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An extraordinary collection of literary, artistic, and historical work which fills the huge gap in what Americans know about their nation's relationship to the Philippines, in war and peace. <br> - Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

<p> The collection illuminates Filipinos' long and complicated relationship with the United States through the successive tragedies of paleo-, neo-, and postcolonialism.

It is the rich variety of sources, the many ways of expressing the dilemma and duality of the special relationship, that is the strength in this volume. -H-Net The collection illuminates Filipinos' long and complicated relationship with the United States through the successive tragedies of paleo-, neo-, and postcolonialism. -The Journal of American History Through forceful poems, archival phots, art, visual essays, plays and memoirs, three dozen contributors...weigh in against the glossed over or repressed history of the war and its aftermath in the Philippines... If more textbooks were written like this, there might be fewer wars. -The Japan Times [An] undercurrent of urgency is still true today and it runs through the pages of this anthology, brilliantly organized by Shaw and Francia. It is truly an anthology that breathes. And I too hope that Vestiges of War will inspire others to engage in similar projects and expand on what the editors have initiated. -American Studies International An extraordinary collection of literary, artistic, and historical work which fills the huge gap in what Americans know about their nation's relationship to the Philippines, in war and peace. -Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

(<p> Through forceful poems, archival phots, art, visual essays, plays and memoirs, three dozen contributors. . .weigh in against the glossed over or repressed history of the war and its aftermath in the Philippines. . . . If more textbooks were written like this, there might be fewer wars. )-( The Japan Times ), ()

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Angel Velasco Shaw is a film and video maker and teaches in the Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program at New York University. Luis H. Francia's many books include Flippin': Filipinos on America, Eye of the Fish and Brown River, White Ocean.

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