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Full-Text Articles in Micronesian Studies
Making Patriots Of Pupils: Colonial Education In Micronesia From 1944-1980, Julia Taylor
Making Patriots Of Pupils: Colonial Education In Micronesia From 1944-1980, Julia Taylor
The Forum: Journal of History
This article explores American colonial education in Micronesia from the final months of World War Two to the late 1970s. The primary research question concerns American usage of education to pursue political and military goals, and how this affected multiple dimensions of Indigenous life. Although the dominant narrative at the time blamed Indigenous people for difficulties in implementing American education, the Western values permeating the American consciousness significantly inhibited the possibility of success as Americans defined it. This article details American motivations and efforts to implement an educational system as part of a larger goal of “economic development” and analyzes …
Effects Of An Educational Intervention On Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates In Marshallese Mothers Residing In The U.S., Connor K. Otto
Effects Of An Educational Intervention On Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates In Marshallese Mothers Residing In The U.S., Connor K. Otto
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
Background: The largest population of Marshallese immigrants in the Contiguous U.S. resides in Northwest Arkansas. Despite adequate access to healthcare, the Marshallese face many health disparities, perhaps partly due to the language barrier they face in healthcare settings and education. Regarding breastfeeding rates, women in the Marshall Islands have a significantly higher rate of exclusive breastfeeding than in Marshallese women residing in the U.S. who face cultural barriers. Breastfeeding is positively correlated to many benefits for infants and is recommended exclusively for at least 6 months by pediatric policy organizations.
Objective: The purpose of this research is to examine breastfeeding …
Micronesia's Coming Of Age: The Mormon Role In Returning Micronesia To Self-Rule, Devan Jensen
Micronesia's Coming Of Age: The Mormon Role In Returning Micronesia To Self-Rule, Devan Jensen
Faculty Publications
Mormons, or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have a distinguished history of service in the U.S. government. During a forty-year period following World War II, Mormon politicians played vital roles in transitioning several islands in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from a quasi-colonial status into the self-governing Federated States of Micronesia. This article briefly traces the complicated transition through the public service of four key Mormon administrators: Elbert D. Thomas, John A. Carver Jr., Stewart L. Udall, and Morris K. Udall. They served respectively as first civilian high commissioner of the Trust Territory, …
Marta Rohatynskyj's Review Of Advertising Missionaries And Pacific Passages, Marta Rohatynskyj
Marta Rohatynskyj's Review Of Advertising Missionaries And Pacific Passages, Marta Rohatynskyj
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Nicholas J. Goetzfridt's Review Of Richard Feinberg's Seafaring In The Contemporary Pacific Islands: Studies In Continuity And Change, Nicholas J. Goetzfridt
Nicholas J. Goetzfridt's Review Of Richard Feinberg's Seafaring In The Contemporary Pacific Islands: Studies In Continuity And Change, Nicholas J. Goetzfridt
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Lin Poyer's Review Of David Hanlon's Remaking Micronesia: Discourses Over Development In A Pacific Territory, Lin Poyer
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Vol. 22 No. 1 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Vol. 22 No. 1 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …
Contributors: Vol 22 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Contributors: Vol 22 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Contributors list of Vol. 22 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue 1
Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Book Listing for the Vol 22, No 1 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal
Marcelous Akapito And Joakim Peter's Review Of Vicente M. Diaz's Sacred Vessels: Navigating Tradition And Identity In Micronesia, Marcelous Akapito, Joakim Peter
Marcelous Akapito And Joakim Peter's Review Of Vicente M. Diaz's Sacred Vessels: Navigating Tradition And Identity In Micronesia, Marcelous Akapito, Joakim Peter
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Distribution Of Spirit Possession And Trance In Micronesia, Jay D. Dobbin, Francis X. Hezel, S. J.
The Distribution Of Spirit Possession And Trance In Micronesia, Jay D. Dobbin, Francis X. Hezel, S. J.
