HAWAI‘I AND THE U.S. PACIFIC EMPIRE

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

This course examines Hawai‘i’s role in shaping the U.S. Pacific empire. Students analyze how Native Hawaiians, Asian settlers, and diaspora communities navigated and resisted imperialism. Drawing on historical records, films, cultural artifacts, and secondary scholarship, students develop evidence-based writing skills to explore the intersections of empire, identity, and resistance.