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‘Aloha to Volunteers’ – photograph of the 442nd Infantry Regiment in Iolani Palace, Hawaii
This is a black and white photograph with unknown original size details. It is believed that the photograph was taken by a member of the U.S Army Signal Corps or U.S Navy. It shows a large combat group gathered at the Ionlani Palace, previously a…
‘Certified Proof’
This source is of American dollar bills issued in Hawai’i in 1901. This is significant as it is three years after Hawai’i was annexed by the United States in 1898, and shows that America was already beginning to exert their control and influence over…
‘Charlie Chan’s Secret’
This source is a film produced in 1936 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. It tells the story of a Hawaiian detective of Chinese-American descent. The film is one of a series and this particular film sees the character solving the murder of a…
‘The Indian boarding school- Sherman Institute’ Post Card
This post card displays a hand colored drawing of the entrance to the Sherman Institute, with its institution named in red in the top left hand corner. It was an off- reservation Indian boarding school built in the mission revival architectural style…
‘The Longest Walk’ 1978 Poster
This poster displays a lady alone on a desert landscape and promotes ‘The Longest Walk’ protest which occurred during the 20th century. The picture used on the poster acts as a symbol for the forced removal of Native American Indians from their home…
"Hawaii: 49th State" brochure c.1946
This "Hawaii: 49th State” brochure was compiled by the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii in 1946. It shows student support for Hawaiian statehood and features reasons for statehood from University of Hawaii students and staff as well as…
"We’re hoping to become Americans too”
This is an image in a newspaper of a group of Japanese people who were seeking American citizenship by entering Hawai’i. This was the hope of many Asian individuals who were seeking citizenship into the United States, even if the likelihood is that…
“Here we are again!”
This newspaper cartoon negatively portrays the Hawaiian home rule party. It places the leader of the party, Robert William Wilcox (identified by his moustache) at the center of the illustration, carrying ‘anti-Dole’ papers. In the background, other…
“Modoc Chief” Fort Bidwell Boarding School October issue.
The below source is a page from a wider publication demonstrating the execution of Native American education at the Fort Bidwell Boarding School, California. Surrounded by four colored leaves, in hand writing the source states that ‘The Good American…
“To All Persons of Japanese Ancestry”
This is a poster that details the mandatory evacuation to any Japanese people living within a section of the City of San Francisco. It states that the instructions stated on the poster apply to both alien and non-alien people of Japanese ancestry,…