Author: Phillip B. Guingona

Foregrounding the entangled history of China and the Philippines, the writer brings to life an array of understudied, but influential characters, such as expert Filipino marksmen, leading Chinese educators, and Philippine-Chinese bankers.
This innovative study advances the reading of world history, reframing our understanding of the first half of the twentieth century by bringing interactions between Asian people to the fore, according to a review on goodreads.com.

The writer presents a critique of Eurocentric approaches to global history, shedding light on the interconnected history of China and the Philippines in a transformative period.