03293nam 2200733Ia 450 991096078990332120200520144314.0978129948325512994832599780252095092025209509X(CKB)2550000001020423(EBL)3414242(SSID)ssj0000877001(PQKBManifestationID)11501330(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000877001(PQKBWorkID)10923381(PQKB)10168659(MiAaPQ)EBC3414242(StDuBDS)EDZ0000649308(OCoLC)841520471(MdBmJHUP)muse25245(Au-PeEL)EBL3414242(CaPaEBR)ebr10689976(CaONFJC)MIL479575(OCoLC)923497310(Perlego)2608631(EXLCZ)99255000000102042320130225d2013 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFighting from a distance how Filipino exiles helped topple a dictator /Jose V. Fuentecilla1st ed.Urbana University of Illinois Press20131 online resource (185 p.)The Asian American experienceDescription based upon print version of record.9780252079122 0252079124 9780252037580 0252037588 Includes bibliographical references and index.The first exiles : escaping from the homeland -- Rough landings : surviving the first years -- Into the land of the fearful : dread and apathy -- The big divide : differences hindering unity -- Martial law and beyond : how the dictator usurped power -- Early organizing : conflicting opposition groups -- Learning how to lobby : how the United States fought the exiles -- Down with rhetoric! : turning to radical means -- The war of words : winning hearts and minds -- Reviving the opposition : arrival of an exile hero -- Reviewing the decade : adding up the losses and wins -- "It's not all Greek to me" : bringing the fight to the homeland -- A man for many seasons : the leader who led the movement.During February 1986, a grassroots revolution overthrew the fourteen-year dictatorship of former president Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. In this book, Jose V. Fuentecilla describes how Filipino exiles and immigrants in the United States played a crucial role in this victory, acting as the overseas arm of the opposition to help return their country to democracy.Asian American ExperienceFilipinosUnited StatesHistoryExilesPolitical activityUnited StatesPhilippinesPolitics and government1973-1996PhilippinesForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsPhilippinesFilipinosHistory.ExilesPolitical activity959.904/6Fuentecilla Jose V1812083MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960789903321Fighting from a distance4364356UNINA