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Acknowledgments • ix Prologue • 1 Introduction • 9 1 The Art of the State: Inventing Philippine Folkloric Forms (Manila, 1934) • 29 2 “Take It from the People”: Dancing Diplomats and Cultural Authenticity (Brussels, 1958) • 62 3 Dancing into Oblivion: The Pilipino Cultural Night (Los Angeles, 1983) • 89 4 Repetitive Motion: The Mechanics of Reverse Exile (San Francisco, 1993) • 112 5 Making a Mockery of Everything We Hold True and Dear: Exploring Parody with Tongue in a Mood’s PCN Salute (San Francisco, 1997) • 127 Conclusion • 141 Epilogue: Memoria • 148 Notes • 151 Bibliography • 185 Index • 211 Contents ...

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