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The creation of a hegemonic, master narrative for Hawaiʻi—sourced almost solely from English-language materials—has long offered a highly exclusive characterization of past events and figures in Hawaiian history. Elements within this... more

The creation of a hegemonic, master narrative for Hawaiʻi—sourced almost solely from English-language materials—has long offered a highly exclusive characterization of past events and figures in Hawaiian history. Elements within this dominant narrative not only shape understandings of specific individuals and actions but also work together to construct a general understanding of a people and their nation. This article advances analysis of a political biography, set in a crucial period of Hawaiian history, to highlight a historical process that continues to inform paradigmatic yet problematic histories. It calls for a decided and comprehensive move to a more inclusive historical process that offers a more complex, rich picture of Hawaiʻi's past.

For Puerto Ricans, World War I provided the opportunity to test and challenge the linkages between military service, manhood, citizenship and decolonization. During the war Puerto Rican political leaders, elected officials, and opinion... more

For Puerto Ricans, World War I provided the opportunity to test and challenge the linkages between military service, manhood, citizenship and decolonization. During the war Puerto Rican political leaders, elected officials, and opinion makers sought to advance the socio-economic and political standing of their communities by demanding access to, and encouraging participation in the U.S. military. In particular, Puerto Rican elites were interested in mobilizing the Puerto Rican peasantry thinking that training would transform them into modern men worthy of self-determination in the eyes of the metropolis.

Review of Slavery and Silence: Latin America and the U.S. Slave Debate by Paul D. Naish.

Images of the American South in literature and media are often cultural stereotypes, projected as representations of objective reality. Stereotypical perception of the South has often been organized around two classes of image. One is... more

Images of the American South in literature and media are often cultural stereotypes, projected as representations of objective reality. Stereotypical perception of the South has often been organized around two classes of image. One is antebellum-magnolia-GWTW mythology. The other is cotton row-tobacco road-Baby Doll grotesquerie. They embody the two greatest bourgeois perceptions of threat, of a decaying aristocracy and of a rebellious, primitive peasantry. The two classes of representation share three characteristics: they are both white, static, and unproductive.

This text politicizes unlearning processes in #shitholes presented in the format of an unconventional syllabus. My proposed questions to readers in light of the Trumpism era are: How are they made? Who has created them? Do you know where... more

This text politicizes unlearning processes in #shitholes presented in the format of an unconventional syllabus. My proposed questions to readers in light of the Trumpism era are: How are they made? Who has created them? Do you know where they are located? If you looked at a map, can you point them out? What are they? When do they appear?

Después de su separación de la antigua República de Colombia, la vida política de Venezuela estuvo colmada de levantamientos militares y conflictos de poder que impidieron la edificación de instituciones de carácter público lo... more

Después de su separación de la antigua República de Colombia, la vida política de Venezuela estuvo colmada de levantamientos militares y conflictos de poder que impidieron la edificación de instituciones de carácter público lo suficientemente fuertes para controlar y garantizar la autoridad efectiva del gobierno central sobre la estructura administrativa del Estado. La constante amenaza de insurrecciones armadas internas y el temor a posibles agresiones del exterior condicionaron la actitud de los gobernantes venezolanos durante ese período. Muchos de ellos trataron de mantener, algunas veces con mayor efectividad que otras, un rígido control sobre aquellos elementos de poder que hicieran posible la estabilidad de sus respectivos regímenes: la integridad del territorio terrestre y marítimo del país, la adecuada capacidad de sus fuerzas militares para enfrentar a los enemigos del gobierno, y una relativa fortaleza de la estructura económico – comercial del Estado que asegurara los recursos materiales e ingresos financieros necesarios para garantizar la paz, el equilibrio y la seguridad del país.

A discussion of the US Civil War and the Historiography of the “Lost Cause” and Its Effect on How We View US Civil War History, specifically exploring the basic tenets of the Lost Cause, their development, and the effect on how U.S. Civil... more

A discussion of the US Civil War and the Historiography of the “Lost Cause” and Its Effect on How We View US Civil War History, specifically exploring the basic tenets of the Lost Cause, their development, and the effect on how U.S. Civil War history is viewed with particular emphasis on General James Longstreet who was scapegoated and blamed for the loss of the war.

