Coming soon in Jan. 2008

Puppetnettes:  Philippines
(book/DVD)

A collection of folktales in the Philippines in puppet play format.  The DVD will show the plays and instructions on how the puppets were made.  Plays have translations in Tagalog or Visayan (narration & dialogue).



There are groups of Fil-Ams in Gallup, Farmington, Las Cruces, and other areas (Visit Where to find Filipinos in NM).   You will generally find Filipinos in bases, hospitals, churches, and in businesses owned by them.  

Pinoy-newmexico.com have the following pages (select page by clicking on highlighted areas)

www.pinoy-newmexico.com
c/o Kidstale
6100 Fourth St NW
PMB #290
Albuquerque, NM 87107

Tel. No. 505-214-5150
(no solicitation please)

For
  • Puppetry (show, workshops)
  •  DVD/CDs/Books
  • audio transfers (audio cassettes to audio CDs)
  • Video editing
visit:

http://kidstale-nm.com

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Philippines-New Mexico Connection


The Philippines and New Mexico share a long history, arising out of Spanish colonization which spanned for more than 300 years and American Territorial imperative for 50 years.  In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer discovered the Philippines but was killed in the same year by Mactan chieftain Lapu-lapu.  After four attempts, it was the leadership of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi that succeeded in colonizing the Philippines in the 1530s and named the country after King Phillip II of Spain.

Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade and Laws of the Indies

By the mid-sixteenth century, Spaniards used Manila as the connecting point of trade between Asia and America (Acapulco, Mexico) known as the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade.  This important route was tied to New Mexico through the Camino Real.  Because of the galleon trade that lasted more than 200 years, Filipinos and Mexicans share some of the plants, words and customs.  At one point, Spain through the Viceroy of Mexico City once ruled New Mexico and the Philippines.  The laws of the Indies governed both the establishment of the permanent Spanish settlement.

Remnants from the Spanish colonization
  • Spanish Names.  Spanish law forced many Filipinos to take Spanish or Christian names;
  • Words.  Many of the words in Tagalog derive from Spanish words (Kumusta Ka - Como esta Usted, kalye - calle);
  • Philippine currency is called pesos and centavos.  
  • Religion.  Philippines is the only country in Asian with the most number of Roman Catholics (approximately 80%).
 
One Master (Spanish) to the Next (Americans)
Philippines was ceded by Spaniards to the Americans for 20 million dollars (along with Puerto Rico and Guam) in 1898.  During the American Territorial imperative, the following connection ensued:
  • Public education became mandatory.  Some of the schoolteachers sent were American Indians (Navajos, Apaches, & other tribes).
  • George Curry, a New Mexican became the governor of three provinces in the Philippines during the American occupation:  Camarines (1901), Isabela (1904) and Samar (1905-07).  He later became the New Mexico governor in 1907-1910.  (See Book)
  • Bataan-Corregidor Death March.  During World War II, Filipinos and New Mexicans would again cross path during a painful era in history.  Some 1800 New Mexicans were sent to the Philippines to help liberate the country from the Japanese.  They were members of the New Mexico 200th New Mexico Coast Artillery.  This became the 515th Coast Artillery, the first war-born American regiment.  Many were killed prior to surrender of Bataan and Corregidor.  Many more perished in what is known as the Bataan Death March.  The names of these New Mexicans are etched in 12 granite columns at the Bataan Memorial at the Bataan Park (corner of Lomas and Carlisle) in Albuquerque.  Every April, the Filipino community and the veterans, family and friends of the Bataan- Corregidor Memorial Foundation meet to honor them.  (Every first or second Sat of April, we gather at the Bataan Park, Alb. (corner of Lomas and Carlisle) to commemorate this important event.)

(Excerpts from the brochure The Philippines-New Mexico Connection and the Filipino Migration to New Mexico written by Dr. Dely Alcantara and Tessie Ordona Greenfield, published by FANHS RG in April 2005 through a grant from the City of Albuquerque, Capital Implementation Program. Urban Enhancement Trust Fund.  Contact:  crisunderwood@hotmail.com for copies.  Donation to FANHS RG of $2 per brochure (+postage) is appreciated but not mandatory.

    Rio Grande FANHS
    P. O. Box 80241
    Albuquerque, NM 87198

or e-mail crisunderwood@hotmail.com



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