Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (5) - Delaney Tax - Maria Zesbaugh - Ashley Montrezza

Hawaii served as a staging area for the US military during the Vietnam War, but less is known about the practices of war making that took place on the islands during this time.

The so called "collaborative effort" between the military and civilian communities would accelerate massive construction projects as a means to capitalize on tourism.

Annexation hastened the construction of military bases throughout O'ahu, fortifying an island "ring of steel" that would secure the demands of sugar production.

Statehood was more than just an event; it was an ideological project of the US to preserve empire in the name of freedom, a freedom with violence.

Hawaii's gifts worked to sustain the colonial fantasy that the United States always has worked to bring "native" culture to newly constituted society.

The occurrences in Hawaii and its trajectory in Vietnam highlighted an affinity of liberalism and war, "paradise" and "genocide".