, let's take a ride with some fast facts on the Philippines' first railway. (Listen to S3E11 before listening to this one!)
Dec 10, 2022•4 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Put on your boldest, brassiest steampunk goggles as we delve deep into the stories of the Philippines’ first steamships, steam engines, and steam-powered trains. Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Jose, Ricardo. (2018) “Tranvia: Ang mga Riles sa Kamaynilaan” [Documentary] TVUP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DshXso7EkM Doeppers. Daniel F. (2016) Feeding Manila in Peace and War, 1850-1945 . Ateneo de Manila Press. Legarda, Benito J. (1999). After t...
Dec 04, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 20
In this week's episode of EXTRA CREDIT, let's break the timeline a bit and find out more about the tumultous history of the film that served as last episode's framing device. (Listen to S3E10 before listening to this one!)
Nov 25, 2022•4 min•Season 3Ep. 19
"No anito. No tikbalang. No duwende." Nearly three hundred years ago, on the eastern coast of Luzon, this is what a priest told his converts. But what happens when his mission collides with the old gods and the old ways? Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Dizon, Mark (2011). “Social and Spiritual Kinship in EarlyEighteenth-Century Missions on the Caraballo Mountains.” Philippine Studies 59 (3), 367–398. Dizon, Mark (2015). “Spirit Beliefs, Murder, a...
Nov 11, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 18
In this week's episode of EXTRA CREDIT, let's read up some more about the writings of Dr. Jean Mallat on colonial-era Manila. (Listen to S3E9 before listening to this one!)
Nov 04, 2022•4 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Swimming. Smoking. Sunsets. It’s just another day for the conyo colonials, living the good life inside Manila. Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Mallat, Jean (1846). The Philippines: History, Geography, Customs, Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce of the Spanish Colonies in Oceania (Pura Santillan-Castrence, Trans.) (2021). National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Camagay, Ma. Luisa T. (1996). “Urban Development of Manila During the 19th ...
Oct 27, 2022•14 min•Season 3Ep. 16
In this week's episode of EXTRA CREDIT, let's smoke up a little knowledge on the narcotic that ruled the world during the 1800s. (Listen to S3E7-8 before listening to this one!)
Oct 21, 2022•5 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Caught in between religion and revolution, opium turned from a politically dicey government cash crop into an evil and illegal narcotic. And the minds behind the anti-opium campaign in the Philippines would arguably set the tone for anti-drug wars around the globe. Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Bamero, Alma (2006). “Opium: The Evolution of Policies, the Tolerance of the Vice, and the Proliferation of Contraband Trade in the Philippines,1843-190...
Oct 13, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Opium: the plant of joy, the poppy of oblivion, God’s own medicine. It changed the course of history in the nineteenth century. So what was its effect in the Philippines? Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Wertz, Daniel P. (2013). “Idealism, Imperialism, and Internationalism: Opium Politics in the Colonial Philippines, 1898-1925.” Modern Asian Studies , 47 (2), 467-499. Dikotter, Frank (23 October 2003). “Patient Zero: China and the Myth of the Opiu...
Sep 29, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 13
In this week's episode of EXTRA CREDIT, let's take a closer look at what student life was like during wartime. (Listen to S3E6 before listening to this one!)
Sep 23, 2022•5 min•Season 3Ep. 12
In 1943, the Japanese selected 10 prisoners of war—veterans of the battles of Bataan and Corregidor, survivors of the Death March—for a "re-education" program in the heart of the empire. What could go wrong? Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Villarin, Mariano (1990). We Remember Bataan and Corregidor: The Story of the American and Filipino Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor and their Captivity. Gateway Press. Serizawa, Takamichi (2015). “Japanese S...
Sep 08, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 11
In this week's episode of EXTRA CREDIT, let's take a closer look at America's fascinating fascination with Islamic Philippines. (Listen to S3E5 before listening to this one!)
Sep 03, 2022•5 min•Season 3Ep. 10
“The Sultan of Sulu”, a smash hit Broadway play from the early 1900s, had it all: a musical monarch, multiple wives, plenty of laughs, and a sly, anti-imperialist message tucked into the libretto. Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Mendoza, Victor Roman (2015). Metroimperial Intimacies: Fantasy, Racial-Sexual Governance, and the Philippines in U.S. Imperialism, 1899-1913. Duke University Press. Charbonneau, Oliver (2021). Civilizational Imperatives:...
Aug 25, 2022•14 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this week's episode of EXTRA CREDIT, sip a cup of joe as we give some extra info on one of the most important export crops of nineteenth century Philippines. (Listen to S3E4 before listening to this one!)
Aug 19, 2022•4 min•Season 3Ep. 8
From sleepy village… to coffee boomtown! The enterprising people of Lipa brewed beans into cold, hard cash, building fortunes that lasted generations. But how did the coffee boom turn into a bust? Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Castro, Bel S. (2003) Demythologising the History of Coffee in Lipa, Batangas in the 19th Century [Masteral Dissertation, University of Adelaide]. Academia.edu Robles, Eliodoro G. (1969). The Philippines in the 18th Centu...
Aug 12, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In this week's episode of EXTRA CREDIT, we get our feet wet with some more crocodile talk to give more info on the episode that just aired last week. (Listen to S3E3 before listening to this one!)
