Native Hawaiians And Asian Immigrants - 1964 Words

In Hawaii, in the 1940’s, Caucasians, or haoles as they were commonly referred to, unfairly targeted Native Hawaiians and Asians by giving them significantly lower wages. This treatment, along with other social, economic, and political issues, created the negative atmosphere that led to 1949 Dock Strike. On the one side of this conflict were the haole- controlled companies known as the â€Å"Big Five† : on the other side were the longshoreman workers made up mostly of Native Hawaiians and Asian Immigrants. Although Native Hawaiians and Asian Immigrants struggled for decades against the Big Five, it was the Dock Strike of 1949 and the help of the ILWU (International Longshoremen s and Warehouse Union), and its Regional Director, Jack Hall,†¦show more content†¦Stainback/ Densho Encyclopedia, encycolpedia.densho.org/ingram%20M,%20 Stainback/.) Card 1. Another example of people against the strikers is a group of women called the â€Å"Broom Brigade†. The B room Brigade was a group of women who did picket strike marches against the dock strikers. (Global Nonviolent Action Database. Global Nonviolent Action Database. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sep. 2017.) Card 2. Haoles thought strikers didn’t fully understand how they were affecting Hawaii socially. The photo shows the sheer amount of dock workers that didn’t appreciate the Big Five, during the 1948 Labor Day Parade. (â€Å"Honolulu Star- Bulletin Local News†. N.p., n.d. Web. 01. Sep. 2017) Card 2. The author of this source was unknown, but it is clear that this source was meant to only report what was happening. It was written during the 1949 Dock Strike reporting a Broom Picket Strike. This source was written to tell us the main daily news and to report important events in Hawaii. This source had an informal tone, meant to only convey the message and its meaning. The subject of topic was to only report specific events in the newspaper. The economical aspects of the doc k strike were a key conflict and compromise of the Dock Strike. The first day of the dock strike was May 1, 1949 and the official ending of the Dock Strike was October 23, 1949 (Global Nonviolent Action Database. Global Nonviolent Action Database. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sep. 2017. Card 3). The dock strike was aShow MoreRelatedThe Chinese Immigration Into Hawaii1277 Words   |  6 PagesLess than ten percent of Hawaii’s population is true, native, pureblooded Hawaiian. The influx of immigrants came as an reaction to find work for the sugar fields. The Chinese immigration into Hawaii began in the latter part of the eighteenth century. They were the first wave of immigrants to arrive on the islands, followed by Japanese, Portuguese, Filipinos, and Koreans. It has been noted in history, as far back as Captain Cook’s arrival in 1778, that Chinese presence began to occur. 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