Discontiguous States of America: The Paradox of Unincorporation in Craig Santos Perez’s Poetics of Chamorro Guam

Eclipsed by other islands incorporated into the United States after the Spanish-American War of 1898, Guam has nevertheless played a crucial role in the development of the American Pacific as a strategic military site. Like other territories of the United States, Guam’s ambiguous legal status and th...

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Main Author: Paul Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Transnational American Studies
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Online Access:https://submit.escholarship.org/ojs/index.php/acgcc_jtas/article/view/11622