Kalaupapa: A Collective Memory

by Anwei Skinsnes Law

Book Overview

Between 1866 and 1969, an estimated 8,000 individuals--at least 90 percent of whom were Native Hawaiians--were sent to Molokai's remote Kalaupapa peninsula because they were believed to have leprosy. Unwilling to accept the loss of their families, homes, and citizenship, these individuals ensured they would be accorded their rightful place in history. They left a powerful testimony of their lives in the form of letters, petitions, music, memoirs,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824836367
• ISBN13: 9780824836368
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Latitude 20
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.4" x 9.4"