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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This anthology serves as a cornerstone of indigenous anthropological research, reclaiming Pasifika identity not just for the youth of today, but for those of future generations."
* New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies *
"In a field of literature currently so lacking, this book adds valuable nuance and complexity, demonstrating the desire and practices of Pacific and Pasifika youth to positively connect to and represent their cultures."
* Pacific Affairs *
"There are significant highlights to [this] volume. Not least, the number of Pacific and Pasifika authors, whose voices are not always centred in Pacific texts...In a field of literature currently so lacking, this book adds valuable nuance and complexity, demonstrating the desire and practices of Pacific and Pasifika youth to positively connect to and represent their cultures."
* Pacific Affairs *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Reppin', Island Style
Keith L. Camacho
PART I. Governance, Law, and Education
CHAPTER 1. Koti Rangatahi: Whanaungatanga Justice and the "Magnificence of the Connectedness"
Stella Black, Jacquie Kidd, and Katey Thom
CHAPTER 2. "Raise Your Pen": A Critical Race Essay on Truth and Justice
Kepa Okusitino Maumau, Moana 'Ule'Ave-Hafoka, and Lea Lani Kinikini
CHAPTER 3. Pasifika Lens: An Analysis of Samoan Student Experiences in Australian High Schools
Vaoiva Ponton
PART II. Popular Culture, Social Media, and Hip Hop
CHAPTER 4. Screen Sovereignty: Urban Youth and Community Media in Vanuatu
Thomas Fick and Sarah Doyle
CHAPTER 5. "Holla mai! Tongan 4 life!": Transnational Citizenship, Youth Style, and Mediated Interaction through Online Social Networking Communities
Mary K. good
CHAPTER 6. Making Waves: Marshallese Youth Culture, "Minor Songs," and Major Challenges
Jessica A. Schwartz
PART III. Indigenous Masculinities
CHAPTER 7. Kanaka Waikiki: The Stonewall Gang and Beachboys of O'ahu, 1916-1954
Alika Bourgette
CHAPTER 8."Still feeling it": Addressing the Unresolved Grief among the Samoan Bloods of Aotearoa New Zealand
Moses Ma'alo Faleolo
CHAPTER 9. Faikava: A Philosophy of Diasporic Tongan Youth, Hip Hop, and Urban Kava Circles
Arcia Tecun, Edmond Fehoko, and 'Inoke Hafoka
CHAPTER 10. The "Young Kings of Kalihi": Boys and Bikes in Hawai'i's Urban Ahupua'a
Damiliza Saramosing
Contributors
Index