History and leadership The Philippines was colonized by Spain for almost 400 years and then by the United States of America for the next 50 years. It proclaimed its independence from Spain on 12 June 1898. As an American ally, it was occupied for four years by the Japanese Imperial Army ...
One interesting example is the growing attention paid to Syrian migrants who uncomfortably fit into epistemologies of white male power in the Americas, Western Africa and Southeast Asia. For the many who navigated the complex racial hierarchies in capitalist empires’ ‘liminal zones’, their modest ...
The local wine co-operative was in the path of the all-consuming lava. Volunteers from local army units rallied together to save equipment and wine, but the winery itself was destroyed, as was a large portion of the island's vineyards. The many small-scale farmers in the caldera face a ...
A poll conducted by the European Council for Foreign Relations, asking “Do you think the election of Donald Trump as US president is a good or a bad thing for your country?” showed that of all parts of the world, the EU members that were part of the poll (Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia...
The United States does not have one single Immigration Act. Many legislative pieces have been passed over the years. For example, in 1924, a law on... Learn more about this topic: U.S. Immigration Act of 1917 | Overview, Restrictions & Effects ...
Oceania is the name of the collective group of islands and occupies the insular region between Asia and the Americas. The region of Oceania does not include countries like Philippines and Indonesia but does include much smaller islands like Melanesia and Polynesia....
In How Asia Works: Success and Failure In the World’s Most Dynamic Region, Joe Studwell explores what led countries such as Japan, South Korea, and China to economic prosperity while countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines failed to ascertain opulence. He describes this separatio...
74). The volume of gas flared in recent years has declined, but official deadlines aimed at ending the practice have repeatedly been missed or ignored (Orji, 2014), while the nature of the health effects means that they will continue to manifest for many years, perhaps intergenerationally. ...
Many theologians considered Peale as “God’s salesman”, critiquing him as a dangerous con man and fraud since he convinced people to believe that all basic problems werepersonal, unrelated to social, political, or economic contexts. Personal failures, Pea...
The fungus invades new areas by slow growth through the soil from plant to plant. The fungus can survive in the soil for many years and as far as 8 feet deep in the ground. Treatment: If cotton root rot is infecting your pine, there is a chance of saving the tree if the decay is...