Description
Book SynopsisThe 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, and explores the expanding boundaries of Latinx migration beyond the western hemisphere and into Oceania.
Trade Review"Guevarra situates Hawaiʻi 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. Sánchez * 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 *
Table of ContentsPreface
Note on Terminology and Accessibility
Introduction: The Deportation of Andres Magaña Ortiz
1 Vaqueros and Paniolos
2 Boricua Hawaiiana
3 Working Maui Pine
4 “Wetbacks” in Racial Paradise?
5 Mixed Race Identity, Localized Latinxs, and a Pacific Latinidad
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
