Americanizing the Teachers: Identity, Citizenship, and the Teaching Corps in Hawai'i, 1900–1941. Issue 2 (May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Morgan, Michelle
• Is Part Of: Western historical quarterly. Volume 45:Issue 2(2014)
• Page Start: 147
• Page End: 167
• Publication Date: 2014-05
• Subjects: West (U.S.) -- History -- Periodicals; United States, West; Histoire; Amérique du Nord (Ouest); Electronic journals; History; Periodicals; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 978.005
• DOI: 10.2307/westhistquar.45.2.0147
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1939-8603

Abstract

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.