Education
May earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Yale University, where he also studied as an undergraduate student.
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Glenn May
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His area of study is Southeast Asian history, United States. foreign relations, and recently, Chicano history. His main focus has been on the Philippines. May has authored a number of works on the Philippines, including:
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 claimed by its publisher to be a strong seller in bookstores in the Philippines.
This book has been criticised by a number of sources. Another American historian, Malcolm Churchill described May"s thesis as "astonishing allegation."
Glenn May taught for a time at the University of the Philippines where he was a visiting scholar.
He taught at the University of Oregon for over 24 years.
