Teaching 1898: America’s Imperial Legacy in Oceania
Aliʻiōlani Hale, 1913 Courtroom
Friday, September 6, 2024
6:00—8:00 PM (HST)
The recent convening and celebrations of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture in Hawaiʻi demonstrate the growing importance of Oceanic nations uniting to shape a future of mutual connection and collaboration.
We invite you to join a two-part civic education discussion—Teaching 1898: America’s Imperial Legacy in Oceania—bringing together esteemed educators to explore the historical context of America’s military and political expansion into Hawaiʻi, the Philippines, and island nations across the Pacific.
The panelists, drawing from their diverse backgrounds and professional expertise, will highlight the impacts and legacy of US Imperialism, share how they incorporate this history into their teachings, and express why civic education is crucial to building an informed, empowered, and united society.
This program will be live streamed by ʻŌiwi TV.
Mahalo to our program partners and cosponsors: Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition, The 1898 Project, Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, and Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.
Dr. Mary Therese Hattori, PhD (Moderator)
A CHamoru of Guåhan, Dr. Hattori is Director of the Pacific Islands Development Program at East-West Center, affiliate graduate faculty at University of Hawaiʻi: Mānoa and Chaminade University, community organizer, scholar, mentor, poet, tech-geek, and philanthropist. She also serves as a member of the Hawaiʻi State Board of Education.
Dr. Noenoe K. Silva, PhD
Noenoe K. Silva, from Kailua, Oʻahu, is professor of Hawaiian and Indigenous Politics in the Department of Political Science and cooperating faculty in Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, at University of Hawaiʻi: Mānoa.
Dr. Noah H. Dolim, PhD
Noah Hanohano Dolim is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Hawai‘i: Mānoa. He primarily focuses on 19th-century Hawai‘i, with emphasis on the histories, experiences, and lifeways of Kanaka ‘Ōiwi. Noah is from Kunia, O‘ahu and has ancestral ties to Puna, Hawai‘i.
Dr. Alexander Mawyer, PhD
Professor Alexander Mawyer is Director of the Center for Pacific Islands Studies and Acting Chair of the Department of Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawai’i: Mānoa. His recent research interests include language and space in Oceanic linguistics, biocultural indicators, conservation and sovereignty, and Indigenous stewardship and marine resource governance in the Pacific. He served as editor for The Contemporary Pacific: A Journal of Island Affairs from 2016 to 2021, sits on the Board of the University of Hawai’i Press, and is a member of the scientific committee of the Maison des sciences de l’Homme du Pacifique and The Rāhui Center, among other board memberships.
Dr. Dean I. Saranillio, PhD
Dean Itsuji Saranillio is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Hawaiʻi: Mānoa. He is from Kahului, Maui and is the author of Unsustainable Empire: Alternative Histories of Hawaiʻi Statehood (Duke University Press, 2018).