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652Boricua HawaiianaI am a poor Hawaiian from the Hawaiian IslandsAnd the pride that befalls me is being a son of Borinquen.— Tanilaus DiasIn December 1985, the Puerto Rican Heritage Society of Hawaiʻi (PRHSH) made a pilgrimage to the island of Puerto Rico. Among those who attended were the late Blase Camacho Souza, one of the cofounders of the organization. They were part of a delegation who worked with officials in the Township of Guánica, Puerto Rico, to erect the Guánica Monument, which was unveiled on December  23, 1985. This monument paid tribute to the first Puerto Rican migrants who left their homeland to embark on a journey to Hawaiʻi in 1900.1Reflecting on her return to Puerto Rico to reestablish ties with the patria (moth-erland), Camacho Souza recalled, “What I had realized is that not only we, locally, didn’t know much about Puerto Ricans here [Puerto Rico], Puerto Rico didn’t know much about Puerto Ricans here [Hawaiʻi]. They felt like there was a puka (hole) in their history, and only of late is this story coming together.”2Their visit made as much of an impact in Puerto Rico as in Hawaiʻi. For exam-ple, local Puerto Rican newspapers reported the interest that Camacho Souza and the PRHSH garnered among the audience, who were learning about the Puerto Ricans of Hawaiʻi for the first time.3 This trip held great significance in that it was the first formal visit the descendants from the first group of Puerto Ricans who migrated to Hawaiʻi between 1900 and 1901 made in order to rees-tablish ties with the motherland, Borikén.4
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652Boricua HawaiianaI am a poor Hawaiian from the Hawaiian IslandsAnd the pride that befalls me is being a son of Borinquen.— Tanilaus DiasIn December 1985, the Puerto Rican Heritage Society of Hawaiʻi (PRHSH) made a pilgrimage to the island of Puerto Rico. Among those who attended were the late Blase Camacho Souza, one of the cofounders of the organization. They were part of a delegation who worked with officials in the Township of Guánica, Puerto Rico, to erect the Guánica Monument, which was unveiled on December  23, 1985. This monument paid tribute to the first Puerto Rican migrants who left their homeland to embark on a journey to Hawaiʻi in 1900.1Reflecting on her return to Puerto Rico to reestablish ties with the patria (moth-erland), Camacho Souza recalled, “What I had realized is that not only we, locally, didn’t know much about Puerto Ricans here [Puerto Rico], Puerto Rico didn’t know much about Puerto Ricans here [Hawaiʻi]. They felt like there was a puka (hole) in their history, and only of late is this story coming together.”2Their visit made as much of an impact in Puerto Rico as in Hawaiʻi. For exam-ple, local Puerto Rican newspapers reported the interest that Camacho Souza and the PRHSH garnered among the audience, who were learning about the Puerto Ricans of Hawaiʻi for the first time.3 This trip held great significance in that it was the first formal visit the descendants from the first group of Puerto Ricans who migrated to Hawaiʻi between 1900 and 1901 made in order to rees-tablish ties with the motherland, Borikén.4
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Note on Terminology and Accessibility xiii
  5. Introduction: The Deportation of Andres Magaña Ortiz 1
  6. 1. Vaqueros and Paniolos 26
  7. 2. Boricua Hawaiiana 65
  8. 3. Working Maui Pine 102
  9. 4. “Wetbacks” in Racial Paradise? 138
  10. 5. Mixed Race Identity, Localized Latinxs, and a Pacific Latinidad 183
  11. Epilogue 217
  12. Acknowledgments 229
  13. Notes 235
  14. Selected Bibliography 301
  15. Index 305
  16. About the Author 317
  17. Available titles in the Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States series 319
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Note on Terminology and Accessibility xiii
  5. Introduction: The Deportation of Andres Magaña Ortiz 1
  6. 1. Vaqueros and Paniolos 26
  7. 2. Boricua Hawaiiana 65
  8. 3. Working Maui Pine 102
  9. 4. “Wetbacks” in Racial Paradise? 138
  10. 5. Mixed Race Identity, Localized Latinxs, and a Pacific Latinidad 183
  11. Epilogue 217
  12. Acknowledgments 229
  13. Notes 235
  14. Selected Bibliography 301
  15. Index 305
  16. About the Author 317
  17. Available titles in the Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States series 319
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