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As ambassadors of aloha, Hawaiian women have been susceptible to the eroticization of their bodies and the insistent commodification of their aloha.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
For them, the song was more than a tourist melody that satisfied American audiences—it reminded them of living as family on the road.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
hula dancers and prostitutes both provided “entertainment”
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
not ethnological,
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
benefited from the soaring global interest in hula.3
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
tours of hula performers that crisscrossed both the Atlantic and Pacific, performing for largely Euro-American
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
There was no better way to demonstrate aloha than through entertainment.