Islanders in the empire : Filipino and Puerto Rican laborers in Hawai'i /

Islanders in the empire : Filipino and Puerto Rican laborers in Hawai'i / JoAnna Poblete.

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"In the early 1900s, workers from new U.S. colonies in the Philippines and Puerto Rico held unusual legal status. Denied citizenship, they nonetheless had the right to move freely in and out of U.S. jurisdiction. As a result, Filipinos and Puerto Ricans could seek jobs in the United States and...

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Main Author: Poblete, JoAnna, 1974-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2014.
Series:Asian American experience.
Subjects:
Migrant agricultural laborers > Hawaii > History.
Migrant agricultural laborers > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Migrant labor > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Puerto Ricans > Hawaii > History > 20th century.
Filipinos > Hawaii > History > 20th century.
Puerto Ricans > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 20th century.
Filipinos > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 20th century.
Labor mobility > United States > History > 20th century.

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