Filipinos in Hawai'i

Nearly one in four persons in Hawai'i is of Filipino heritage. Representing one-fifth of the state's workforce, Filipinos have been in Hawai'i for more than a century, turning the rough and raw materials of sugar and pineapple into billion-dollar commodities. This book traces a history from 1946--the last year that sakadas (plantation workers) were imported from the Philippines--to the centennial year of their settlement in Hawai'i. Filipinos are central to much that has been built and cherished in the state, including the agricultural industry, tourism, military presence, labor movements, community activism, politics, education, entertainment, and sports.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Published: 11/07/2011
ISBN: 9781531650278
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d