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The inadequacy of panethnic categorizations is examined through case study analysis of 3 US-born & 3 Philippine-born Filipina women. In varying degrees, most of the Ss have rejected the racially based Asian-American label. Their reasons ranged from affinity with Latinas, feelings of exclusion from the Asian-American community, & detraction from identity as Filipina. Substantial diversity is found within the parameters of the general Asian-American label. The US- & Philippine-born Ss differ in culture, language, & experience. Perceptions & feelings of identity & ethnicity primarily stem not from racial considerations, but from different migration & incorporation experiences. 7 References. Adapted from the source document.

In native Hawaiian culture, the land is considered sacred, never exploited, & used only when needed. The practice of owning land, therefore, is considered a violation of Hawaiian cultural practice, which even the US government has recognized, despite its history of oppressing the region & its inhabitants. While native Hawaiians are legally entitled to land, the US has repeatedly illegally annexed much of these properties, which violates both the UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights & the self-determination rights of indigenous nations. Most of the region's ecological destruction has been caused by the arrival of Europeans & Americans, with only 10% of the original lowland rain forest left today. While federal land is devoted primarily to ecological reserves, this has been inadequate in preserving the state's natural resources & wildlife. Private land is primarily devoted to the tourist industry, which further contributes to ecological degradation & the dehumanization of native people through capitalist-patriarchal structures of objectification dominance. It is suggested that continued efforts toward self-determination & the renunciation of modernization principles will present the best challenges to these colonial principles. J. MacDowell