Resource Tag: Native Hawaiian and Polynesian
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Our Voices, Our Histories: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women
Our Voices, Our Histories brings together thirty-five Asian American and Pacific Islander authors in a single volume to explore the historical experiences, perspectives, and actions of Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the United States and beyond. This volume is unique in exploring Asian American and Pacific Islander women’s lives along local, transnational, and global…
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Frangipani
In Tahiti, it’s a well-known fact that women are wisest, mothers know best, and Materena Mahi knows best of all — or so everyone except for her own daughter thinks. Soon enough, mother and daughter are engaged in a tug-of-war that tests the bonds of their love.
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Tales of the Tikongs
In this lively satire of contemporary South Pacific life, we meet a familiar cast of characters: multinational experts, religious fanatics, con men, “simple” villagers, corrupt politicians. In writing about this tiny world of flawed personalities, Hau‘ofa displays his wit and range of comic resource, amply exercising what one reviewer called his “gift of seeing absurdity…
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Where We Once Belonged
A bestseller in New Zealand and winner of the prestigious Commonwealth Prize, Sia Figiel’s debut marks the first time a novel by a Samoan woman has been published in the United States. Figiel uses the traditional Samoan storytelling form of su’ifefiloi to talk back to Western anthropological studies on Samoan women and culture. Told in…
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Hawaii’s Story by Queen Lili’uokalani
Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen is a book written by Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. It was first published in 1898, five years after the overthrow of the Kingdom. In it, Liliʻuokalani gives her account of her upbringing, her accession to the throne, the overthrow of her government by pro-American forces, her appeals to…
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Maui Hooks the Islands (Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones)
Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones, Maui Hooks the Islands introduces kids ages 0-4 to one of Hawaii’s best-known legends about Maui the demigod who fished up the Hawaiian islands using a magic fishing hook. In simple, poetic language, this origin story gives small kids a taste of Hawaii’s rich history of storytelling. Three other titles…
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Kalei’s May Day in Hawai’i Nei
Kalei is nervous about dancing in the school May Day until a surprise adventure with a furry new friend teaches her to celebrate cultures that are different from hers and appreciate what she learns about her own Hawaiian heritage. Plus, she picks up a few new dance moves along the way.