Cultural Baggage: Filipino-American Ethnic Identity and Postcolonial Experiences in Hawai‘i

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dc.contributor.advisorZhang, Wei
dc.contributor.authorFong, Bryanna Baysa
dc.contributor.departmentSociology
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-05T19:58:57Z
dc.date.available2022-07-05T19:58:57Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.degreeM.A.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/102280
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subjectcolonial mentality
dc.subjectethnic identity
dc.subjectFilipino American
dc.subjectHawai‘i
dc.subjectlocal
dc.subjectpostcolonial trauma
dc.titleCultural Baggage: Filipino-American Ethnic Identity and Postcolonial Experiences in Hawai‘i
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractVery few studies have investigated the colonial and postcolonial psychological experiences of Asian groups, despite the histories of colonization throughout Asian nations. The Philippines can trace colonialism back to the 1500s when Spanish explorers arrived on the island chain. After about 500 years under Spanish rule, the Treaty of Paris (1898) transferred the Philippines from Spain to the United States, subjecting the Filipino peoples to nearly 50 more years of colonization. Given the long colonial history of the Philippines, this paper aims to examine the effects of postcolonial trauma in contemporary Filipino Americans, with a particular focus on the Filipino-American population in Hawai‘i. Filipino Americans have a long history in Hawai‘i, resulting in some of the largest population numbers on the island. This paper seeks to explore the experiences of Filipino Americans in Hawai‘i specifically because the island chain has very distinct histories and sociopolitical structures compared to the continental United States, as well as the existence of a “local” culture. Thus, this paper also examines the role of ethnic and local identity in Hawai‘i, and the ways in which it may affect Filipino Americans’ postcolonial experiences, taking into consideration sub-demographic differences such as generation and education.
dcterms.extent57 pages
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i at Manoa
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