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Linking Colonization And Decolonization: The Case Of Micronesia, Timothy J. Gaffaney
Linking Colonization And Decolonization: The Case Of Micronesia, Timothy J. Gaffaney
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Norman Meller's Review Of Gary Smith's Micronesia: Decolonization And Us Military Interests In The Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands, Norman Meller
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Domestication Of Catholicism On Tobi, Peter W. Black
The Domestication Of Catholicism On Tobi, Peter W. Black
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Pulapese Dance: Asserting Identity And Tradition In Modern Contexts, Juliana Flinn
Pulapese Dance: Asserting Identity And Tradition In Modern Contexts, Juliana Flinn
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Suicide In Micronesia And Samoa: A Critique Of Explanations, Donald H. Rubinstein
Suicide In Micronesia And Samoa: A Critique Of Explanations, Donald H. Rubinstein
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Hiro Kurashina's Review Of William N. Morgan's Prehistoric Architecture In Micronesia, Hiro Kurashina
Hiro Kurashina's Review Of William N. Morgan's Prehistoric Architecture In Micronesia, Hiro Kurashina
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Greg Gubler's Review Of Mark R. Peattie's Nan’Yo: The Rise And Fall Of The Japanese In Micronesia, 1885-1945, Greg Gubler
Greg Gubler's Review Of Mark R. Peattie's Nan’Yo: The Rise And Fall Of The Japanese In Micronesia, 1885-1945, Greg Gubler
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Suzanne Falgout's Review Of Martha C. Ward's Nest In The Wind: Adventures In Anthropology On A Tropical Island, Suzanne Falgout
Suzanne Falgout's Review Of Martha C. Ward's Nest In The Wind: Adventures In Anthropology On A Tropical Island, Suzanne Falgout
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Suicide In Micronesia: The 1920s And 1930s, David C. Purcell Jr.
Suicide In Micronesia: The 1920s And 1930s, David C. Purcell Jr.
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Donald H. Rubinstein's Review Of Catherine A. Lutz's Unnatural Emotions: Everyday Sentiments On A Micronesian Atoll And Their Challenge To Western Theory, Donald H. Rubinstein
Donald H. Rubinstein's Review Of Catherine A. Lutz's Unnatural Emotions: Everyday Sentiments On A Micronesian Atoll And Their Challenge To Western Theory, Donald H. Rubinstein
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Micronesia: Writing And Rewriting The Histories Of A Nonentity, David Hanlon
Micronesia: Writing And Rewriting The Histories Of A Nonentity, David Hanlon
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
William H. Alkire's Review Of Iwao Ushijima And Ken-Ichi Sudo's Cultural Uniformity And Diversity In Micronesia, William H. Alkire
William H. Alkire's Review Of Iwao Ushijima And Ken-Ichi Sudo's Cultural Uniformity And Diversity In Micronesia, William H. Alkire
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Elections, Compact, And Assassination In The Republic Of Palau, Donald R. Shuster
Elections, Compact, And Assassination In The Republic Of Palau, Donald R. Shuster
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Elections, Compact, And Assassination In The Republic Of Palau, Donald R. Shuster
Elections, Compact, And Assassination In The Republic Of Palau, Donald R. Shuster
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
U.S. Administration And Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency: A Comparison Of Guam And Select Areas Of Micronesia, Larry W. Mayo
U.S. Administration And Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency: A Comparison Of Guam And Select Areas Of Micronesia, Larry W. Mayo
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Renée Heyum's Review Of Louise Hanson And F. Allan Hanson's The Art Of Oceania: A Bibliography, Renée Heyum
Renée Heyum's Review Of Louise Hanson And F. Allan Hanson's The Art Of Oceania: A Bibliography, Renée Heyum
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Craig J. Severance's Review Of James G. Peoples's Island In Trust: Culture Change And Dependence In A Micronesian Economy, Craig J. Severance
Craig J. Severance's Review Of James G. Peoples's Island In Trust: Culture Change And Dependence In A Micronesian Economy, Craig J. Severance
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Glenn Petersen's Review Of Norman Meller's Constitutionalism In Micronesia & Ralph R. Premdas And Jeff S. Steeves's Decentralisation And Political Change In Melanesia, Glenn Petersen, Norman Meller
Glenn Petersen's Review Of Norman Meller's Constitutionalism In Micronesia & Ralph R. Premdas And Jeff S. Steeves's Decentralisation And Political Change In Melanesia, Glenn Petersen, Norman Meller
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Culture, Cash, And Christianity: The German Colonial Experience And The Case Of The Rhenish Mission In New Guinea, Klaus J. Bade
Culture, Cash, And Christianity: The German Colonial Experience And The Case Of The Rhenish Mission In New Guinea, Klaus J. Bade
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.