Prior to the Civil War, racial exploitation was at the heart of the Anglo-American strategy of political and economic development. Put simply, the Anglo-American state successfully redistributed wealth from Native Americans and African... more

Prior to the Civil War, racial exploitation was at the heart of the Anglo-American strategy of political and economic development. Put simply, the Anglo-American state successfully redistributed wealth from Native Americans and African Americans to white males and their families. Native American land was expropriated and sold at low prices or given to Anglo-American settlers fueling the agrarian economies of both the North and South. Chattel slavery deprived African Americans of both the fruits of their labor and their basic human rights. But it also underpinned the rise of cotton production in the South, a major driver of American economic growth in the antebellum period. These developments were not an accidental product of white racism, but the result of a political economy strategy, which created a dual American state: a contract state, premised on the rule of law, that promoted the growth of a prosperous, liberal democratic society of Anglo-Americans, and a predatory
state that financed white liberal society through its ruthless exploitation of Indian lands and African American labor.

Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture illustrates how the spaces between tiles and the moments between games have fostered distinct social cultures in the United States. This mass-produced game crossed the... more

Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture illustrates how the spaces between tiles and the moments between games have fostered distinct social cultures in the United States. This mass-produced game crossed the Pacific, creating waves of popularity over the twentieth century. Annelise Heinz narrates the history of this game to show how it has created a variety of meanings, among them American modernity, Chinese American heritage, and Jewish American women's culture. As it traveled from China to the United States and caught on with Hollywood starlets, high society, middle-class housewives, and immigrants alike, mahjong became a quintessentially American game. Heinz also reveals the ways in which women leveraged a game to gain access to respectable leisure. The result was the forging of friendships within ethnic groups that lasted decades and the creation of organizations that raised funds for the war effort and philanthropy. No other game has signified both belonging and standing apart in American culture. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/mahjong-9780190081799?cc=us&lang=en&

With the end of the Pacific War on August 10th 1945 and Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers, came also the proposed return of Japanese occupied territory to a pre-war status. Among those territories is the Korean peninsula, which was... more

With the end of the Pacific War on August 10th 1945 and Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers, came also the proposed return of Japanese occupied territory to a pre-war status. Among
those territories is the Korean peninsula, which was liberated and subsequently put under a trusteeship spearheaded by the United States and the Soviet Union and later regained full autonomy in the North and South respectively. As the return of Korean sovereignty was
overseen by the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP) under Douglas McArthur, Japan was to give up all territory “taken by violence and greed”. In case of one islet however, this proved to be a much more difficult task than anticipated. The Liancourt Rocks have been a major source of dispute between South Korea and Japan since the end of the Second World War. Korea claims de facto sovereignty, having built a lighthouse, housing Korean inhabitants and sporting a coastal guard base. It also projects military power over the islets, as it patrols Korean Navy vessels in the area and bars Japanese non-fishing vessels from entry. Japan on the other hand tries to project de jure sovereignty by claiming that historically and according to the treaties established after the war, rightfully the Liancourt Rocks are Japanese territory.

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Military prostitution has been a staple of US–Korea relations since the 1940s, contained in the so-called camptown communities surrounding US military bases in South Korea. But during the 1970s, as the US military steadily reduced its... more

Military prostitution has been a staple of US–Korea relations since the 1940s, contained in the so-called camptown communities surrounding US military bases in South Korea. But during the 1970s, as the US military steadily reduced its troop presence in Asia, camptowns were thrown into a chaotic state. Facing tremendous social disorder and economic upheaval, establishments that depended upon GI patronage began sending their madams and sex workers to domestic military sites through brokered marriages with US servicemen. These women arrived in the US South, a region housing the vast majority of America’s military. Consequently, southern bases like Fort Bragg in Fayetteville (NC), Fort Campbell in Clarksville (TN), and Fort Hood in Killeen (TX) saw the proliferation of military prostitution, which took form in illicit massage businesses catering to the sexual needs of local troop populations. By the 1980s, the Korean American sex trade would spread from these southern military towns to elsewhere in the United States. Highlighting the transpacific circuits among camptowns in South Korea and military bases in the United States since 1945, this article develops a portrait of the US South as a transnational militarized terrain, the camptown as a transpacific phenomenon, and Korean immigrant community formation as deeply intertwined with the happenings of US militarism abroad. In doing so, it explains how the proliferation of illicit massage businesses witnessed by southern military communities in the 1970s was a transnational outgrowth of military prostitution encouraged by the US military in South Korea.

