New Books Podcast - Bundok: A Hinterland History of Filipino America

In this episode of Southeast Asian Studies, Adrian de Leon discusses his new book, Bundok: A Hinterland History of Filipino America (University of North Carolina Press, 2024), which traces the movement of European and American colonizers into the Philippines as well as the movement of people and images beyond the islands and into the Pacific. Adrian de Leon argues that these pictures and emigres shaped ideas about civilization, savagery, and the nature of Filipino identity itself.

This episode was produced by NYSEAN partner, the New Books Network.