The Heart By Carlos Bulosan - 1471 Words

During the early 20th century, the mainstream media pushed the narrative that it was America’s duty to go to war against the Spanish to liberate the Philippines. Due to the continuous media campaign to paint the Spanish as brutal killers, the American populous’ opinion about empire was swayed in favor of imperial rule over the Philippines. Thus, the former belief that America should remain neutral and respect state sovereignty was replaced by the belief that America’s role was to be the world’s policeman. Thus, due to public’s belief that Empire is necessary, America colonized and took over the states of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and The Philippines. In America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan, Bulosan explains how the militaristic and political dominance of the American empire caused many Filipinos to immigrate to America in hopes of achieving the American Dream; however, because of the increased immigration, anti-Filipino racism spiked, causing many Fi lipinos to feel disillusioned about the American Dream. To establish political hegemony across the world, the American military oftentimes recruited poor Filipino workers into the American military. For example, Carlos Bulosan explains the time when his brother, Leon, came back after being honorable discharged from the American military in World War 1. America needed bodies to go fight the war, thus, to save American lives, the American military recruited low class Philippines to go fight in the war. 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