Video Link : http://video.pbs.org/video/1492985274#
This documentary video is fascinating story of Hawaiian people displaced and they nearly have no native Hawaiian population and cultulre.
Before European contact to Hawaii, they were more than half a millon pure Hawaiians in the island. However, after 50 years later, populations droped off. As American missionaries upheaval of the religious structure: moreover, sugarcane and pineapple farms took their land and warfare(WW2). It would be a predictable result of no more pure Hawaiian in 2044.
I listened this about one and half hours. I chooes this video because I Interested about Asian immigrant. This video affects me to think of extinction. Unfortunately, it reminds me Korea Independent from Japan long thims ago. If we didn't fight or lose, I would not be here, now. If I have a chance to join for Independent of Hawaii, I would like to advocate.
Vocabulary
Abdication : "Queen Lili'uokalani was eventually forced to sign
a decree of abdication."
Noun. the act or state of abdicating: renunciation.
e.g) It is a total abdication of leadership.
Cordon : " As hotels went up, they cordoned off the beaches"
Noun. A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers,
or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area.
e.g) Demonstratiors broke throught the police cordon.
4 comments:
First, i chose this topic because i saw the word Asian, i wanted to listened something about Asian.
Second, i listened the video and read Sydney's summary, this is really surprise, for me. I have some relatives live in Hawaii, and i've ever heard this from them before. Anyway, i think that every race has its own characteristics, and people are one of main element to show particular characteristics. Therefore, that pure Hawaiian population will be dropped gradually is really bad, in my opinion.
Thanks for sharing this video. It's so sad about the predictable result of no more pure Hawaiian in 2044. From your comment, I just learned that the history of Korea Independent from Japan long thims ago. It's great that people have their own country in the world.
Thanks for everybody to share my video.
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