Islanders in the empire : Filipino and Puerto Rican laborers in Hawai'i /

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"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Poblete, JoAnna, 1974-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2014.
Colección:Asian American experience.
Temas:
1900-1999
Migrant agricultural laborers > Hawaii > History.
Migrant agricultural laborers > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Migrant labor > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Puerto Ricans > Hawaii > History > 20th century.
Filipinos > Hawai > History > 20th century.
Puerto Ricans > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 20th century.
Filipinos > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 20th century.
Labor mobility > United States > History > 20th century.
Travailleurs agricoles migrants > Hawaii > Histoire.
Travailleurs agricoles migrants > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Travailleurs migrants > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Portoricains > Hawaii > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Main-d'œuvre > Mobilité > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Filipinos
Filipinos > Legal status, laws, etc.
Labor mobility
Migrant agricultural laborers
Migrant agricultural laborers > Government policy
Migrant labor > Government policy
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans > Legal status, laws, etc.
Hawaii
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Defining U.S. Colonial Experiences: The Long History of U.S. Expansionism
  • 1. Letters Home: The Failure of Puerto Rican Recruitment
  • 2. Flexible and Accommodating: Successful Recruitment and Renention of Filipinos
  • 3. Indefinite Dependence: U.S. Control over Puerto Rican Labor Complaints
  • 4. Tensions of Colonial Cooperation: Philippine Authority over Labor Complaints
  • 5. Conflicting Convictions; Filipino Ethnic Minister Interactions with the Plantation Community
  • 6. Limited Leadership: Roles of Puerto Rican Labor Agents in the Plantation CommunityConclusion: Current Struggles against U.S. Colonialism and Empire
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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