Comprehension:
1. Trask: Describe the pre-haole (pre-foreigner, European, white colonialism) political system in Hawai’i as an interdependent system, using incentive instead of oppression as a means of gaining status.
Trask writes, “ … an interdependence was created where by the maka’ainana (people of land) were free to move with their ‘ohana (extended families) to live under an alibi of their choosing … the result was an incentive for the society’s leader to provide for all their constituents’ well-being and contentment. To fail to do so meant the loss of status and thus of mana for the ali’i (chiefs)” ( 4 - 5). In accordance, the pre-haole political system did not seek to exploit the people in the lands, but rather provide a series of …show more content…
Evidently, Filipino veteranos are World War II veterans who did not received their benefits as promised by the U.S. In particular, this denial largely affected the Filipino American community, as many of the younger generation see themselves as second-class citizens who are not respected in …show more content…
Evidently, many tourists are surprised to learn about the unjust history and experiences of Hawaiians because Hawaii is largely portrayed to be a tropical paradise in popular media, and such view is further perpetrated through tourism. In particular, paradise is often associated with peace and harmony, and any instance of conflict tears apart that depiction. On a personal level, I also view Hawaii to be a tropical paradise, where people often go on vacation and have fun with family and friends. In addition, I associate Hawaii with tropical music, spam musabi, flower necklaces, and surfing. However, a lot part of my perception is skewed because of tourism advertisements, and televisions shows & movies such as Hawaii Five-0 and Lilo & Stitch. If I were Hawaiian, I would challenge this image of Hawaii as a “tropical paradise” for tourists by helping them become more aware of Hawaii’s dark history, and by showing them how it affects the native Hawaiians now.
Vocabulary:
maka’ainana (5) - people of the land mana (4) - spiritual power derived from chief genealogies or from conquest in war okana (4) - separate districts that were divided from eight inhabited islands model minority myth (747) - stereotype that
1. Trask: Describe the pre-haole (pre-foreigner, European, white colonialism) political system in Hawai’i as an interdependent system, using incentive instead of oppression as a means of gaining status.
Trask writes, “ … an interdependence was created where by the maka’ainana (people of land) were free to move with their ‘ohana (extended families) to live under an alibi of their choosing … the result was an incentive for the society’s leader to provide for all their constituents’ well-being and contentment. To fail to do so meant the loss of status and thus of mana for the ali’i (chiefs)” ( 4 - 5). In accordance, the pre-haole political system did not seek to exploit the people in the lands, but rather provide a series of …show more content…
Evidently, Filipino veteranos are World War II veterans who did not received their benefits as promised by the U.S. In particular, this denial largely affected the Filipino American community, as many of the younger generation see themselves as second-class citizens who are not respected in …show more content…
Evidently, many tourists are surprised to learn about the unjust history and experiences of Hawaiians because Hawaii is largely portrayed to be a tropical paradise in popular media, and such view is further perpetrated through tourism. In particular, paradise is often associated with peace and harmony, and any instance of conflict tears apart that depiction. On a personal level, I also view Hawaii to be a tropical paradise, where people often go on vacation and have fun with family and friends. In addition, I associate Hawaii with tropical music, spam musabi, flower necklaces, and surfing. However, a lot part of my perception is skewed because of tourism advertisements, and televisions shows & movies such as Hawaii Five-0 and Lilo & Stitch. If I were Hawaiian, I would challenge this image of Hawaii as a “tropical paradise” for tourists by helping them become more aware of Hawaii’s dark history, and by showing them how it affects the native Hawaiians now.
Vocabulary:
maka’ainana (5) - people of the land mana (4) - spiritual power derived from chief genealogies or from conquest in war okana (4) - separate districts that were divided from eight inhabited islands model minority myth (747) - stereotype that