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Jacked Up and Unjust: Pacific Islander Teens Confront Violent Legacies
Katherine Irwin
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Description for Jacked Up and Unjust: Pacific Islander Teens Confront Violent Legacies
Paperback. In the context of two hundred years of American colonial control in the Pacific, the authors shed light on the experiences of today's inner city and rural girls and boys in Hawaii who face racism, sexism, poverty, and political neglect. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 Tables. BIC Classification: JKVQ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
In the context of two hundred years of American colonial control in the Pacific, Katherine Irwin and Karen Umemoto shed light on the experiences of today's inner city and rural girls and boys in Hawai'i who face racism, sexism, poverty, and political neglect. Basing their book on nine years of ethnographic research, the authors highlight how legacies of injustice endure, prompting teens to fight for dignity and the chance to thrive in America, a nation that the youth describe as inherently jacked up -rigged-and unjust. While the story begins with the youth battling multiple contingencies, it ends ... Read more
In the context of two hundred years of American colonial control in the Pacific, Katherine Irwin and Karen Umemoto shed light on the experiences of today's inner city and rural girls and boys in Hawai'i who face racism, sexism, poverty, and political neglect. Basing their book on nine years of ethnographic research, the authors highlight how legacies of injustice endure, prompting teens to fight for dignity and the chance to thrive in America, a nation that the youth describe as inherently jacked up -rigged-and unjust. While the story begins with the youth battling multiple contingencies, it ends ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520283039
SKU
V9780520283039
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About Katherine Irwin
Katherine Irwin is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa. She is the coauthor with Meda Chesney-Lind of Beyond Bad Girls: Gender, Violence, and Hype. Karen Umemoto is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa. She is the author of The Truce: Lessons from an L.A. Gang War.
Reviews for Jacked Up and Unjust: Pacific Islander Teens Confront Violent Legacies
Irwin and Umemoto skillfully emphasize how racial inequalities have developed in a context that supports the oppression of persons of color... The book is based on extensive ethnographic research, and Irwin and Umemoto approached it in an innovative way, defining themselves as supportive adults rather than as shadowing or participating in the youths' lives. Journal of Children and Poverty ... Read more