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The article presents the author's views on the Pacific Region as an important aspect of American studies, highlighting the connection between Native Pacific studies and American studies. He explores the syllabus for a course that he teaches at Wesleyan University to illustrate several ways that American studies and Native Pacific studies can be engaged productively. Also discussed are indigenous peoples' resistance to U.S. colonization, Hawaiians' colonial histography, and American imperialism.

The article presents the author's views on the American Empire, highlighting the connection between Pacific studies and Native American studies. The American Empire reportedly includes American Samoa and Puerto Rico which makes the U.S. the largest overseas territorial power worldwide. Also discussed are the principles and processes of territoriality, settler colonialism, and Pacific maritime territorialism.