"Filipino" Creoles

During the colonial era of the Philippines, the term "Filipino" served the same purpose as the term "Criollo" in Latin America, though there it implied the birth of the unmixed Spaniard person in the Philippines. "Insular" had a synonymous meaning with "Filipino", and also implied the birth of a Spaniard on the islands. Those Spaniards that were born in Europe were still denominated "Peninsulares".
The term "Filipino" was drastically changed during the Philippine Revolution when it was taken by nationalistic natives from the governing Spanish and Spanish-mestizo minority, and was transformed into a national designation to include the native majority as well.
Today, "Filipino" stands for the exact opposite of its colonial meaning, and is now used in reference for the population majority, the unmixed native Malays of the archipelago, while ironically it now somewhat excludes the 1% mixed Spanish-descended minority (Spanish-mestizos) who are seen, and often regard themselves, as foreigners.
The population of Spanish-mestizos (native Malay and Spanish or Mexican) in the Philippines has never accounted for more than 1% of the demographics of the Philippines. Meanwhile, numbers of creoles have always accounted for even fewer than the Spanish-mestizos, and today number only 17,000 (0.02%) amid a population of native Filipinos not far from 90 million


Marked deck

1937: Sino-Japanese WarThe Japanese had already invaded China before World War II started in Europe. U.S. President Roosevelt signed an executive order in May of 1940 allowing U.S. military personnel to resign from the service so that they could participate in a covert operation in China. Hence was born the All Volunteer Group, more commonly known as Chennault's Flying Tigers. With the United States and other countries cutting exports to Japan, Japan decided to bomb Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 without warning or declaration of war. Severe damage was done to the American Pacific Fleet, although the aircraft carriers escaped as they were at sea. Japanese forces simultaneously invaded the British possessions of Malaya and Borneo and the American occupied Philippines, with the intention of seizing the oilfields of the Dutch East Indies. The British island fortress of Singapore was captured in what Churchill considered one of the most humiliating British defeats of all time.

Es increíble pero cierto...

Es increíble pero cierto... He estado buscando información en internet sobre este tema y apenas he encontrado nada.En las webs de varias asociaciones gay: Casal Lambda, CGL, etc... Adolecen de falta de información sobre este festival.En la del Casal porque ellos tienen su propia Mostra de cine que ahora se llama Mostra Lambda y, por lo tanto, supongo que se niegan a dar cobertura informativa al Festival de Cine Gay y Lésbico de Barcelona.Si hay algo de lo que se puede acusar a las diferentes asociaciones de gays, lesbianas, etc... de Barcelona es que nunca se ponen de acuerdo para casi nada. Pasa lo mismo cada 28 de junio, que cada una quiere hacer su propia manifestación del Día del Orgullo Gay. Este año, el colmo fue cuando unos organizaron una mani el viernes y otros el sábado, hubo mucho caos informativo, poca o casi ninguna coordinación y/u organización, etc... En fin, que si no nos ponemos ni nosotros mismos de acuerdo, ¿a quién queremos convencer entonces?Además, la mayoría de las webs de las asociaciones gays suelen ser bastante desfasadas y la información generalmente que se puede encontrar en ellas es bastante obsoleta.Bueno, volviendo al tema, del cual me he salido. Que lo único que he encontrado ha sido en la web del Mercat de las Flors la información sobre la programación del festival, podéis consultarlo.
En cuanto a la programación en Terrassa no pone nada. Se supone que Terrassa es la subsede de este festival (el año pasado hicieron un mini-ciclo paralelo en esta ciudad), pero ni siquiera en la web del Ayuntamiento de Terrassa (otra muestra del mal gusto de algunos diseñadores webs y de la inutilidad de la mayoría de las webs de los organismos oficiales cuando necesitas cierta información) he encontrado nada.
Bueno, para los que le sea suficiente con la programación del Festival en Barcelona ciudad, visitad el link del Mercat de las Flors antes citado.

FILHOS PRÓDIGOS

FILHOS PRÓDIGOS

Além da mostra dedicada a Todd Verow, o Mix Brasil 2004 terá títulos recentes de cineastas não muito conhecidos do grande público, mas que têm uma filmografia consistente e que estão sempre presentes no festival, entre eles o veterano alemão Rosa von Praunheim (diretor de "O Einstein do Sexo", este ano ele volta ao Mix com o curta "Adeus HIV! Um conto de fadas") e o canadense Bruce LaBruce, com sua comédia "O exército dos frutas", outro caso de "Síndrome de Estocolmo" envolvendo um insólito casal gay.

A programação inclui ainda o Show do Gongo (apresentado por Marisa Orth e com filmes inscritos instantes antes de sua exibição), as sessões de curtas (com os temas Sexy boys, Mulheres apaixonadas, Trash-o-rama, Animadíssimo, Delírios Urbanos, Paulicéia Desvairada, os concorrentes nacionais ao troféu Coelho de Prata, entre outros).


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