Abstract
This paper analyses the various effects of the introduction of new diseases to the Pacific. It contains accounts of various epidemics and their effects and consequences for both island populations and foreigners. History, politics, and science combine to provide an interesting and informative evaluation of early European involvement in the Pacific.

From the Paper
"While the impact of yaws in Tahiti cannot be attributed to Europeans, the spread of this disease to certain other communities, as well as the introduction of syphilis and gonorrhoea to most island groups, is indisputably the fault of these voyagers. While venereal disease had little impact on mortality, it was responsible for lowered natality. The importance of syphilis was not generally high due to the presence of yaws. Gonorrhoea, on the other hand, often renders sterile those unfortunate women who contract it and thus played a significant role in the depopulation of certain communities, including those of Tahiti, Hawaii, and New Zealand Maori. "So long as venereal diseases were widespread [...] populations could not recover." "

Tags:aguila, cakobau, colonialists, darwinists, death, depopulation, dido, disease, dysentery

Abstract
This research paper assesses the impact of introduced disease on Pacific Island communities such as Polynesia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Philippines in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, analyzes how the epidemics spread, and what methods of missionary medicine were available to the victims.

Tags:pacific, island, communities

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This paper presents an overview of 18th century history of the islands in the Pacific region. The paper discusses various literary depictions of the history of Hawaii and Tahiti. The voyages and life of Captain Cook are explored, culminating in an account of his death at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, in 1779. The paper explains how Cook became emblematic of resolution, unity of purpose and self-sacrifice.

From the Paper
"The real Pacific is not a static place as the Pacifics of the mind tend to be; and nor are the peoples who have acted upon it and within it the simple ciphers of exploiter and victim, powerless and powerful that some depictions would suggest. Nor can straightforward interpretations of linear progress towards "civilization" suffice, with their emphasis on great events as stepping-stones in the march towards modernity - what one historian of Hawaii has called "narratives that chronicle Hawaiian history after Western great men reached Hawai'i's shores, foregrounding events and actors that, to Western observers, marked the evolution of Hawaii from primitiveness to progressing civilization" (Buck, 13). The key to avoiding such caricatures is in understanding the significance of the act of representation: "Native and stranger each possessed the other in their interpretations of the other" (Dening, 281). The events and encounters that have played so important a role in Pacific historiography (as that historiography has been shaped by Euroamerican culture) have been conveyed to their audiences as multifaceted, multilayered and contested, representing the meeting and mutual reshaping of different societies according to prevailing power relationships and ideologies. As Nicholas Thomas has observed, "An essentialism of cultural identity that speaks of undivided 'natives' or 'colonizers' is no more plausible or helpful analytically than one based on sex, which pretends that women or men globally have shared interests, oppressions, or psychologies" (Thomas, 42)."

Tags:makahiki, cook, hawaii, tahiti

Abstract
Discusses major maritime issues and potential armed conflicts among ASEAN nations. Arms race and growth of Chinese naval power. Chinese economy. The Spateley Islands issue of the South China Sea; their strategic importance to maritime trade. Conflict over the status of Taiwan. Korean Peninsula conflict. Outlook for peace and stability of the Asia Pacific region.

From the Paper
"Current Maritime Issues/Conflict in Asia Pacific Region


This research paper outlines and discusses the major maritime issues and potential armed conflicts in the Asia Pacific region, their implications and the outlook for regional peace and security, with particular relevance to ASEAN nations. The ASEAN nations now include Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.


1. Arms Race and Growth in Chinese Naval Power
The Asia Pacific region is one of the most heavily armed regions of the world. The United States is the world's leading military superpower. China (the PRC) has had nuclear weapons since the 1960s and the largest army in the world. Japan could easily become a nuclear power and its Self-Defense forces, particularly its air force and navy, are formidable. The military..."

Abstract
The paper states that the delivery of culturally competent services to Asian American and other ethnic minority groups is a major concern for mental health officials. The paper comments that as a result there are continual reports of ethnic disparities in the service use of mental health programs. The reports state that the causes are multifactorial, which include the patient, physician and system-level factors, such as trust, cultural competency and knowledge. This paper explores the state of affairs of nurses rendering competent cultural care and addresses post traumatic stress disorder and culturally competent care as related to Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the veteran administration clinical setting.

Outline:
Introduction
Scope of the Problem
Cultural Competence as related to Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the Veteran Administration clinical setting.
Definition of Cultural Competence
Issues and Statistic Regarding Culturally Competent Care between Asian and Pacific Islanders
Vulnerabilities, Strengths of Asian Americans, and Pacific Islander in PTSD program
Standards of Cultural Competence relating Asian American and Pacific Islanders
Standards That Are and Are not Met
Outcome and Impacts of Class Standards that have Been Met
Outcome and impacts of Class standards that have not Been Met
Solutions for Deficits
Conclusion

From the Paper
"As a result of this belief when the children grow up they are expected to care for their parents. As a consequence the Chinese American avoids actions that can lead to shame, because individual actions have implications for and reflect on the whole family. Therefore the disclosure of personal issues outside of the family is a challenging issue for some Chinese Americans, as this could be seen as a betrayal of the family and could bring about family shame. As Akutsu states, Asian Americans as a whole will admit to psychological problems, but would delay all efforts to mental health until their clinical conditions become dire and critical".

