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The Colonial Dept.

Welcome to the Colonial Department, the podcast where we take long-lost stories from Philippine colonial history and bring them to life. Follow us on IG: @thecolonialdept

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S3E8: God’s Own Medicine, Part Two

The Colonial Dept. ·

2022/10/13

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,1843-1908.”

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00:15:13

S3E7: God’s Own Medicine, Part One

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2022/09/29

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 Opium

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00:04:38

EXTRA CREDIT: On Education During the Japanese...

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2022/09/23

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!)

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00:17:37

S3E6: From "Constaboy" to Samurai

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2022/09/08

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

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00:05:03

EXTRA CREDIT: On Moros and America... and Moros in...

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2022/09/03

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!)

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00:14:25

S3E5: Sultan of Broadway

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2022/08/25

“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:

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00:04:26

EXTRA CREDIT: On the Coffee Industry in Colonial...

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2022/08/19

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!)

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00:14:58

S3E4: The Coffee Dons (and Don'ts)

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2022/08/12

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 Century

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00:04:20

EXTRA CREDIT: Of Reptiles, Giant or Otherwise

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2022/08/03

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!)

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00:15:13

S3E3: Mugger, the Giant Crocodile

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2022/07/26

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

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00:05:08

EXTRA CREDIT: On the Crooks of Old Shanghai

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2022/07/20

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

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00:16:07

S3E2: That Sweet Gangland Music

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2022/07/13

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: Exploring

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00:03:36

EXTRA CREDIT: On Subs, Spycraft in World War II

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2022/07/06

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."

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00:16:11

S3E1: The Silent Service

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2022/06/29

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

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00:02:14

The Colonial Dept: A Trailer

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2022/06/13

What is The Colonial Dept.? Find out what makes this Philippine history podcast tick in this trailer.

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00:14:35

S2E13: The Hell Atop a Dead Volcano

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2022/06/01

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

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00:15:15

S2E12: A Very Strange Map, Indeed

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2022/05/16

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

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00:14:03

S2E11: First Contact Feasts

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2022/04/19

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 People

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00:14:42

S2E10: Mr. Burnham Goes to Baguio

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2022/04/06

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

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00:16:55

S2E9: Aztec Eagles, Philippine Skies

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2022/03/22

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

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