[OPINION] Filipinos, is it time to retire ‘Miss Saigon’?

Filipino participation in Miss Saigon reflects enduring issues of Asian orientalism in theater, film, and other avenues of expression, but the difference is that Filipinos appear to be willing participants in this orientalism.

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Salonga’s casting as Kim descended on the Philippines like a helicopter carrying needed aid – this time in the form of boosting Filipino sense of self-worth. The Filipino pride attached tohas become so ingrained in our minds that it has arguably become a model for what Filipino artistry and global representation should look like.grew.

The musical has become part of the global ideological apparatus that manipulates our perception of the violence wrought by foreign intervention. We see Filipino appreciation ofas connected to the endurance of the myth and stubbornness of American benevolence in the Philippines which manifests in many facets of everyday life, from musicals to problematic monuments which need to be unsettled.

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