A Shoal of Sperm Whale off the Island of Hawai‘i – 40.01.003.IMG_WORG.ShoalOfSpermWhale.1833.PD
An 1833 painting of whale hunting off the coast of Hawai‘i. Such labor was often done by Asians and Native Hawaiians.
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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