This article offers a brief explanation as to why the autonomous teen bedroom became a normative feature of family life in the United States during the years following World War Two. An exclusive space that was largely restricted to... more

This article offers a brief explanation as to why the autonomous teen bedroom became a normative feature of family life in the United States during the years following World War Two. An exclusive space that was largely restricted to middle-class, urban-dwelling girls during the Victorian era and interwar years, the teen bedroom underwent a process of democratization during the postwar years, as demographic/economic trends, shifting views on child-rearing, and the flowering of a consumer-oriented teen culture helped lay the groundwork for the emergence of the teen bedroom ideal among boys and girls from a wide variety of socio-economic backgrounds. Particular attention is paid to shifts in family size, income, and home size; the democratization of child development theory by columnists and other types of popular advice experts; and the efforts of the home electronics and home décor industries to turn the teen bedroom into a favored site of teen leisure and consumption. This article, in short, argues that the growing popularity of the teen bedroom was brought about by a host of social, cultural, and economic factors.

CONTENTS Landmarks of American History from the Columbian Exchange to the U.S. Civil War Landmarks of American History from Reconstruction to Obama Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: U.S. Foreign Relations from the Spanish American War to... more

CONTENTS
Landmarks of American History from the Columbian Exchange to the U.S. Civil War
Landmarks of American History from Reconstruction to Obama
Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: U.S. Foreign Relations from the Spanish American War to Hiroshima
Uneasy Colossus: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1945-Present
Seminar: Paradox: War and Peace in the Age of the Atom
Graduate Seminar: Coming Together, or Coming Apart?: Colonialism, Decolonization, and Neocolonialism in the 20th Century
Seminar: Upsetting the Balance: An Environmental History of Globalization (not included)
Seminar: The Vietnam Wars (not included)

This paper focuses on the difficulties Kathleen O'Brennan faced as a political radical and foreigner operating as an Irish republican activist in the United States. In 1920, O'Brennan constructed for herself and the American Women Pickets... more

This paper focuses on the difficulties Kathleen O'Brennan faced as a political radical and foreigner operating as an Irish republican activist in the United States. In 1920, O'Brennan constructed for herself and the American Women Pickets for the Enforcement of America's War Aims an American identity rooted in popular conceptions of the American Revolution. This let her work more effectively at the same time that it allowed feminists, radicals, and leftists to campaign for U.S. recognition of the Irish Republic in the face of opposition from the conservative Friends of Irish Freedom and American nativists. Yet once Irish republican politicians established the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, thus shaping their own acceptable American identity, they made it difficult for the radical O'Brennan to act as an Irish nationalist in the United States. In defiance, O'Brennan and Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly formed American auxiliaries of the Irish White Cross. Irish politicians and their American organization, however, foiled O'Brennan's efforts by branding her un-American, and, therefore, un-Irish. O'Brennan's activities show that displays of American patriotism and American character served as political tools in the transatlantic Irish republican cause, but the movement ultimately depended on who could best use American identities for their own ends.

In this new opening chapter of the 4th edition of IMMIGRANT AMERICA, we analyze three distinct phases spanning the last century and a third: (1) the Great European Waves of the period from 1880 to 1930, which accompanied the American... more

In this new opening chapter of the 4th edition of IMMIGRANT AMERICA, we analyze three distinct phases spanning the last century and a third: (1) the Great European Waves of the period from 1880 to 1930, which accompanied the American industrial revolution, reached a historic zenith in 1910 when 14.7 percent of the total population was foreign born, and ended with the triumph of restrictionist legislation; (2) a period of Retrenchment from 1930 to 1970, which spanned the Great Depression, World War II and its aftermath, reaching a historic nadir in 1970 when only 4.7 percent of the population was foreign born; and (3) a period of Rebound from 1970 to the present, which remains the focus of the book—an era of economic restructuring, widening economic inequality, and the sharply increased migration of low-wage laborers, professionals, entrepreneurs, refugees and asylees, combining to reach a foreign-born total of 40 million by 2010. Migration during this new era grew by more than a million a year, ending with the Great Recession and unprecedented state persecution of millions of undocumented immigrants. This state policy included the creation of a vast network of immigrant detention centers and historic deportation levels, even as unauthorized migration decreased to net zero. One leitmotif of the book is the counterpoint between the widespread demand for immigrant labor by different sectors of the American economy and the activities of nativists and xenophobes across the three successive phases of U.S.-bound immigration. Indeed, throughout successive chapters, we look to the historical record to place present concerns in a broader comparative context. History does not repeat itself, but it echoes.

Thomas Richards, Jr., "'Farewell to America': The Expatriation Politics of Overland Migrants, 1841-1846," Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 86, No. 1 (Feb. 2017), pp. 114-152. © 2017 by the Pacific Historical Review. Copying and permissions... more

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