William Wilberforce: A Voice for Justice

In the towns of Lexington and Concord, an important event in American history took place. It was April 1775, and tensions were high between the American colonists and British soldiers. The British wanted to take away weapons from the colonists, but the colonists were ready to sta ...  Show more

Captain James Cook was a brave explorer who sailed the world's oceans. He was born in 1728 in England and grew up loving the sea. Cook became famous for his three big voyages where he discovered new lands and mapped unknown parts of the world. He was the first European to visit p ...  Show more

Diego Perez is a poet, meditator and #1 New York Times bestselling author, widely known through his pen name, Yung Pueblo. Inspiring millions with his writing, his work focuses on the power of self-healing, creating healthy relationships and the wisdom that comes when we truly ...

By the end of the Spanish-US war, the Philippines was on the menu. Two battles played out simultaneously on the archipelago: and old and a new empire fought for power over a colony, whilst Filipinos fought for independence. The Philippines honoured the US in their new constitutio ...  Show more

Hear about trips from Manila as the Amateur Traveler talks to Justin from justin-travel.com about where to go after visiting the Philippine capital. Justin's recommended itinerary for day trips from Manila includes a variety of locations within a one to three-hour drive, each off ...  Show more

In a book that pulls together both sides of the Pacific, Bundok: A Hinterland History of Filipino America (UNC Press, 2023) asks the question: what if we look at Filipino history not from the cities or the imperial metropoles, but from the mountains and the countryside? Or put an ...  Show more