Aloha Compadre

Latinxs in Hawai'i

By: Rudy P., Jr. Guevarra

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Paperback | 14 July 2023

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338 Pages

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23.5 x 15.6 x 2.3

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Aloha Compadre: Latinxs in Hawai'i is the first book to examine the collective history and contemporary experiences of the Latinx population of Hawai'i. This study reveals that contrary to popular discourse, Latinx migration to Hawai'i is not a recent event. In the national memory of the United States for example, the Latinx population of Hawai'i is often portrayed as recent arrivals and not as long-term historical communities with a presence that precedes the formation of statehood itself. Historically speaking Latinxs have been voyaging to the Hawaiian Islands for over 190 years. From the early 1830s to the present, they continue to help shape Hawai'i's history, yet their contributions are often overlooked. Latinxs have thus been a part of the cultural landscape of Hawai'i prior to annexation, territorial status, and statehood in 1959. Aloha Compadre also explores the expanding boundaries of Latinx migration beyond the western hemisphere and into Oceania.

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"Guevarra situates Hawai?i as a centerpiece of the interaction between Asia and Latin America on U.S. soil, from complicating notions of settler colonialism to chronicling the spread of anti-immigrant sentiment in the 'aloha' state to placing cross-racial unions in the broader formation of a 'local' identity. This is a masterpiece in multiracial analysis and writing!" -- George J. Sanchez * author of Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1 *
"You simply will not know the full history and context of Hawai'i without reading Aloha Compadre. Rudy Guevarra has gifted us a must-read book on the lives of Hawai'i's overlooked Latinx communities, who make up over 10% of the population. Through poignant prose and sharp analysis, Guevarra illuminates the movement of Latinx communities across Oceania as they create a Pacific Latinidad." -- Nitasha Tamar Sharma * author of Hawai'i Is My Haven: Race and Indigeneity in the Black Pacific *
"Aloha Compadre sets a new standard for the history of the Latinx diaspora in Hawai'i."
-- Luis Alvarez * author of The Power of the Zoot: Youth Culture and Resistance during World War II *

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