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The Legacies of a Hawaiian Generation

From Territorial Subject to American Citizen
1. Aufl.

von: Judith Schachter
38,99 €
Verlag:	Berghahn Books
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	01.09.2013
ISBN/EAN:	9781782380122
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	238

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Titelbeschreibung

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 statehood. These conditions involved claims for land for Native Hawaiian Homesteads, education in American public schools, military service, and participation in the Hawaiian cultural renaissance. Based on fieldwork observations, kitchen table conversations, and talk-stories, or mo`olelo, this book is a unique blend of biography, history, and anthropological analysis.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgments
 <a>Chapter 1. Introduction—A Perspective on Hawai`i-US Relations</a>
 Chapter 2. Living on the Land—Mālama`āina from Past to Present Chapter 3. "Educating the Polynesian American”—Two Worlds of Learning Chapter 4. Work, War, and Loyalty—The impact of World War II Chapter 5. Making a Way, Building a Family—Preserving `ohana in an American State Chapter 6. “Stand Fast and Continue:” Homestead Generations and the Future
 Epilogue Glossary Bibliography Index

Autorenportrait

Judith Schachter is Professor of Anthropology and History at Carnegie Mellon University. She has been doing fieldwork in Hawai`i for more than two decades. Her publications include Kinship with Strangers: Adoption and Interpretations of Kinship in American Culture (University of California Press, 1994) and <a href="http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=ModellSealed">A Sealed and Secret Kinship: The Culture of Politics and Practices in American Adoption</a> (Berghahn Books, 2002). Her research includes articles on family and housing policies and, currently, on the movement for indigenous rights in Hawai`i (in Social Identities, 2011).