01:350:434 Lecture 6: 01:356:156 Lecture 6: draft three
3 Aug 2015
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Intermarriage in a diverse hawaiian society contributes to the harmonious coexistence amongst its different individuals. When individuals choose their identities, they usually choose according to their principles or their biological races. However, olson illustrates how in the hawaiian society that individuals can choose whatever identities they want because of intermarriage. Not only hama, his daughters also chose their own identities regardless of their parents" ancestries. Everything was his choice about going back to hawaii and marrying a woman who has mixed ancestry. As intermarriage gives individuals more choices about their true identities, it also makes healthy relationships among different racial groups. Make connection with choice of true identities put yoshino covering idea could perpetuate the stereotypes you want to eliminate (yoshino 557). Because of intermarriage, many different ethnic groups can help to reduce stereotypes. Put olson"s arguments that still stereotypes are never gone completely in hawaii.
