December 11, 1998

American-Studies Scholars Plumb 'Tensions of Empire' in the Asia-Pacific Region

By PETER MONAGHAN

They look at race, gender, and ethnicity through the lens of U.S. imperialism

At the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, visitors to the Filipino Village were greeted by a striking image of American empire.

All spiffed up in U.S. military uniforms, Filipino constables tromped up and down to the triumphalist din of John Philip Sousa.

The Filipino "scouts," as they were called, were part of a huge

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