Hawaiian Blood: Colonialism and the Politics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity by J. Kēhaulani Kauanui

Hawaiian Blood: Colonialism and the Politics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity

Narrating Native Histories

J. Kēhaulani Kauanui

241 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history reference sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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In the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) of 1921, the U.S. Congress defined "native Hawaiians" as those people "with at least one-half blood quantum of individuals inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778." This "blood logic" has since bec...

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