In this cartoon from 1899, we see how empire can be defined through unequal relationships between the colonizers and the colonized. Uncle Sam “holds up” barbaric-looking figures representing conquered territories: “Porto” Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, and the Ladrone Islands (Guam).
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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.
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