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White landowners in Hawaii imported Russian workers in the early 1900s, to dilute the labor power of Asians in the islands

  • Written by Stepan Serdiukov, Ph.D. Candidate in U.S. History, Indiana University
White landowners in Hawaii imported Russian workers in the early 1900s, to dilute the labor power of Asians in the islandsA newspaper headline and photo show the arrival of the Molokans in Hawaii.The Hawaiian Star via Library of Congress

On Feb. 19, 1906, the mail steamer China pulled into the harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. It had made the voyage from San Pedro, California, many times before, but this trip made front-page news. Local newspapers heralded the arrival of...

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