Phillip B. Guingona teaches Asian and world history at Nazareth University.

'Meticulously researched and imaginatively written, Guingona's book de-centers the 'West' by focusing on the largely unexplored interactions between Filipinos and Chinese during the early twentieth century, and reminds readers that the Philippines and China, as they had in the past, could build a relationship based on friendship and mutual support.' Richard T. Chu, Five College Professor, History Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

• Introduction. Before a Vast Ocean; Part I. Mirrored Diasporas; 1. Shanghai's Filipinos and Manila's Chinese; 2. Trumpets and Ledgers; Part II. The Philippine Model; 3. Achieving Modernity by Studying the Philippines; 4. Achieving Modernity by Studying in the Philippines; Part III. Nationalisms of the Founders; 5. Capital Heroes and a Hokkien Nation; 6. Seeking Salvation and a Chinese Nation; Part IV. The Pivot; 7. Coalescence: 1921, a Year of Promise; 8. Possibilities: Meeting at Springfield's Fields; 9. Disintegration: The Triangle Offense; Conclusions. The Ghosts of the Present.

Phillip B. Guingona teaches Asian and world history at Nazareth University.

'Meticulously researched and imaginatively written, Guingona's book de-centers the 'West' by focusing on the largely unexplored interactions between Filipinos and Chinese during the early twentieth century, and reminds readers that the Philippines and China, as they had in the past, could build a relationship based on friendship and mutual support.' Richard T. Chu, Five College Professor, History Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

• Introduction. Before a Vast Ocean; Part I. Mirrored Diasporas; 1. Shanghai's Filipinos and Manila's Chinese; 2. Trumpets and Ledgers; Part II. The Philippine Model; 3. Achieving Modernity by Studying the Philippines; 4. Achieving Modernity by Studying in the Philippines; Part III. Nationalisms of the Founders; 5. Capital Heroes and a Hokkien Nation; 6. Seeking Salvation and a Chinese Nation; Part IV. The Pivot; 7. Coalescence: 1921, a Year of Promise; 8. Possibilities: Meeting at Springfield's Fields; 9. Disintegration: The Triangle Offense; Conclusions. The Ghosts of the Present.

Phillip B. Guingona teaches Asian and world history at Nazareth University.

'Meticulously researched and imaginatively written, Guingona's book de-centers the 'West' by focusing on the largely unexplored interactions between Filipinos and Chinese during the early twentieth century, and reminds readers that the Philippines and China, as they had in the past, could build a relationship based on friendship and mutual support.' Richard T. Chu, Five College Professor, History Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

• Introduction. Before a Vast Ocean; Part I. Mirrored Diasporas; 1. Shanghai's Filipinos and Manila's Chinese; 2. Trumpets and Ledgers; Part II. The Philippine Model; 3. Achieving Modernity by Studying the Philippines; 4. Achieving Modernity by Studying in the Philippines; Part III. Nationalisms of the Founders; 5. Capital Heroes and a Hokkien Nation; 6. Seeking Salvation and a Chinese Nation; Part IV. The Pivot; 7. Coalescence: 1921, a Year of Promise; 8. Possibilities: Meeting at Springfield's Fields; 9. Disintegration: The Triangle Offense; Conclusions. The Ghosts of the Present.