Archives of Dissent
First Friday, the Unauthorized News and the Legacy of Haunani-Kay Trask
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9450236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kēhaulani Vaughn (0000-0003-3337-0473, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 489-514 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0678 • E-ISSN: 1080-6490 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/aq.2024.a937115 |
| OpenAlex | W4402607081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
On March 11, 2022, 'Ōlelo TV aired its last episode of First Friday: The Unauthorized News , which honored the life and accomplishments of Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask. Running intermittently for over thirty-five years, First Friday covered news and perspectives not discussed by local and mainstream media sources in Hawai'i. The show was initially formed in equal collaboration between John Witeck, Jo Scheder, Haunani-Kay Trask, and David Stannard and cohosted by Stannard, Trask, and later her sister Mililani Trask. First Friday included discussions of Hawaiian sovereignty that unapologetically centered Hawaiian viewpoints. The show aimed to educate and empower its viewers to get involved in local, state, and international politics, and was a significant example of independent news media. Although First Friday covered a range of topics both local and global, this essay begins to trace the legacy of Haunani-Kay Trask through her conversations on sovereignty on First Friday and her refusal of Americanness
Art · Dissent · Political science · History · Law · Race, History, and American Society
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |