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  1. Apr 2021
    1. “i just didn’t agree with this division of what was research and what wasn’t research [contract archaeology]

      wouldn't everyone think they were doing "real" research?

    2. not all of them considered themselves activists, however, unlike the following individuals who were comfortable with the label of activist, which often implies “radical” in hawai‘i

      this reminds me of the label "feminist" because people often are in support of what feminism is but do not identify as a feminist.

    3. i sought to engender a sense of cooperation rather than exploitation

      It seems like she is putting herself in a position of inferiority to show her interviewees that they are in control of what they say to her. But it also shows the interviewees that they can trust her so maybe she would be able to get more information out of them

    1. “Could you give me a little salt?” Kinta explained as she included the polite-ness marker komaroñ (can/ could you).

      Because age is linked to power, and she is asking an older person for something, maybe she uses the polite form to show respect? This same thing is shown in the glass example below.

    2. In Jajikon, age is power. Power negotiations, therefore, are also age negotiations, and vice versa. The children’s negotiation for the lollipop was an interaction in which they produced themselves as older or younger than each other—in which they produced age.

      how do they negotiate age?

    3. Nor did other children. I frequently saw children who, like Rōka, deliberately exposed their goods to others and engaged in forms of conspicuous consumption, indicating that they lacked āliklik, culturalshame.

      Earlier on the page, Berman says that eating the lollipop and not sharing it was bad behavior. Sharing is a big part of this community and I wonder if cultural shame surrounding sharing is learned as children age or if it is already learned but not sharing is a form of childhood stubbornness.

  2. Feb 2021
    1. metaphor of coral, an analogy that is by its very nature Oceanic and multilayered

      This is an interesting idea. I wonder what he will use as his metaphor. Kwajalein is overlooked by most people, as are corals, they are treated horribly, from what I have read so far, it seems like it will be explained how the island was treated badly.

    2. my project also intro-duces Kwajalein and Marshall Islands geography to those who are not familiar with this part of the world.

      His audience is not limited to people studying this region. He is acknowledging that his audience may not be familiar with parts of his book and tailored some things to it. We should keep this in mind as we keep reading

    1. Of course, people who give all their money to fundraising events are creating beautiful social spaces between them and the fundraisers. This is why it is attractive to take part in fundraising events. The downside, however, is that it creates financial hardship for them and their families

      there is a tradeoff between keeping beautiful social spaces in the family and the community. Is there a space that should take precedence?