Title

Americanizing the Teachers: Identity, Citizenship, and the Teaching Corps in Hawaii, 1900--1941

Abstract

During the territorial period, elites and administrators in Hawai'i sought to Americanize their multiracial teaching force. This article argues that administrators applied cultural, legal, and linguistic filters to weigh teachers' potential to Americanize their students. Teachers' responses challenged elite notions of American identity and the role of education in a democracy.

Department(s)

History

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.2307/westhistquar.45.2.0147

Publication Date

2014

Journal Title

Western Historical Quarterly

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