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To Bury or To Excavate? Reflections on the Wartime Internment of Germans in Hawai‘i

Panel: 
Representations of Internment: Meta-Narratives and Historical Shadows
Abstract: 

This paper examines ethnic Germans’ memories of wartime internment in martial law Hawai`i, focusing on alternating cycles of repression, remembrance, and coming to terms with the past among a group of victims whose suffering has yet to be officially recognized.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Alan
Last Name: 
Rosenfeld
Institution: 
University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu