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Philippines: Must Visit Museum

Sunday, June 10th, 2007 @ 10:01 UTC

by Preetam Rai

Countries:: Philippines
Topics:: Arts & Culture, Ethnicity, History

Senor Enriques recommends the Bahay Tsinoy Museum as a must see. The museum celebrates Chinese heritage in Philippines. “
With great embarrassment I admit it was only when I moved back to Manila from New York that I finally realized the immense influence of the Chinese in our local history; that is, even before the arrival of the Spaniards. Never thought before that the Tsinoys are just as much a Filipino as I am, as well as my Ilocano and Bicolano cousins.”

1 comment

eric aka senor enrique

Hi Preetam,

Thank you very much for having picked up this entry of mine.

I had done a pictorial follow up on this highly educational museum to show some of the fine exhibits that this museum offers:

http://senorenrique.blogspot.com/2007/06/inside-bahay-tsinoy.html

Again, many thanks!

Regards,

Eric

# 2007-06-26 at 12:27 pm

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