Local identity definition

Local identity means a cultural identity that collectively categorizes local-born/ local-raised people of Hawai‘i. While uniting people with different backgrounds, this concept obscures social, political, and economic inequalities between the dominant group and minority groups. For further details of “local identity” in Hawai‘i, see Jonathan Y. Okamura, “Why There Are No Asian Americans in Hawai‘i: The Con- tinuing Significance of Local Identity,” Social Process in Hawai‘i 35 (1994): 161–78.
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Examples of Local identity in a sentence

  • Local identity can be manifested in diverse ways and specific languages, and can shape original social configurations according to time and place.