Aug 03, 2022•4 min•Season 3Ep. 6
As British, American, and French merchant houses and enterprises pour into the Philippines to fill the void left by the Galleon Trade, a giant crocodile lurks inside one such plantation in the wetlands of Laguna de Bay. Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com References: Gironiere, Paul P. De La (1854). Twenty Years in the Philippines (trans.) Harper & Brothers, New York. Legarda, Benito (1999). After the Galleons: Foreign Trade, Economic Change, and Entrepreneu...
Jul 26, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this week's episode of EXTRA CREDIT, we serve up some tasty trivia on the Shanghai underworld that we weren't able to fit in the previous episode. (Listen to S3E2 before listening to this one!) IG: @thecolonialdept EMAIL: thecolonialdept@gmail.com
Jul 20, 2022•5 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In 1930s Shanghai, the sweet sound of slot machines and swinging bands soundtracked the bars and nightclubs of the city’s seedy underworld. Guess where they all came from. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/ References: French, Paul (2018). City of Devils: The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai . Picador. French, Paul (February 2018). “Gangs of Shanghai.” That’s Shanghai , 40-41. Guingona, Phillip (2016). “The Sundry Acquaintances of Dr. Albino Z. Sycip: Exp...
Jul 13, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In our new bonus episode series called "Extra Credit", we serve up bite-sized nuggets of PH history. Here are three tidbits based on last week's episode, "The Silent Service."
Jul 06, 2022•4 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Silent predators stalk the seas of the Philippines! But as the Japanese naval invasion commences, what role did these stealthy subs play in the archipelago’s defense? Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/ References: Parrish, Thomas (2004). Submarines: A History. Viking. Sturma, Michael (2021). “Submarine Special Missions: One Day in the Philippines.” The Great Circle, 34(1) , 54-64. Sayre, Elizabeth E. (September 1942). “Submarine From Corregidor: The Escape.” The Atlantic...
Jun 29, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 1
What is The Colonial Dept.? Find out what makes this Philippine history podcast tick in this trailer.
Jun 13, 2022•2 min
On the crater of Bud Dajo in Sulu, a brutal massacre of Moros sparks outrage… and a cover-up from colonial authorities eager to package its troops as heroes. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/ References: Charbonneau, Oliver (2021). Civilizational Imperatives: Americans, Moros, and the Colonial World. (Philippine Edition.) Ateneo de Manila University Press. Sanford, Wayne (May 1982). “Battle of Bud Dajo: 6 March 1906.” Indiana Military History Journal, 7(2). Indiana Hist...
Jun 01, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 13
In 2008, a long-lost map, dating back to the early 1600s, was discovered inside an Oxford library. On it was a depiction of the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the great sea that lay in between them. What mysteries did this map hold? Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/ References: Brook, Timothy (2013). Mr. Selden's Map of China: The Spice Trade, A Lost Chart, and the South China Sea. Profile Books Ltd. Jacobs, J. Bruce (2014). China’s ...
May 16, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 12
When first contact was made between the Spanish and the Filipinos, feasts followed, before the fighting. What food and drink did these seafarers encounter in their first meetings? Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/ References: Sta. Maria, Felice Prudente (2021). Pigafetta’s Philippine Picnic: Culinary Encounters During the First Circumnavigation, 1519-1522. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Alcina, Francisco Ignacio (2005). History of the Bisayan Peo...
Apr 19, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Gazing out at the sweeping highlands of northern Luzon, architect Daniel Burnham conjures up an ambitious, audacious vision: a summer capital for America’s new prize. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/ References: Hines, Thomas S. (1988). “No Little Plans: The Achievement of Daniel Burnham.” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, (13)2, 96-105. Kirsch, Scott (2017). “Aesthetic Regime Change The Burnham Plans and US Landscape Imperialism in the Philippines.” Philippine ...
Apr 06, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Let’s take to the wild blue yonder with the Aguilas Aztecas, a squadron of volunteer fighter pilots from Mexico who helped liberate the Philippines from the Japanese. References: Lozano, Gustavo Vazquez (2021). 201st Squadron: The Aztec Eagles—The History of the Mexican Pilots Who Fought In World War II. Libros de Mexico. Parker, Richard (27 May 2020). “When the Mexican Air Force Went To War Alongside America.” The New York Times Magazine. Guevara, Lucy (2000). "Interview with Reynaldo Perez Gal...
Mar 22, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 9
The conclusion of our conversation with Albert Samaha, author of the critically acclaimed Concepcion: An Immigrant Family’s Fortunes. What did he learn about writing a book that spans five centuries of Philippine and American history? Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Follow us on TikTok: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com The book version of this podcast, entitled Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves: Lost Tales from the Philippine Colonial Period, 1565-1946, is now available. Visit m...
Mar 05, 2022•13 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Count a Maranao princess and an American spy among this author’s ancestors. Albert Samaha, author of Concepcion: An Immigrant Family’s Fortunes, guests in this episode as he discusses his critically acclaimed book. Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept Follow us on TikTok: @thecolonialdept Email us: thecolonialdept@gmail.com The book version of this podcast, entitled Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves: Lost Tales from the Philippine Colonial Period, 1565-1946, is now available. Visit my publisher’s websit...
Feb 26, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 7
