Glenn Anthony May

Glenn Anthony May is a professor of history at the University of Oregon. His area of study is Southeast Asian history, U.S. foreign relations, and recently, Chicano history. His main focus has been on the Philippines. May earned a PhD from Yale University, where he also studied as an undergraduate student.

May has made several significant contributions to Philippine historical scholarship. Some of the most notable are:

* "Inventing a Hero: The Posthumous Re-Creation of Andres Bonifacio (Wisconsin, 1996)"

* "Battle for Batangas: A Philippine Province at War (Yale University Press, 1991)"

* "A Past Recovered: Essays on Philippine History and Historiography (New Day, 1987)"

* "Social Engineering in the Philippines: The Aims, Execution, and Impact of American Colonial Policy, 1900-1913 (Greenwood Press, 1980)"

May came under a surprising amount of harsh criticism for his work on historiography and Andres Bonifacio, a national hero of the Philippines. Ten years after its publication, "Inventing a Hero: The Posthumous Re-Creation of Andres Bonifacio" is still a strong seller in bookstores in the Philippines.

May is the first professor known to teach Philippine history in Filipino (Tagalog) at the University of the Philippines, where he was a visiting scholar.

Glenn May has taught at the University of Oregon for over 23 years.