essay
Time of famine, time of transformation: hell in the Pacific, Palau
pacific theater : island representations of world war ii • Honolulu • Published In 1989 • Pages: 117-147
By: Nero, Karen L..
Abstract
This article examines some of the important changes that occurred in Balauan culture and society in the context of foreign occupation and war-caused famines. It shows that the Balauans regained their sense of national worth when the Japanese, who treated them as second-class citizens in their own land, lost to the Americans during WWII. This regained identity was reflected in stories which tell how the Belauans survived war-caused famines by sharing food and taking care of each other, while defeated Japanese soldiers presumably continued to prove their 'inhumanity' by stealing and killing for food.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Micronesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field Date
- 1979-1989
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1989
- Coverage Place
- Republic of Belau
- Notes
- Karen L. Nero
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-147)
- LCCN
- 89004862
- LCSH
- Palauans