part 4

• Americans introduced the public education system in the Philippines.
• Their schools, however, required students to learn English. This brought forth Philippine Literature in English.
• Soon, in 1925,  Paz Marquez Benitez published the short story Dead Stars, marking the birth of modern Philippine Literature in English.
• American popularized seculars like Vaudeville or Bodabil in theater.
• School of Fine Arts allowed Filipino artists, such as Fernando Amorsolo, to learn western techniques.
• School of Fine Arts allowed Filipino artists, such as Fernando Amorsolo, to learn western techniques.
• University of the Philippines was established, and the School of Fine Arts allowed Filipino artists, such as Fernando Amorsolo, to learn western techniques.
• Japanese emphasized on nationalism, the effect of the war and repression on the Filipino people.