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Schachter Judith <1941-> |
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Titolo |
The legacies of a Hawaiian generation : from territorial subject to American citizen / / Judith Schachter |
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New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hawaiians - Kinship |
Hawaiians - Ethnic identity |
Hawaiians - Government relations |
Social values - Hawaii |
Statehood (American politics) - History |
Imperialism - United States - History |
United States Politics and government |
United States Race relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction - A Perspective on Hawai'i-US Relations; Chapter 1 - Living on the Land: Malama'aina from Past to Present; Chapter 2 - ""Educating the Polynesian American"": Two Worlds of Learning; Chapter 3 - Work, War, and Loyalty: The Impact of World War II; Chapter 4 - Making a Way, Building a Family: Preserving 'Ohana in an American State; Chapter 5 - ""Stand Fast and Continue"": Homestead Generations and the Future; Epilogue; Glossary of Selected Terms; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through the voices and perspectives of the members of an extended Hawaiian family, or `ohana, this book tells the story of North American imperialism in Hawai`i from the Great Depression to the new millennium. The family members offer their versions of being "Native Hawaiian" in an American state, detailing the ways in which US laws, policies, and institutions made, and continue to make, an impact on their daily lives. The book traces the ways that Hawaiian values adapted to changing conditions under a Territorial regime and then after |
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