Ancient Hawaii

The intermarriage of the Asian Americans Simona Nissan San José State University The report The Rise of Intermarriage, of the Pew Research Center from February 2012, presents that the popularity of intermarriage in the United States increased compared to the past. The report mentions that “about 15% of all new marriages in the United States in 2010 were between spouses of a different race or ethnicity from one another” (Wang, 2012), while it is more than double comparing to the 1980…

The Asian American Movement was an era of radical change in which the urgency for Asian Americans to overcome oppression and negative perceptions of American society transcended their clichéd silence and indifference. However, such a(this) monumental movement was not achieved without the courageous efforts of activists who had ideologies that coincided but also contradicted each other that stemmed from their different backgrounds. Two advocates in particular who emphasized the need for social…

Today is the day that I Kamehameha the Great, set out with nine-hundred-sixty war canoes and ten-thousand soldiers for Oahu. It has been an enduring voyage conquering island after island here in Hawaii. “Ka’iana prepare the landing party,” I ordered the high ranking ali’i. “Yes! Your Majesty,” Ka’iana replied. For some reason this particular battle seemed to cause this wildness in all of my men. It’s like my men entertain the thought of bloodshed and are eager to turn…

The Absolutely True Diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie is the story of a teenage boy, named Junior, struggling with his tribe's culture. The young boy loses hope in his tribe, and he decides to pursue his education outside of the reservation. This caused numerous amounts of backlash between his friend and many members of his tribe. But he continues on with his education, because he believes that the culture of his people will drag him down and that he will never escape the…

islands of Hawaii had done well under his rule. They had now a stable system in which they could operate. Much had happened in his time as king. The isles had undergone much change in the prior years. There had been much trade with the white foreigners since they arrived. Much of their profit was now made from farming sugar cane which they passed off to the strangers in return for iron nails and spices from distant countries. The sugar cane business had done the islands of Hawaii a lot of…

with each other because the both show peace and protection. Hawaiian culture came from the Polynesians who came from New England, they had effect such as the clothing, the food and the language. The Asians also played a little effect in the food of Hawaii, with the seafood like the fish. The Hawaiian clothing has evolved over time, the clothing used to consisted of grass skirts and loincloth. Men and woman chose to wear little clothing and would rather use tattoos and capes made from…

imprisonment of people without trial usually of enemy citizens in wartime or of suspects. The Americans started this because of on surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory on December 7, 1941. Families had to shut down businesses and leave everything behind. They were only able to take the things they…

The first episode of Star Trek aired on NBC on September 8, 1966. It promised to follow the starship Enterprise, operated by the NASA-like organization Starfleet, around the universe for five years as it, according to the show’s opening, “explore[s] brave new worlds, seek[s] out new life and new civilizations, and boldly [goes] where no man has gone before.” (SOURCE) Although the “Original Series”, as it later came to be called, was doomed to cancellation after three seasons, five other series…

southwest of the Continental United States, Hawaii is the state that is not part of the North American continent. Composed of many islands, cover about 6,459 square miles, Hawaii is ranked as the 47th largest of the 50 states of America. It’s also known as one of the most famous tourist place of the U.S. There are total of eight main islands: Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau. Covered by the total area of 4,038 square miles, Hawaii is the largest habitable main…

In Leslie Marmon Silko’s landmark novel Ceremony, she provides an insightful discourse on Native American society, its culture, prejudices and legends, through the people on the Laguna Pueblo reservation in the 1940’s. Tayo, the main character, is a newly returned WWII veteran suffering from traumatic memories of the battlefield, namely his Uncle Josiah’s face on a dead Japanese man’s body. As the reader follows Tayo’s quest, or ceremony, for wholeness, another, less recognizable character…