By Thomas Xavier Sarmiento
Examining Filipinx cultural representations in the Midwest since the early twentieth century, Thomas Sarmiento shrewdly considers the impact of American exceptionalism and U.S. imperialism in a region where white, middle class, heterosexual, and Christian is the norm. The Heartland of U.S. Empire offers a cogent analysis of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair and its infamous Philippine Exhibit alongside minor museum displays and archives of Midwesterners in the Philippines. Sarmiento also considers the “exile literature” of Filipino/American writer Bienvenido Santos as well as the TV shows Glee and Superstore, which provide mainstream visibility of the queer Filipinx Midwest.
Author: Thomas Xavier Sarmiento
Publisher: Temple University Press
Year: 2026
Pages: 290
Dimensions: 6” x 9”
Cover: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1439927677
ISBN-13: 978-1439927670
Language: English
By Thomas Xavier Sarmiento
Examining Filipinx cultural representations in the Midwest since the early twentieth century, Thomas Sarmiento shrewdly considers the impact of American exceptionalism and U.S. imperialism in a region where white, middle class, heterosexual, and Christian is the norm. The Heartland of U.S. Empire offers a cogent analysis of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair and its infamous Philippine Exhibit alongside minor museum displays and archives of Midwesterners in the Philippines. Sarmiento also considers the “exile literature” of Filipino/American writer Bienvenido Santos as well as the TV shows Glee and Superstore, which provide mainstream visibility of the queer Filipinx Midwest.
Author: Thomas Xavier Sarmiento
Publisher: Temple University Press
Year: 2026
Pages: 290
Dimensions: 6” x 9”
Cover: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1439927677
ISBN-13: 978-1439927670
Language: English
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