"Unfit for a Queen: Eugenics and Hawaiian Education in Territorial Hawaii" - Between 1907 and World War II, a number of eugenics initiatives were introduced in Hawaii. Learn more about how these measures helped assimilate Native Hawaiians and other non-whites to American norms while stabilizing control of the new oligarchy in the first decades of US occupation.
The discussion took place at the Kanaina Building at Iolani Palace on November 21, 2018.
Ilima Long is a doctoral student in the Political Science program at University of Hawaii at Manoa. She works at Native Hawaiian Student Services, where she builds programming to support the NHSS mission and prepare students to contribute to life-affirming and de-occupied future in Hawaii.
Na Moolelo Lecture Series:
The Na Moolelo Lecture Series is an opportunity for the public to learn from Hawaiian cultural experts, historians and other museum professionals who prompt discussion of Hawaiian history and culture as well as museum practices. The free series supports Iolani Palace’s mission to preserve and share Hawaii’s unique cultural and historical qualities with the community.