Judith A Bennett: 2 books

Oceanian Journeys and Sojourns

by Judith A. Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016

Oceanian Journeys and Sojourns focuses on how Pacific Island peoples—Oceanians—think about a range of journeys near and far: their meanings, motives, and implications. In addition to addressing human mobility in various island locales, these essays deal with the interconnections of culture, identity,...

Mothers' Darlings of the South Pacific

The Children of Indigenous Women and U.S. Servicemen, World War II

by Judith A. Bennett, Saui'a Louise Marie Tuimanuolo Mataia-Milo, Kathryn Creely
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016

Over the course of World War II, two million American military personnel occupied bases throughout the South Pacific, leaving behind a human legacy of at least 4,000 children born to indigenous mothers. Based on interviews conducted with many of these American-indigenous children and several of the...