LEADER 03293nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910960789903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781299483255 010 $a1299483259 010 $a9780252095092 010 $a025209509X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001020423 035 $a(EBL)3414242 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000877001 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11501330 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000877001 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10923381 035 $a(PQKB)10168659 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3414242 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000649308 035 $a(OCoLC)841520471 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25245 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3414242 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10689976 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL479575 035 $a(OCoLC)923497310 035 $a(Perlego)2608631 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001020423 100 $a20130225d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFighting from a distance $ehow Filipino exiles helped topple a dictator /$fJose V. Fuentecilla 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aUrbana $cUniversity of Illinois Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (185 p.) 225 0 $aThe Asian American experience 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780252079122 311 08$a0252079124 311 08$a9780252037580 311 08$a0252037588 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 8 $aDuring February 1986, a grassroots revolution overthrew the fourteen-year dictatorship of former president Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. In this book, Jose V. Fuentecilla describes how Filipino exiles and immigrants in the United States played a crucial role in this victory, acting as the overseas arm of the opposition to help return their country to democracy. 410 0$aAsian American Experience 606 $aFilipinos$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aExiles$xPolitical activity$zUnited States 607 $aPhilippines$xPolitics and government$y1973-1996 607 $aPhilippines$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zPhilippines 615 0$aFilipinos$xHistory. 615 0$aExiles$xPolitical activity 676 $a959.904/6 700 $aFuentecilla$b Jose V$01812083 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960789903321 996 $aFighting from a distance$94364356 997 $aUNINA