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		<title>Thesis Title &amp; Abstract</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hoʻomau: The perpetuation of Hawaiian Culture in Southern California
Research pertaining to diasporic Native Hawaiians living outside of Hawaiʻi is fairly sparse, particularly in the realm of cultural preservation and dissemination.  With almost the majority of Native Hawaiians living outside of the ancestral homeland, retaining and perpetuating cultural practices becomes increasingly important.  By using a framework [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lessalibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=5007827&post=184&subd=lessalibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lessalibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/thesis-title-abstract/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 11 &#8211; 3pm &#38; 7pm: Halau Keali&#8217;i O Nalani Annual Polynesian Dance Production&#8217;s Annual Ho&#8217;ike

El Camino College: 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance
$15

July 18 &#38; 19 &#8211; 10am-6pm: HICCSC&#8217;s Ho&#8217;olaule&#8217;a @ Alondra Park in Lawndale

http://hiccsc.org/
The largest Ho&#8217;olaule&#8217;a on the Continent!
Free

July 18 &#8211; 2pm &#38; 7pm: Aloha Falsetto Festival

Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center &#8211; 1935 Manhattan Beach [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lessalibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=5007827&post=181&subd=lessalibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>continent vs. mainland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i just found this draft that i never posted&#8230;
so in my thesis, i regularly used mainland Hawaiians to act as the name of those Hawaiians who live in the continental United States.  I used the term mainland becuase this is how I&#8217;ve heard these Hawaiians described by Locals and mainland Hawaiians themelves.  It wasn&#8217;t until [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lessalibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=5007827&post=173&subd=lessalibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lessalibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/continent-vs-mainland/</link>
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		<title>My thesis in Wordle</title>
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		<link>http://lessalibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/my-thesis-in-wordle/</link>
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		<title>Pacific Eye Radio Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the Pacific Eye Radio Show which has its debut this Thursday!

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		<link>http://lessalibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/pacific-eye-radio-show/</link>
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		<title>Kānaka Maoli Scholars Against Desecration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kānaka Maoli Scholars Against Desecration
Second Statement on Naue, March 24, 2009
As Kānaka Maoli scholars we write to follow-up on our statement from
September 13, 2008 publicly condemning the state-sponsored desecration of
a Native Hawaiian burial site at Wainiha, Kaua`i resulting from the
construction of a new home at Naue Point by California real estate
developer Joseph Brescia.  Both the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lessalibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=5007827&post=170&subd=lessalibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lessalibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/kanaka-maoli-scholars-against-desecration/</link>
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		<title>UCLA Symposium: Unlearning the &#8220;American Pacific&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Islander Studies Collective at UCLA
invites you to
Unlearning the &#8220;American Pacific&#8221;: A Symposium on Anti-Colonial Pedagogies
Keynote speakers:
Professor Maenette Benham, Dean of the School of Hawaiian Knowledge
at the University of Hawai&#8217;i at Manoa, and
Professor Vicente M. Diaz, Director of Asian/Pacific Islander
American Studies at the University of Michigan.
2nd Floor Lounge, Ackerman Student Union, UCLA
Friday, April 10, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lessalibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=5007827&post=166&subd=lessalibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lessalibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/ucla-symposium-unlearning-the-american-pacific/</link>
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		<title>Resources for Learning to Speak Hawaiian</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new blog/site that I&#8217;ve created to fulfill my final project for multilingual libraries.  If anyone has any suggestions on resources that are good but missing, let me know!
http://mahele.wordpress.com
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		<link>http://lessalibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/resources-for-learning-to-speak-hawaiian/</link>
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		<title>Hawaiians and Hawaiian Culture on Sesame Street</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This episode of Sesame Street (#1094) is a little too old to be included in my critique of Hawaiians in Mainstream Media, but its still fun to watch none the less.
The Amazing Nona Beamer Counts to &#8216;Umi

Keola Beamer Dancing Hula

Bilingual Three Blind Mice

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		<link>http://lessalibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/hawaiians-and-hawaiian-culture-on-sesame-street/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Classes and Events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[City of Torrance Spring Schedules (includes Polynesian Dance classes in 3 levels)
Kalani Islander Reunion Practice: Every 3rd Saturday of Each Month at Kaulana Ka Hale Kula &#8216;O Na Pua &#8216;O Ka &#8216;Aina Halau.  The Kalani Islanders were formed in the 1970s in Carson, CA, under the direction of Moana Chang.  They are currently planning a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lessalibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=5007827&post=152&subd=lessalibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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