Tag: Patrick Moser
A very high quality and detailed history of surfing in California
In his new book Waikīkī Dreams: How California Appropriated Hawaiian Beach Culture (University of Illinois Press), Patrick Moser uses surfing to open a door on the cultural appropriation practiced by Depression-era Californians against a backdrop of settler colonialism and white nationalism. Michael Roberts is our knowledgeable reviewer, and he is impressed and appreciative of Moser’s grand effort to fill embarrassing gaps in our understanding of the role of colonialism and racism in the historical relationship between Hawaiian and Californian surfing.
