Filipinos in Hawai'i - Hardcover

Gonzalves, Theodore S; Labrador, Roderick N

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531650279 ISBN 13: 9781531650278

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2011

Synopsis

Nearly one in four persons in Hawai'i is of Filipino heritage. Representing one-fifth of the state's workforce, Filipinos have been in Hawai'i for more than a century, turning the rough and raw materials of sugar and pineapple into billion-dollar commodities. This book traces a history from 1946--the last year that sakadas (plantation workers) were imported from the Philippines--to the centennial year of their settlement in Hawai'i. Filipinos are central to much that has been built and cherished in the state, including the agricultural industry, tourism, military presence, labor movements, community activism, politics, education, entertainment, and sports.

About this title

About the Author

Theodore S. Gonzalves is an associate professor of American studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. His works include Stage Presence: Conversations with Filipino American Performing Artists (2007), The Day the Dancers Stayed: Performing in the Filipino/American Diaspora (2009), and Carlos Villa and the Integrity of Spaces (2011). Roderick N. Labrador is an assistant professor of ethnic studies at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He writes about and teaches courses on Filipino Americans and Filipinos in Hawai'i.

Review

"Filipinos in Hawaiʻi performs a most poignant task of narrating history through photography. The images remind us of how the past continues to speak to us, why they matter in our present, and what we still need to do in the future."--Rick Bonus, author of Locating Filipino Americans: Ethnicity and the Cultural Politics of Space

"This book provides valuable insights to Filipino history in America. This book touches many facets of their life: at work, school and play, celebrating weddings and fiestas, and participating in social movements during the '70s through '90s."--Dorothy L. Cordova, Executive Director of the Filipino American National Historical Society

"Filipinos in Hawaiʻi is an important book and helps counter lazy interpretations and ethnic stereotyping."--Melinda T. Kerkvliet, author of Unbending Cane: Pablo Manlapit, a Filipino Labor Leader in Hawaiʻi

"Filipinos in Hawai'i is a major contribution. The book colorfully demonstrates how Filipinos became Hawayanos (Filipinos from Hawai'i) over time, transforming the islands and themselves in the process."--Jonathan Y. Okamura, author of Imagining the Filipino American Diaspora: Transnational Relations, Identities, and Communities

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531650279
• ISBN 13: 9781531650278
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130