HIUS 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter Article Notes: Tet Offensive, Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement
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Hawai"i statehood and us empire (1088) hawaii key to security of the pacific: pacific basin: hawaii central commend for defensive line connecting marianas, philippines, ""extension of our aloha": many participated (1094) operation helping hand. "villagers" becoming friendly when receiving supplies: showed positive efforts of hawaii and legitimized us as nonviolent and benevolent empire. Innocent eye: gendered and domesticating gaze that obscures violence (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1004)96(cid:895) " (cid:373)ade a ra(cid:272)ialized war of aggressio(cid:374) agai(cid:374)st the viet(cid:374)a(cid:373)ese see(cid:373) a(cid:374) i(cid:373)possi(cid:271)le reality to hawaii"s citizens" Image of war as peaceful and humanitarian, and hawaii as rest site, while war was waging in. Vietnam and soldiers were being trained in hawaii. Offensive: anti-war movement outcry after news was found out over a year later, resulting in public outcry and investigation by government, questioning if race was a factor, questioning military training (1101) punishment of "lone perpetrator, hawaii"s role obscured.
