Hawai‘i Annexation – 40.01.002.IMG_WORG.MarinesAtHIAnnexation.1898.PD
US Marines were present at the Hawaiian annexation ceremonies on August 12, 1898. The annexation had strategic military and economic purposes.
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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