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How Manila’s Chinese in the 17th to 19th Centuries Were Ostracized and Yet Considered as Essential Outsiders

How the Chinese in Manila during the 17th to 19th centuries survived a ruthless persecution by the Spaniards, and still emerged as crucial economic assets in the Philippines.

The history of the Chinese in the Philippines during the 16th to 18th century is usually relegated to the footnotes, when in fact, they were crucial actors who actively shaped Philippine history.One of the reasons why colonial and pre-colonial Chinese ...

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