Asian Settler Colonialism : : From Local Governance to the Habits of Everyday Life in Hawaii / / ed. by Candace Fujikane, Jonathan Y. Okamura.

Asian Settler Colonialism is a groundbreaking collection that examines the roles of Asians as settlers in Hawai'i. Contributors from various fields and disciplines investigate aspects of Asian settler colonialism to illustrate its diverse operations and impact on Native Hawaiians. Essays range...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.) :; 22 illus.
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Other title:Frontmatter --
"Settlers, Not Immigrants" --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Note on the Text --
Introduction. Asian Settler Colonialism in the U.S. Colony of Hawai'i --
PART I: NATIVE --
Defining the Settler Colonial Problem --
Settlers of Color and "Immigrant" Hegemony. "Locals" in Hawai'i --
"Apologies" --
Hawai'i and the United Nations --
Hawaiian Sovereignty --
Settler-Dominated State Apparatuses. The State Legislature and the Prison Industrial Complex --
'Ïlio'ulaokalani. Defending Native Hawaiian Culture --
A Nation Incarcerated --
Settler-Dominated Ideological State Apparatuses. Literature and the Visual Arts --
"This Land Is Your Land, Th is Land Was My Land". Kanaka Maoli versus Settler Representations of 'Äina in Contemporary Literature of Hawai'i --
"'Ai Pöhaku" photo series --
PART II: SETTLER --
Consequences of Settler Colonialism --
The Hawaiians. Health, Justice, and Sovereignty --
The Militarizing of Hawai'i. Occupation, Accommodation, and Resistance --
Whose Vision? Rethinking Japanese, Korean, and Filipino Settlement --
Sites of Erasure. The Representation of Settler Culture in Hawai'i --
Ideological Images. U.S. Nationalism in Japanese Settler Photographs --
Ethnic Boundary Construction in the Japanese American Community in Hawai'i --
Colonial Amnesia. Rethinking Filipino "American" Settler Empowerment in the U.S. Colony of Hawai'i --
Anatomy of a Dancer. Place, Lineage, and Liberation --
Speaking Out against Asian Settler Power --
Local Japanese Women for Justice (LJWJ) Speak Out against Daniel Inouye and the JACL --
List of Contributors --
Index
Summary:Asian Settler Colonialism is a groundbreaking collection that examines the roles of Asians as settlers in Hawai'i. Contributors from various fields and disciplines investigate aspects of Asian settler colonialism to illustrate its diverse operations and impact on Native Hawaiians. Essays range from analyses of Japanese, Korean, and Filipino settlement to accounts of Asian settler practices in the legislature, the prison industrial complex, and the U.S. military to critiques of Asian settlers' claims to Hawai'i in literature and the visual arts.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780824861513
9783110649772
9783110564143
9783110663259
DOI:10.1515/9780824861513
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Candace Fujikane, Jonathan Y. Okamura.