Fighting from a Distance: How Filipino Exiles Helped Topple a Dictator

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Index Abasolo, Cris, 83 Abourezk, James, 44, 54 Achacoso, Tom, 88–89, 129n3 Ad Hoc Coalition to Oppose the Marcos Visit, 72–73 Albert, Mila, 59 Alconcel, Trinidad, 53 Allen, James P., 25–26 Alvarez, Heherson, photo gallery p. 2, 76; in Aquino administration, 100; early exile of, 10; FBI surveillance of, 95; and LAF, 56; and Marcos state visit, 73; meeting with Imelda Marcos, 79, 104; and Ninoy Aquino Movement, 83; return to Philippines, 113 American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA), MFP speakers at, 67 “Americans Concerned for the Philippines ,” 123n25; signers of, 41–42 American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), during Manila violence, 77–78 Amnesty International, 18, 52; “Human Rights Violations in the Philippines,” 74; “Report of an Amnesty International Mission to the Republic of the Philippines ,” 93 Ang Mga Maharlika (guerrilla unit), Marcos ’s fraud concerning, 63, 64, 88, 113 Anson, Maria Teresa “Boots” (Mrs. Jerry Jumat), 6, 8 Anti-Martial Law Coalition (AMLC), 33 Apiado, Orlando, 82 “An Appeal for Unity and a Pledge of Solidarity ” (1984), 85 April 6 Liberation Movement (A6LM), 56, 57, 104; supporters of, 78, 95; warnings on violence, 77 Aquino, Benigno S. (“Ninoy”), 2, 8, 56, photo gallery p. 3, 112; and APPA, 96; assassination of, 75, 81, 84, 88; burial of, 81; CIA connections of, 34; commemorations in U.S., 75, 81–82; FBI surveillance of, 95; heart surgery of, 8, 75; hunger strike by, 76; imprisonment of, 30, 75, 76; LABAN leadership, 76; LAF leadership, 78; legacy of, 83–84; Lovely’s statement on, 98, 99; and Manglapus, 80–81; and Marcos state visit, 69, 73; meeting with Imelda Marcos, 78–79, 80; and MFP, 79; New York monument to, 75; offices held by, 76; on Philippines democracy, 111; return to Philippines, 80–81; support for A6LM, 78; U.S. appointments held by, 79–80; U.S. speaking engagements, 41, 57, 76–77 Aquino, Corazon (“Cory”), photo gallery p. 1, 80, 99, 112; death of, 111; exiles’ support for, 36; influence of, 117; presidency of, 107, 111; presidential campaign, 35, 47, 64 156 . index Aquino, Kris, 80 Arab Spring, x, 117 Armacost, Michael, 68 Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines, 94 Association of Philippine Practicing Physicians (APPA), 42; conservatism of, 96 Avila, Charles, 92, 97, 132n7 Bacalla, Alexander, 65 Baliao, Ruperto, 15 Bantayog Ng Mga Bayani (foundation), 113 Barangay Association of America, 38 Bartlett, Charles, 12–13 “Bayan Ko” (patriotic song), 96, 130n12 Bello, Walden, 49–51; return to Philippines , 113 Beloso, Raoul, 10; suicide of, 11 Bonner, Raymond, 122n3; Waltzing with a Dictator, 73 Bugyong, Perpedigna, 8 Bundy, William P., 3, 5, 8 Cacho Romulo, Mariles, 4, 5 Calderon, Jose, 83 Camroux, David, 115 Cannery Workers Association–International Longshore and Warehouse Union, anti-Marcos activism of, 132n7 capitalism, rent, 48–49 Carag, Vicente, 65 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Manglapus at, 11–12 Carter, Jimmy, 98; Philippines policy of, 54 Christian Social Movement, 57, 61, 103, 119n2 Church, Frank, 44, 45 Church Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines, 16, 41 CIA: connections to Benigno Aquino, 34; surveillance of exiles, 17 Cicognani, Amleto Cardinal, 4 Clark Air Base (Luzon Island), 44, 108; closing of, 109; Marcos’s escape from, 131n18 Clearinghouse on Science and Human Rights of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, report on Philippines, 93–94 Cleveland, Harlan, 3 Climaco, Cesar, Jr., 58 Cohen, Stu: “The Great Escape,” 129n8 Cold War, Philippines during, 28, 117 Communist Party of the Philippines, 29, 37 communities, Filipino: apathy among, 42, 116; fear among, 42, 116; FFP influence in, 41; following Aquino assassination, 128n18; Manglapus’s meetings with, 39; of New York, 4, 73; nonmigrants in, 23; opposition groups’ work with, 14, 22– 24, 103, 115; opposition to MFP in, 39; physicians’ standing in, 42; surveillance of, 15; view of MFP, 88 Congressional Research Service, on Filipino opposition groups, 90 Cruz, Emmanuel, 128n22 Cruz, Rene, 34; “KDP Story,” 127n17 David, Amado, 35 Daza, Raul, 58; in Aquino administration, 100; FBI surveillance of, 95; in Philippine House, 132n7; return to Philippines , 113 de Gaulle, Charles, x de la Torre, Edicio, 87 Dewey, Admiral George, 27, 78 Diokno, Jose, 2, 128n19 Domingo, Silme G., 113, 132n7 Doremus & Co., representation of Marcos, 126n7 Economic Support Fund (ESF), 46–48 Enrile, Juan Ponce, 5–6; assassination attempt on, 1, 29; following Manila violence , 78 Esclamado, Alex, 15, 70–71; MFP membership , 71 Espina, Cipriano, 39 Espina, Marina, 39; Filipinos in Louisiana, 123n20 Evans, Lane, 62 exiles: ethnic, x; political, x–xi...