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.

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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 the Shanghai-Manila Connection, circa 1910-1940.” Journal of World History, 27(1), 27-52. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43901823

Yamomo, Mele (2015). “Brokering sonic modernities: Migrant Manila musicians in the Asia Pacific, 1881-1948.” Popular Entertainment Studies, 6(2), 22-37.

Crow, Carl and Kowalsky, V.V. (1935). “Illustrated Historical Map of Shanghai.” (Map) Norman B. Levinthal Map Center Collection at the Boston Public Library. https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:x633f974z

Cover photo by Malcolm Rosholt, courtesy of Mei-Fei Elrick and Tess Johnston, University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China

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."

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?

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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.

Eisner. Peter (2017). MacArthur’s Spies: The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in World War II. Viking.

Heritage NSW. “The Japanese midget submarine program." heritage.nsw.gov.au 

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

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.

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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 Historical Society.

Hawkins, Michael (March 2011). “Managing a Massacre: Savagery, Civility, and Gender in Moro Province in the Wake of Bud Dajo.” Philippine Studies, 59(1), 83-105. Ateneo de Manila University.

Niedermeier, Silvan (April 2017). “Intimacy and Annihilation: Approaching the Enforcement of U.S. Colonial Rule in the Southern Philippines through a Private Photograph Collection.” InVisible Culture: An Electronic Journal for Visual Culture, 25.

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?

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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 frail historical claims to the South China and East China Seas. American Enterprise Institute.

Tomacruz Sofia (20 Sept 2019). "Ever heard of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map and why it should be renamed?" Rappler.

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?

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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 in the Philippine Islands (Volume III. Cantius J. Kobak and Lucio Gutierrez, trans.). University of Santo Tomas Publishing House. 434-453.

Chua, Xiao (28 May 2021). “Humabon: Quintessential Filipino ‘pulitiko’.” Manila Times.

Ocampo, Ambeth (12 May 2021). “Massacre in Cebu.” Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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.

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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 Studies: Historical & Ethnographic Viewpoints, 65(3), 315-356.

Yeoh, Seng-Guan (2011). "Beyond The Commerce Of Man: Street Vending, Sidewalks, And Public Space In A Mountain City In The Philippines.” Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development. 40(3/4), 285-317.

Wise, Edwin (2019). Manila, City of Islands. Ateneo de Manila University Press.

Cimatu, Frank (20 September 2019). “Magalong prioritizes preservation of Baguio heirlooms.” Rappler.

Comanda, Zaldy (11 May 2021). “Magalong to pursue P480M Burnham Park development.” Manila Bulletin.

Santiago, Arline. “The Cordillera Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Land.” Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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.

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 Gallardo." Voces Oral History Center, The University of Texas at Austin. voces.lib.utexas.edu/collections/stories/reynaldo-perez-gallardo

Albala, Paloma (2003). “Hispanic Words of Indoamerican Origin in the Philippines.” In Philippine Studies 51(1), 125

Charles, Ronald W. (1947). Troopships of World War II. The Army Transportation Association. history.army.mil/documents/WWII/wwii_Troopships.pdf

Hutton, Ted (12 November 2005). “Veteran pilots remember P-47.” Orlando Sun-Sentinel. orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2005-11-12-pilots12-story.html

Lasco, Gideon (25 January 2022). “How Filipino Sailors—and Coconuts—Helped Create Mexico’s National Drink.” sapiens.org/column/entanglements/tequila-origins-tuba

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?

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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 website for availability. (An ebook version is also available on Amazon.)

References:

Samaha, Albert (2021). Concepcion: An Immigrant Family’s Fortunes. Riverhead Books. 

Samaha, Albert (22 February 2022). Personal communication (Zoom interview).