Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. A Note on the Text ix
5. Introduction: Speaking Truth to Power 1
6. Part I The Party of the People
7. Introduction 9
8. The Tateyamas of Waikamoi 13
9. 1 Plantation Society 20
10. “Pink Mink” 47
11. 2 A Democratic Revolution 53
12. Part II A Great Society at War
13. Introduction 83
14. “I See You Have Appointment with Vietcong” 91
15. 3 A Dove among Hawks 100
16. “You Must Be a Women’s Libber” 123
17. 4 A Feminist Legislator 130
18. Mauch Chunk 163
19. 5 A Pacific Environmentalist 168
20. Part III Oceans and Islands
21. Introduction 195
22. Violated 201
23. 6 A Progressive Political Vision 207
24. Back Home in Waipahu 233
25. 7 Practicing “We” Politics 237
26. Part IV A National Reckoning
27. Introduction 257
28. “Nobody around Here Is Interested” 261
29. 8 The Third Wave 270
30. Welfare Is a Women’s Issue 289
31. 9 Battling Poverty 297
32. “No, Where Are You Really From?” 321
33. 10 The Cost of Belonging 327
34. “Stay Safe, Patsy” 349
35. Epilogue: Ripples 355
36. Acknowledgments 361
37. Notes 367
38. Selected Bibliography 411
39. Index 419
40. About the Authors 439