Tags:betrayal, diverse, population, competent, interaction

Abstract
The paper discusses Alliance Hospitality's planned expansion to the South Pacific island of Kava. The paper outlines the final implementation plan, addresses factors affecting the implementation and discusses the actions and resources that will be required to accomplish this task.

From the Paper
"The project presents us with four major factors affecting implementation: location, community, economy, and natural threats. The first challenge that the project will f ace is location. Kava is one of the 322 islands located in the island nation of Fiji. It accounts for 67% of the population of Fiji. In relationship to transportation among islands and to the United States, Fiji has existing transport methods in place. The railways are government-owned by Fiji Sugar Corporation. These railways, which do not authorize passenger or public use, do permit mass shipments among the islands are possible. Kava National Airport operates on the opposite side of Kava, which is only twenty-five minutes from the area scouted for the hotel and resort. Kava Hospital is the referral center for all health centers and hospital on the island of Kava. Although the hospital lacks professional staff and equipment, it is sufficient enough for minor to mid-size ailments. It does contain a helipad for those critical patients who will need to be airlifted to the United States."

Tags:implementation, resources

Abstract
This paper looks at the reasons put forth by George E. Nunn in his article about Magellan, which argue that the historical account of Magellan's route is inaccurate because it is based on the unreliable log of Francisco Albo. The paper discusses the three discrepancies that Nunn points out in his article and concludes that, in spite of the plausibility of Nunn's thesis, the article falls short of being completely verifiable.

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"Nunn cites three main discrepancies regarding the route specifically. First, where Magellan actually set off to cross the Pacific from South America is unclear because of the wide variances in crew logs. As the author states, "The wide variations among the several calculations and their variance from the truth, where discoverable, are sufficient to show their questionable value," (621). To illustrate his point, Nunn offers maps and charts and geographical information such as longitudinal points. Similarly, the question of where Magellan initially veered westward from the continent can only be answered through thorough investigation of the explorers' geographical possibilities. Nunn also notes that major discrepancies in the journal entries make this question difficult to answer but that Albo's log is definitely unreliable. According to Albo, Magellan turned west at latitude 32 degrees south on December 19, 1590."

Tags:age, of, exploration, history, geography, nautical, political, climate, expedition, spice, islands

Abstract
In this paper, the process of self-determination in pacific region island nations has been analyzed through the process of decolonization under international law. Although larger islands (and their associated island chains) like the Philippines had been granted independence through their colonizers in the United States, it is clear that the long and arduous process of decolonization is still an ongoing issue for the realization of independent nationhood.

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Tags:law, self, poli

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This paper examines the ways in which Fiji has been reconfigured by the practices of tourism, the ways in which its biological and natural inheritance has ensured that at least for this one place on earth geography is destiny. The paper examines the demography of Fiji and its population make-up as well as provides a history of the island. It then discusses the effects that tourism has had on the population.

From the Paper
"What does it mean to be a citizen of a small island in the South Pacific? That depends very much on whether one is looking at the problem from the inside or from the outside. While Sigmund Freud might have told us that biology is destiny, in fact it is fact far more probable that geography is destiny. We may see this especially in places like Fiji, which exist in the Western imagination as a place in which the Westerner can reinvent himself or herself. These are places like the Orient that Edward Said writes about, places that have been transformed in the view of the West by our own desires about them and the ways in which they can be useful to us. Places like Fiji can be seen, in significant ways, to be products of Western practices and ideals about colonialist prerogatives, with the only important difference being that while Western nations once conquered undeveloped, "pristine" lands by force of arms, we now do so by force of the tourist dollar."

Tags:island, tourism, tourist, western, ideal, pacific, colony

Abstract
The paper describes the Battle of Guadalcanal and how it proved immensely advantageous to the Allied forces and diluted much of the military might of the Japanese forces. The paper explains that the historical interest in the Guadalcanal campaign is due to three factors: the combination of air, land and sea operations, the relative equality of the forces and the unusually large number of surface-to-surface naval battles. The paper stresses that although many think of Guadalcanal in terms of the land battles, there were more naval battles fought off the island in six months than the British Royal Navy fought in all of World War I.

Outline:
Location of Guadalcanal
The Guadalcanal Battle-The Background
The Land Based Campaign at Guadalcanal
Conclusions

From the Paper
"By March 1942 Japan had attacked and occupied Philippines, Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, Wake Island, New Britain, and Guam. Control over this territory gave Japan not only resources to support their military and economic operations but also the ability to threaten the supply route to Australia from Rabaul on New Britain Island secured by Japan in January 1942.
"The Battle of Midway had given a clear advantage to the US forces in the Pacific Theater. This advantage was employed in seeking control of Tulagi and Guadalcanal islands, primarily to safeguard the Australia's supply line. It is often reported that the discovery of the construction of an airfield at Guadalcanal triggered the Allied landing on the southern Solomons. In fact the decision to take control of Tulagi had already been taken [James, 2006] and the discovery of the airfield construction threatened the plans [Morrison, 1969] but Admiral King, the Chief of Naval Operations insisted that the under construction airfield justified a quicker response."

Tags:history, land, navy, air, sea, military, Allies