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A review by popthebutterfly
From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i by Haunani-Kay Trask
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Disclaimer: I received this book from my library. Support your local libraries! All opinions are my own.
Book: From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai’i
Author: Haunani-Kay Trask
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: Hawaiin MC and characters
Recommended For...: non-fiction readers, history readers, social justice readers, memoir readers
Publication Date: April 1, 1999
Genre: Non-Fiction Historical Memoir
Age Relevance: 15+ (racism, colonization, disease)
Explanation of Above: Racism and the colonization history of Hawaii is discussed and talked about in detail throughout the book. There are a couple of mentions of disease.
Publisher: Latitude 20
Pages: 272
Synopsis: Since its publication in 1993, From a Native Daughter, a provocative, well-reasoned attack against the rampant abuse of Native Hawaiian rights, institutional racism, and gender discrimination, has generated heated debates in Hawai'i and throughout the world. This 1999 revised work includes material that builds on issues and concerns raised in the first edition: Native Hawaiian student organizing at the University of Hawai'i; the master plan of the Native Hawaiian self-governing organization Ka Lahui Hawai'i and its platform on the four political arenas of sovereignty; the 1989 Hawai'i declaration of the Hawai'i ecumenical coalition on tourism; and a typology on racism and imperialism. Brief introductions to each of the previously published essays brings them up to date and situates them in the current Native Hawaiian rights discussion.
Review: I really liked this book overall. I loved that it read like a textbook, but it did so well with the personal history that it kept me entertained throughout the book. The book did really good to discuss the hurt colonization brings and there are multiple examples throughout the history of Hawaii that have been rewritten to paint colonizers in a good light, so I liked that this book was so brutally honest with the history and it didn’t sugarcoat anything. The book also mentioned the use of Christian schools to further keep native children away from their heritage, which I didn’t know happened. I knew that it happened to Canandian and mainland America indigenous persons, but I didn’t know that the practice was continued to the islands as well and that breaks my heart. The book was so informative and it did good to show how the continued colonization continues to hurt Hawaiian persons.
The only issue I had was that it felt a bit rushed in places. I’d love a longer text about the history of Hawaii by this author.
Verdict: I loved it so much! Definitely recommend it for your non-fiction reads.
Book: From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai’i
Author: Haunani-Kay Trask
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: Hawaiin MC and characters
Recommended For...: non-fiction readers, history readers, social justice readers, memoir readers
Publication Date: April 1, 1999
Genre: Non-Fiction Historical Memoir
Age Relevance: 15+ (racism, colonization, disease)
Explanation of Above: Racism and the colonization history of Hawaii is discussed and talked about in detail throughout the book. There are a couple of mentions of disease.
Publisher: Latitude 20
Pages: 272
Synopsis: Since its publication in 1993, From a Native Daughter, a provocative, well-reasoned attack against the rampant abuse of Native Hawaiian rights, institutional racism, and gender discrimination, has generated heated debates in Hawai'i and throughout the world. This 1999 revised work includes material that builds on issues and concerns raised in the first edition: Native Hawaiian student organizing at the University of Hawai'i; the master plan of the Native Hawaiian self-governing organization Ka Lahui Hawai'i and its platform on the four political arenas of sovereignty; the 1989 Hawai'i declaration of the Hawai'i ecumenical coalition on tourism; and a typology on racism and imperialism. Brief introductions to each of the previously published essays brings them up to date and situates them in the current Native Hawaiian rights discussion.
Review: I really liked this book overall. I loved that it read like a textbook, but it did so well with the personal history that it kept me entertained throughout the book. The book did really good to discuss the hurt colonization brings and there are multiple examples throughout the history of Hawaii that have been rewritten to paint colonizers in a good light, so I liked that this book was so brutally honest with the history and it didn’t sugarcoat anything. The book also mentioned the use of Christian schools to further keep native children away from their heritage, which I didn’t know happened. I knew that it happened to Canandian and mainland America indigenous persons, but I didn’t know that the practice was continued to the islands as well and that breaks my heart. The book was so informative and it did good to show how the continued colonization continues to hurt Hawaiian persons.
The only issue I had was that it felt a bit rushed in places. I’d love a longer text about the history of Hawaii by this author.
Verdict: I loved it so much! Definitely recommend it for your non-fiction reads.