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The Boundaries of Democracy

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Cheung-Miaw, C
Published in: Pacific Historical Review
November 1, 2021

This article examines the aftermaths of four murders: those of anti–Ferdinand Marcos activists Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, and Kuomintang critics Chen Wen-Chen and Henry Liu. These murders all occurred during the Ronald Reagan presidential administration and relied upon the transnational reach of foreign governments into the United States. I explore how activists responded to these murders, focusing on the Committee for Justice for Domingo and Viernes, the Committee on Political Freedom, which was formed by Chen’s colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University, and the Committee to Obtain Justice for Henry Liu. I argue that, in contrast to those radicals who saw oppression as flowing outward from the United States toward the Third World, these critics saw the transnational murders as symbolizing the growing convergence between domestic and foreign repression.

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Pacific Historical Review

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1533-8584

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0030-8684

Publication Date

November 1, 2021

Volume

90

Issue

4

Start / End Page

508 / 536

Publisher

University of California Press

Related Subject Headings

  • History
  • 4303 Historical studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies
 

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Cheung-Miaw, C. (2021). The Boundaries of Democracy. Pacific Historical Review, 90(4), 508–536. https://doi.org/10.1525/phr.2021.90.4.508
Cheung-Miaw, Calvin. “The Boundaries of Democracy.” Pacific Historical Review 90, no. 4 (November 1, 2021): 508–36. https://doi.org/10.1525/phr.2021.90.4.508.
Cheung-Miaw C. The Boundaries of Democracy. Pacific Historical Review. 2021 Nov 1;90(4):508–36.
Cheung-Miaw, Calvin. “The Boundaries of Democracy.” Pacific Historical Review, vol. 90, no. 4, University of California Press, Nov. 2021, pp. 508–36. Crossref, doi:10.1525/phr.2021.90.4.508.
Cheung-Miaw C. The Boundaries of Democracy. Pacific Historical Review. University of California Press; 2021 Nov 1;90(4):508–536.
Journal cover image

Published In

Pacific Historical Review

DOI

EISSN

1533-8584

ISSN

0030-8684

Publication Date

November 1, 2021

Volume

90

Issue

4

Start / End Page

508 / 536

Publisher

University of California Press

Related Subject Headings

  • History
  • 4303 Historical studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies