Abstract
Islanders in the Empire: Filipino and Puerto Rican Laborers in Hawai’i, written by JoAnna Poblete
Highlights
In 1898 the United States annexed Hawai’i as a territory and acquired the colonies of the Philippines and Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans and Filipinos became, after some legal wrangling, “u.s. colonials” with the right to move to the United States including its colonies and territories
Islanders in the Empire focuses on Filipino and Puerto Rican labor migrants to Hawai’i, the latter understood correctly as a colony as well
Summary
JoAnna Poblete Islanders in the Empire: Filipino and Puerto Rican Laborers in Hawai’i. In 1898 the United States annexed Hawai’i as a territory and acquired the colonies of the Philippines and Puerto Rico. This created a new context for labor migration to the plantations in Hawai’i.
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