Colored Black and White lecture by Helen Toribio Sat. April 12 3pm @ Balboa Park

[Fatima Lasay]

Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 21:55:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Blanco <blancos_page at yahoo.com>
Subject: Colored Black and White lecture by Helen Toribio Sat. April 12 3pm
@ Balboa Park


Dear community leaders and members,

Greetings.  As a member of the "Colored (Black and White): Filipinos in
American Popular Media, 1896-1907" program committee, I'd like to invite you
to a lecture this Saturday, April 12 (3pm) at the Thornton Auditorium of the
San Diego Historical Society (in the Casa de Balboa, on the main walk of
Balboa Park) by co-curator of the exhibit, Helen Toribio.  As many of you
know, "Colored (Black and White)" is an exhibit of political cartoons and
editorials from prominent magazines and newspapers at the turn of the
nineteenth century, currently on exhibit at the Springfield College
Community Art Gallery in City Heights and the UC San Diego Geisel Library
Main Gallery in La Jolla.  These cartoons fueled both public support for and
opposition to the United States' invasion of the Philippines at the turn of
the century.  They also tell us a great deal about the history of U.S.
Philippine relations, and the role of U.S. media during a time of war.

In her lecture and slide presentation, Helen Toribio discusses the
historical background of the exhibit and the mysterious cultural references
to be found throughout the brutal, bizarre, and often shocking images on
display.

I encourage all of you to drop by the gallery and see the images for
yourself.  The Springfield College art gallery is open for public viewing on
Th-F 2-8pm and Sat-Sun 10-4pm (except this Saturday, since it coincides with
Helen's talk).  Please find attached a copy of the flyer for Helen's talk,
as well as directions to both the SD Historical Society and the Springfield
College Art Gallery.  Feel free to copy and distribute the flyer to other
community members and students who may be interested in learning about a
largely suppressed (but nevertheless foundational) moment in U.S. history,
which also involved the fate of the Filipino revolution and its aftermath.

Thanks for your time and I hope to see you there.

Yours,

Jody Blanco


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John D. Blanco
Dept. of Literature, 0410
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093-0410