HWST 107 Exam 1/27 questions
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Race - -Describes populations or groups of people as distinguished by
various sets of characteristics and beliefs about common ancestry.
-Ethnicity - -A population of human beings whose members identify with
each other, either on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or
ancestry, or recognition by others as a distinct group, or by common cultural,
linguistic, religious, or territorial traits.
-Racism - -The belief that race accounts for differences in human character
or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
A system of power by which one group denies another group access to
educational and economic opportunities based on race.
-Kānaka Maoli - -True man
-Haole - -White person, American, Englishman, Caucasian; American,
English; formerly, any foreigner; foreign, introduced, of foreign origin.
-Why does the University of Hawaiʻi support a Hawaiian Studies program? -
-Transform the international profile of the University of Hawai'i system... [to]
one of the world's foremost multicultural centers for
global and indigenous studies.
To strengthen the crucial role that the University of Hawai'i system performs
for the indigenous people and general population of Hawai'i by actively
preserving and perpetuating Hawaiian culture, language, and values.
-What is the motto of the University of Hawaiʻi? - -Ma luna a'e o nā lāhui
apau, ke ola ke kanaka
-Identify: the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples. Why is it significant in terms of human rights? - -Affirming that
indigenous peoples are equal to all
other peoples, while recognizing the right of all
peoples to be different, to consider themselves
different, and to be respected as such.
Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the
diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures,
with Answers
Race - -Describes populations or groups of people as distinguished by
various sets of characteristics and beliefs about common ancestry.
-Ethnicity - -A population of human beings whose members identify with
each other, either on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or
ancestry, or recognition by others as a distinct group, or by common cultural,
linguistic, religious, or territorial traits.
-Racism - -The belief that race accounts for differences in human character
or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
A system of power by which one group denies another group access to
educational and economic opportunities based on race.
-Kānaka Maoli - -True man
-Haole - -White person, American, Englishman, Caucasian; American,
English; formerly, any foreigner; foreign, introduced, of foreign origin.
-Why does the University of Hawaiʻi support a Hawaiian Studies program? -
-Transform the international profile of the University of Hawai'i system... [to]
one of the world's foremost multicultural centers for
global and indigenous studies.
To strengthen the crucial role that the University of Hawai'i system performs
for the indigenous people and general population of Hawai'i by actively
preserving and perpetuating Hawaiian culture, language, and values.
-What is the motto of the University of Hawaiʻi? - -Ma luna a'e o nā lāhui
apau, ke ola ke kanaka
-Identify: the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples. Why is it significant in terms of human rights? - -Affirming that
indigenous peoples are equal to all
other peoples, while recognizing the right of all
peoples to be different, to consider themselves
different, and to be respected as such.
Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the
diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures,
