Browsing Center for Pacific Islands Studies Publications by Subject "United States"

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Precarious Positions: Native Hawaiians and US Federal Recognition

Kauanui, J Kehaulani (University of Hawai'i Press / Center for Pacific Islands Studies, 2005)

This essay examines the politics of the controversial proposal for US federal recognition for Native Hawaiians. It explores a range of historical and legal issues that shed light on the multiple claims that constitute the ...
Won't You Please Come Back to Guam? Media Discourse, Military Buildup, and Chamorro in the Space Between

Viernes, James Perez (Honolulu: Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2009)

In October 2005, Guam’s major daily newspaper, the Pacific Daily News (PDN), reported on the United States Department of Defense decision to relocate over 7,000 US Marines and their dependents from Okinawa, Japan, to Guam. ...