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Explores the critical insights and creative energies of Pacific Islander youth

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Reppin', Island Style

Keith L. Camacho

PART I. Governance, Law, and Education

CHAPTER 1. Koti Rangatahi: Whanaungatanga Justice and the "Magnificence of the Connectedness"

Stella Black, Jacquie Kidd, and Katey Thom

CHAPTER 2. "Raise Your Pen": A Critical Race Essay on Truth and Justice

Kepa Okusitino Maumau, Moana 'Ule'Ave-Hafoka, and Lea Lani Kinikini

CHAPTER 3. Pasifika Lens: An Analysis of Samoan Student Experiences in Australian High Schools

Vaoiva Ponton

PART II. Popular Culture, Social Media, and Hip Hop

CHAPTER 4. Screen Sovereignty: Urban Youth and Community Media in Vanuatu

Thomas Fick and Sarah Doyle

CHAPTER 5. "Holla mai! Tongan 4 life!": Transnational Citizenship, Youth Style, and Mediated Interaction through Online Social Networking Communities

Mary K. good

CHAPTER 6. Making Waves: Marshallese Youth Culture, "Minor Songs," and Major Challenges

Jessica A. Schwartz

PART III. Indigenous Masculinities

CHAPTER 7. Kanaka Waikiki: The Stonewall Gang and Beachboys of O'ahu, 1916-1954

Alika Bourgette

CHAPTER 8."Still feeling it": Addressing the Unresolved Grief among the Samoan Bloods of Aotearoa New Zealand

Moses Ma'alo Faleolo

CHAPTER 9. Faikava: A Philosophy of Diasporic Tongan Youth, Hip Hop, and Urban Kava Circles

Arcia Tecun, Edmond Fehoko, and 'Inoke Hafoka

CHAPTER 10. The "Young Kings of Kalihi": Boys and Bikes in Hawai'i's Urban Ahupua'a

Damiliza Saramosing

Contributors

Index

About the Author

Keith L. Camacho is professor of Asian American studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Sacred Men: Law, Torture, and Retribution in Guam. The other contributors are: Stella Black, Alika Bourgette, Thomas Dick, Sarah Doyle, Moses Ma'alo Faleolo, Edmond Fehoko, Mary K. Good, 'Inoke Hafoka, Jacquie Kidd, Lea Lani Kinikini, Kepa ʻŌkusitino Maumau, Vaoiva Ponton, Demiliza Saramosing, Jessica A. Schwartz, Arcia Tecun, Katey Thom, and Moana 'Ulu'ave-Hafoka.

Reviews

"This anthology serves as a cornerstone of indigenous anthropological research, reclaiming Pasifika identity not just for the youth of today, but for those of future generations." (New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies) "In a field of literature currently so lacking, this book adds valuable nuance and complexity, demonstrating the desire and practices of Pacific and Pasifika youth to positively connect to and represent their cultures." (Pacific Affairs) "There are significant highlights to [this] volume. Not least, the number of Pacific and Pasifika authors, whose voices are not always centred in Pacific texts...In a field of literature currently so lacking, this book adds valuable nuance and complexity, demonstrating the desire and practices of Pacific and Pasifika youth to positively connect to and represent their cultures." (Pacific Affairs) "The book is a worthwhile one and recommended for anyone who wishes to have a fresh view of youth culture in the Pacific." (Journal of New Zealand and Pacific Studies)