Jan Ken Po: The World of Hawaii's Japanese Americans

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University of Hawaii Press, Dec 1, 1982 - Social Science - 196 pages

"Jan Ken Po, Ai Kono Sho"
"Junk An'a Po, I Canna Show"

These words to a simple child's game brought from Japan and made local, the property of all of Hawaii's people, symbolize the cultural transformation experienced by Hawaii's Japanese. It is the story of this experience that Dennis Ogawa tells so well here.

 

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Contents

How Shame Fo Da Family
24
Reaping the Whirlwind
109
Epilogue
173
A Note on Sources
179
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

American of Hawaii called canna show crime cultural daughter domestic dogs Emperor ethnic groups Ewa Beach Family Image father feel filial piety Filipino final wish Frederick Jamieson friends friendship gift Gill Jamieson giri girl goat grandfather haole Hawaii Ponoi Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian Trust Hochi Honolulu Honolulu Star-Bulletin identity immigration Issei Jackie Jan Ken Japa Japan and Hawaii Japanese Ameri Japanese American community Japanese American family Japanese community Japanese in Hawaii junk Kaimuki Kaoru Kapiolani Park Kauai Keiko Ken picnic Kenichi kidnapping King Kalakaua Kiyoshi Kotonk lifestyles living in Hawaii look mainland married Masa morning mother Myles Fukunaga nations nese American neva Nisei Oahu obligation parents Photo courtesy pidgin plantation Plasticware play police Punahou Punahou School racial royal Sansei senbetsu sexual shame Star-Bulletin story streets sumo talk Three Kings tion walk wild dogs young

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About the author (1982)

Dennis M. Ogawa received his PhD from UCLA in 1969 where he was honored as one of the founders of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. He is professor and former Chair at the Department of American Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Dr. Ogawa’s books (a number of which are best sellers for University of Hawai‘i Press) include Jan Ken Po: The World of Hawaii’s Japanese Americans, Kodomo No Tame Ni: For the Sake of the Children, and The First Nisei. Among his honors are the Imperial Decoration Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s Living Treasure of Hawaii Award, the Consulate General of Japan Commendation Award, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii’s Achievement in Leadership and Education CLAD Award, and Hawaiian Historical Society’s title of distinguished historian. In recognition of Professor Ogawa’s excellence in research, he has been invited as a Senior Fellow for both the East-West Center and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Bibliographic information

TitleJan Ken Po: The World of Hawaii's Japanese Americans
AuthorDennis M. Ogawa
Editionillustrated
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press, 1982
ISBN0824803981, 9780824803988
Length196 pages
Subjects ›  ›  › 

History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
  
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