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benevolent assimilation

n. (context US English) The assimilation of a people group, by absorbing foreign people into a new culture, with the primary stated reason being that it is an act of benevolence.

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Benevolent Assimilation

Benevolent Assimilation may refer to:

  • Benevolent Assimilation (book), a 1982 book by Stuart Creighton Miller, documenting the history of the Philippine–American War
  • Benevolent assimilation was a proclamation issued on December 21, 1898 by U.S. President William McKinley to the Philippines
Benevolent Assimilation (book)

Benevolent Assimilation: The American Conquest of the Philippines, 1899-1903 is a non-fiction book documenting the history of the Philippine–American War by Stuart Creighton Miller (1927–2010), a professor at San Francisco State University, published in 1982 by Yale University Press. The title refers to U.S. President William McKinley's " Benevolent Assimilation" proclamation of December 21, 1898 of the 1898 invasion of the Philippines.

Usage examples of "benevolent assimilation".

Your Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation has been accepted by all except a few die-hards—.

Your Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation has been accepted by all except a few die-hards -- and blow-hards like Bryan.