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Author Poblete, JoAnna, 1974- author.

Title Islanders in the empire : Filipino and Puerto Rican laborers in Hawai'i / JoAnna Poblete.

Publication Info. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Asian american experience
Asian American experience.
Summary "In the early 1900s, workers from new U.S. colonies in the Philippines and Puerto Rico held unusual legal status. Denied citizenship, they nonetheless had the right to move freely in and out of U.S. jurisdiction. As a result, Filipinos and Puerto Ricans could seek jobs in the United States and its territories despite the anti-immigration policies in place at the time. JoAnna Poblete's Islanders in the Empire: Filipino and Puerto Rican Laborers in Hawai'i takes an in-depth look at how the two groups fared in a third new colony, Hawai'i. Using plantation documents, missionary records, government documents, and oral histories, Poblete analyzes how the workers interacted with Hawaiian government structures and businesses, how U.S. policies for colonial workers differed from those for citizens or foreigners, and how policies aided corporate and imperial interests. A rare tandem study of two groups at work on foreign soil, Islanders in the Empire offers a new perspective on American imperialism and labor issues of the era"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject Migrant agricultural laborers -- Hawaii -- History.
Migrant agricultural laborers.
Hawaii.
History.
Migrant agricultural laborers -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Migrant agricultural laborers -- Government policy.
United States.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Migrant labor -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Migrant labor -- Government policy.
Migrant labor.
Puerto Ricans -- Hawaii -- History -- 20th century.
Puerto Ricans.
Filipinos -- Hawaii -- History -- 20th century.
Filipinos.
Puerto Ricans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Puerto Ricans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Filipinos -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Filipinos -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Labor mobility -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Labor mobility.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Poblete, JoAnna, 1974- Islanders in the empire 9780252038297 (DLC) 2013046538 (OCoLC)861676483
ISBN 9780252096471 (electronic book)
0252096479 (electronic book)
9780252038297
0252038290