Colonization sets up for my Kahiau Project topic because the injustice that colonialism creates enforces inequality in all things, including education. To improve the collective socio-economic status of native peoples, we must ensure access to quality education for everyone. Lack of representation, financial instability, and lack of teen access to birth control are some of the hurdles that we face when attempting to ensure the availability of education for oppressed people. These problems are the result of colonialism's oppressive and exploitative nature. Imperialism changed our understanding of education in Hawaiʻi by banning ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in schools and encouraging stereotypes that depict kānaka maoli as ignorant. This deters us from finding a solution to these problems because they discourage Hawaiian children from wanting to learn or believing that they are capable of learning. Rueckert, P. (2019b, August 13). 10 Barriers to Education That Children Living in Poverty Face. Global Citizen. https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/10-barriers-to-education-around-the-world-2/ Fremson, R. (2008). Education Push Yields Little for India’s Poor [Photograph]. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/world/asia/17india.html Pemoni, L. (2019). How to Resurrect Dying Languages [Photograph]. Sapiens. https://www.sapiens.org/language/language-revitalization/ Akana, H. (2021). Colonization & Imperialism, Modern Warfare & Identity Crisis [Slides]. Google Drive. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kn7DaWeO8KI2kblnAQXYfbFRYyLCUg0B/view
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The industrial age and revolutions that occur because of it impact my kahiau project because the motivation for these revolutions is socioeconomic inequality. This socioeconomic inequality takes many forms, one of them being access to education. The focus of my kahiau project is on bettering the quality of education. Understanding these things in history and our cultural history helps us navigate a solution to these problems here in Hawaii. This understanding of history helps us by telling us what to do and what mistakes to avoid. We must learn from the past, or we are doomed to repeat it. Louis XVI: execution by guillotine. (n.d.). [Image]. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution#/media/1/219315/71602
Diabetes History. (n.d.). [Photograph]. Diabetes.Co.Uk. https://res.cloudinary.com/grohealth/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/v1583923713/DCUK/Content/iStock-849243924.jpg Akana, H. (2020). French Revolution [Slides]. Google Drive. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qlVdBZgA5w_2e7o3dO5ESj2ihFB5gp9f/view Akana, H. (2020b). Impacts of the Industrial Revolution [Slides]. Google Drive. https://drive.google.com/file/d/15xgWVzJ1bYQdc6eHwo0TSiRQhoZzrtDc/view I learned that art is one of the most effective ways to highlight social concerns in modern society. Art allows people to communicate ideas that society would otherwise discredit. Artistic expression is a powerful tool that can support societal change. PōhakuI sit, stoic. People walk past and move I see it all. People are themselves with me I am not noticed. People change and make change I sit, stoic. My poem is a reflection on how compared to Earth, humanity and our lives seem inconsequential. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the problems we face in our daily lives and it can be comforting to remind ourselves that in the grand scheme of things, most of these things don’t matter.
Organization and peaceful demonstration is the most important connection between World History and current event advocacy. Current event advocacy requires collective effort to enact change. Peaceful protest has forced all major social changes and enacted social justice thus far.
The most impactful idea that I have gained from the Rock Your World Curriculum about the importance of media advocacy is using your skills to inform others about social change. Changing the methods used to inform others has changed since the creation of social media. The most effective way to spread awareness is no longer a PSA. Instead, protests, art, music, and other creative projects can inform and convince the public. |
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