I know, according to Hawaii's thinking, I'm not supposed to have an opinion about things Hawaiian, but I must point out, as one not indoctrinated in one school of thought or the other, but having some historical knowledge of the effects of oppression, I can't help but wonder if the Akaka bill will facilitate the further oppression and exclusion of those "looking" Hawaiian, as well as, being Hawaiian in name and identity.
I wonder if people like Sen. Akaka with "Hawaiian ancestry", will reap the benefits, being able to move in two or more worlds, so to speak, being of "Hawaiian ancestry"; and being Chinese, or any other ethnic or racial identification, and being able to designate themselves as either, or. Some even have Anglo names, as well as, Japanese, Filipino, Italian and so forth. Some look like these other races and ethnicities.
I wonder if the Akaka bill will only allow those who have already attained some degree of assimilation, further their mobility and prosperity. What seems not to have made it's way into the Aloha discussion in Hawaii, is colorism and its discriminatory affects. Will the Hawaiian, Hawaiians of Hawaiian ancestry be further oppressed, overlooked, cheated and ripped-off ?
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ReplyDelete"ANDREW BOLT was found guilty of violating the law in a column criticizing WHITE-looking people with part ABORIGINAL heritage who claimed grants and scholarships meant for BLACKS."
ReplyDelete"Thanks to political correctness, the definition of Aboriginal has become very fluid. Regardless of skin color or looks, a person only needs to have an Aboriginal somewhere in their ancestry to claim Aboriginality."
“SHIMABUKURO said she worries that the current initiative could be subject to lawsuits – as an earlier one was in the 90s if the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT doesn’t act soon. ‘Then that’ll allow (NATIVE HAWAIIANS) to go forward because right now they are vulnerable, because someone who wasn’t allowed to sign the roll could say, “Hey, this is discrimination’”
ReplyDeleteCould that leave out any 'HAWAIIAN" that doesn't agree with this attempt?
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