Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 41

Part of a long wall of weapons from different parts the world in the bodega of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology

Part of a long wall of weapons from different parts the world in the bodega of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology. There are weapons from Northern Luzon and Mindanao collected in the early 1900s available for research through the Recollect Reconnect project that brings an old collection to contemporary relevance in the places and cultures these were collected from.



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U.S. Governor Frank Murphy was a bachelor, so the "First Lady" was his sister Mrs

U.S. Governor Frank Murphy was a bachelor, so the "First Lady" was his sister Mrs. Marguerite Murphy-Teahan. Preserved in the Murphy House Museum in Harbor Beach, Michigan are many of the ternos she wore at social events to promote Philippine costume, these photos were taken in Malacañang.



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See you in Rockwell in two weeks!

See you in Rockwell in two weeks! Click the link for Registration. I wish they would give us the biggest cinema for more seating next time :)


The Lopez Museum and Library is excited to present “Icons of Philippine Independence,” by Dr. Ambeth Ocampo on June 22, 2024! 🇵🇭

Join this enlightening lecture on a key moment in Philippine history, perfectly timed with the celebration of Philippine Independence this month of June. What does independence mean to Filipinos and what are the things we as...

Pinoys can’t miss the house of Frank Murphy in the small town of Harbor Beach, Michigan because our flag flies there

Pinoys can’t miss the house of Frank Murphy in the small town of Harbor Beach, Michigan because our flag flies there.
Murphy served as US Supreme Court Justice, Mayor of Detroit and was last US Governor General to the Philippines. When the Commonwealth was established in 1935 he became first US High Commissioner to the Philippines. Interesting Filipiniana can be found in this house.



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I always associate Tanauan, Batangas with Apolinario Mabini, JP Laurel when my lens should look further to a time when the commu...

I always associate Tanauan, Batangas with Apolinario Mabini, JP Laurel when my lens should look further to a time when the community built a watch tower “tanaw-an” to look for pirates on the coast.
This photo from the Philippine American War is captioned “insurgent look out” reminded me that place names bear a lot of history if we care to look deeper.
Photo from Minnesota Historical Society.



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Found this place while exploring downtown Minneapolis

Found this place while exploring downtown Minneapolis. Unfortunately, it was closed. Can you guess what business it is?



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Travel Photographs of the Philippines from the late 19th and early 20th centuries tell more than a story, they can also create r...

Travel Photographs of the Philippines from the late 19th and early 20th centuries tell more than a story, they can also create racial stereotypes. Many travelers mention three Filipino pastimes depicted in this photo: smoking, cockfighting, and “squirreling.” It’s not just documentation of a past age it also reflects viewpoints that need to be processed from a Filipino point of view in the present.
Photo from the Minnesota Historical Society.



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In the early 1900s the camera went out of the studio allowing people to be photographed in situ as they say

In the early 1900s the camera went out of the studio allowing people to be photographed in situ as they say. This Filipina appeared in postcards, often colorized, in this raw photo she was instructed not to look at the camera. Shutter speed was slow, no smiles please. Original photo preserved in the Minnesota Historical Society.



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Male grooming in the Philippines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Male grooming in the Philippines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. How much has changed and remained unchanged?



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Pedro Andres de Castro wrote out a treatise on Tagalog orthography in 1776 (the year of US Independence) that contains a table o...

Pedro Andres de Castro wrote out a treatise on Tagalog orthography in 1776 (the year of US Independence) that contains a table of baybayin. This suggests baybayin was still in use in the 18thC, but how come so little has survived?



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