"From hip-hop artists in the Marshall Islands to innovative multimedia producers in Vanuatu to racial justice writers in Utah, Pacific Islander youth are using radical expression to transform their communities. Exploring multiple perspectives about Pacific Islander youth cultures in such locations as Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Hawai'i, and Tonga, this cross-disciplinary volume foregrounds social justice methodologies and programs that confront the ongoing legacies of colonization, incarceration, and militarization. The ten essays in this collection also highlight the ways in which youth across Oceania and the diaspora have embraced digital technologies to communicate across national boundaries, mobilize sites of political resistance, and remix popular media. By centering Indigenous peoples' creativity and self-determination, Reppin' vividly illuminates the dynamic power of Pacific Islander youth to reshape the present and future of settler cities and other urban spaces in Oceania and beyond"--
From hip-hop artists in the Marshall Islands to innovative multimedia producers in Vanuatu to racial justice writers in Utah, Pacific Islander youth are using radical expression to transform their communities. Exploring multiple perspectives about Pacific Islander youth cultures in such locations as Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Hawai‘i, and Tonga, this cross-disciplinary volume foregrounds social justice methodologies and programs that confront the ongoing legacies of colonization, incarceration, and militarization. The ten essays in this collection also highlight the ways in which youth throughout Oceania and the diaspora have embraced digital technologies to communicate across national boundaries, mobilize sites of political resistance, and remix popular media. By centering Indigenous peoples’ creativity and self-determination, Reppin’ vividly illuminates the dynamic power of Pacific Islander youth to reshape the present and future of settler cities and other urban spaces in Oceania and beyond.
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"This anthology serves as a cornerstone of indigenous anthropological research, reclaiming Pasifika identity not just for the youth of today, but for those of future generations."
(New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies) "In a field of literature currently so lacking, this book adds valuable nuance and complexity, demonstrating the desire and practices of Pacific and Pasifika youth to positively connect to and represent their cultures."
(Pacific Affairs) "There are significant highlights to [ this] volume. Not least, the number of Pacific and Pasifika authors, whose voices are not always centred in Pacific texts...In a field of literature currently so lacking, this book adds valuable nuance and complexity, demonstrating the desire and practices of Pacific and Pasifika youth to positively connect to and represent their cultures."
(Pacific Affairs) "The book is a worthwhile one and recommended for anyone who wishes to have a fresh view of youth culture in the Pacific."
(Journal of New Zealand and Pacific Studies)
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Explores the critical insights and creative energies of Pacific Islander youth
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| Introduction: Reppin', Island Style |
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PART I GOVERNANCE, LAW, AND EDUCATION |
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Chapter 1 Koti Rangatahi: Whanaungatanga Justice And The "Magnificence Of The Connectedness" |
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Chapter 2 "Raise Your Pen": A Critical Race Essay On Truth And Justice |
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Chapter 3 Pasifika Lens: An Analysis Of Samoan Student Experiences In Australian High Schools |
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PART II POPULAR CULTURE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND HIP HOP |
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Chapter 4 Screen Sovereignty: Urban Youth And Community Media In Vanuatu |
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Chapter 5 "Holla Mai! Tongan 4 Life!": Transnational Citizenship, Youth Style, And Mediated Interaction Through Online Social Networking Communities |
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Chapter 6 Making Waves: Marshallese Youth Culture, "Minor Songs," And Major Challenges |
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PART III INDIGENOUS MASCULINITIES |
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Chapter 7 Kanaka Waikiki: The Stonewall Gang And Beachboys Of O'Ahu, 1916--1954 |
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Chapter 8 "Still Feeling It": Addressing The Unresolved Grief Among The Samoan Bloods Of Aotearoa New Zealand |
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Chapter 9 Faikava: A Philosophy Of Diasporic Tongan Youth, Hip Hop, And Urban Kava Circles |
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Chapter 10 The "Young Kings Of Kalihi": Boys And Bikes In Hawai'is Urban Ahupua'a |
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| Contributors |
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Keith L. Camacho is professor of Asian American studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Sacred Men: Law, Torture, and Retribution in Guam. The other contributors are: Stella Black, Alika Bourgette, Thomas Dick, Sarah Doyle, Moses Ma'alo Faleolo, Edmond Fehoko, Mary K. Good, 'Inoke Hafoka, Jacquie Kidd, Lea Lani Kinikini, Kepa kusitino Maumau, Vaoiva Ponton, Demiliza Saramosing, Jessica A. Schwartz, Arcia Tecun, Katey Thom, and Moana 'Ulu'ave-Hafoka.
