It was the first day of school in Washington, DC and a new student
named Dagohoy, the son of a Filipino immigrant, entered the fourth grade.
>> >>> > The teacher began, "Let's review some American history, class.
Who said>> > 'Give me liberty or give me death?'"
>> >>> > She saw a sea of blank faces, except>> > for Dagohoy's who had his hand>> > up,"Patrick Henry, 1775.">> >>> > "Very good," said the teacher.
>> >>> > "Who said 'Government of the people,>> > by the people, and for the people, shall>> > not perish from the earth'"?
>> >>> > Again, no response except from Dagohoy: "Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg,>> > 1863," he said.>> >>> > The teacher snaps at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed, Dagohoy >> > who>> > is new to our country knows more about our history than you do."
>> >>> > She hears a loud whisper from the back: "Screw the Filipinos."
>> > "Who said that?" she demanded.>> >>> > Dagohoy put his hand up. "General John Pershing, Manila, 1896."
>> >>> > At that point, Jack, another student says, "I'm going to puke.">> > The teacher glares and asks, "All right!
Now who said that?">> >>> > Again Dagohoy answers, "George Bush, Sr. to the Japanese Prime Minister>> > during the state dinner, Tokyo, 1991."
>> >>> > Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? Suck this!!
>> >>> > "Dagohoy jumps out of his chair waving his hand and shouts to the >> > teacher>> > at the top of his voice,>> >>> > "Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky, the Oval Office, 1997!!"
>> >>> > Someone shouts, "You little shit if you say anything else, I'll kill >> > you."
>> >>> > Dagohoy yells, "Congressman Gary Condit to Chandra Levy, Washington, >> > D.C.,>> > 2001!">>
>>> > The teacher faints.>> > "I'm outta here!" mutters one student as he sidles to the door.
>> > "President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Baguio City, December 30, 2002!!">> > Dagohoy responds.
>> >>> > As the class gathers around her on the floor, someone says,>> >>> > "Oh shit, now we're really in big trouble!"
>> >>> > "Saddam Hussein, on the Iraq invasion, Baghdad, May 2003!" Dagohoy>> > bellowed.
>> >>> > "Now, I really have to run," Jack mutters, heading for the exit,
>> > "Gloria Macapagal Arroyo again, Pampanga, October 4, 2003!!!" Dagohoy>> > shouts triumphantly jumping with glee.>> >>> >
Then a burly African-American boy grabbed Dagohoy and strangled him,>> > about to give a fistful to a frightened Dagohoy.
Then an Asian boy >> > stood>> > up and shouted,>> > "Hey easy on him. I'M A FILIPINO!">> >>> > Dagohoy then blurted out before he got socked out,>> > "Fernando Poe, Jr. Manila, January 2004!!!">> >
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