Islanders in the empire : Filipino and Puerto Rican laborers in Hawai'i /
"In the early 1900s, workers from new U.S. colonies in the Philippines and Puerto Rico held unusual legal status. Denied citizenship, they nonetheless had the right to move freely in and out of U.S. jurisdiction. As a result, Filipinos and Puerto Ricans could seek jobs in the United States and...
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Main Author: | Poblete, JoAnna, 1974- |
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
2014.
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Series: | Asian American experience.
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT CONNECT |
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