Jan Ken Po: The World of Hawaii's Japanese Americans"An excellent introduction to the Japanese American." --Senator Daniel K. Inouye "Every ethnic group here should have a book written about it as sensitive as the one by Dennis Ogawa on Hawaii's Japanese." --John Griffin, in the Honolulu Advertiser "Dr. Ogawa writes with charm and perception.... It's fun to read." --Bill Hosokawa, in the Pacific Citizen "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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Table des matières
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Reaping the Whirlwind | 109 |
Jan Ken PoThe Island Heritage | 147 |
Epilogue | 173 |
A Note on Sources | 179 |
Glossary | 181 |
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American of Hawaii asked called 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 King 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 morning mother Myles Fukunaga nations nese American neva Nisei Oahu obligation parents Photo courtesy pidgin plantation Plasticware play police Punahou racial royal Sansei senbetsu sexual shame social Star-Bulletin story streets sumo talk Three Kings tion Waipahu walk wild dogs young
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Page 69 - A's a return gift of two bottles of beer, costing approximately 250 yen. She explained that as A had brought the gift of his own accord the return gift should be of slightly less value than the original gift, but if she had asked A to get the melon for her it would have had to be considerably more expensive. She added that one had to be extremely careful where Mrs. A was concerned, for she had the reputation of being very 'close'.
Page 45 - If you can keep your head when all about you/Are losing theirs and blaming it on you . . . [etc.], you'll be a Man, my son!').
Page 60 - outwhiting the white" in their pursuit of middle-class security, the same is true for the clean sexual image they project. Children are made to feel obligated to achieve in the classroom, not in bed. Girls are taught the necessary acts to become a good housewife, not a thrilling lover. Restrictions on the use of the family car, dating practices, curfew hours and other techniques of family control conform ideally with the virtues of the church, temple, Ms. Landers or Ms. Van Buren. The result of the...
Page 59 - ... keeping out of debt," there is little time or opportunity for an exciting or varied sex life. Morals and values ranging from the newspaper pulp of Ann Landers or Abigail Van Buren to the deep beliefs and highly respected attitudes of religion are the cornerstone of their upbringing and world view.
Page 116 - Myles had estimated, and the air in the compact enclosure was filled with the terrifying screams of the youngster trying to save himself. Finally, a third blow from the chisel rendered the victim senseless. After the body fell to the ground, Myles wrapped his hands around the tiny throat and squeezed out the last breaths of Gill's life.
Page 156 - Hawaii's people are not reluctant to poke fun at each other and at themselves by using words which from the mainland standpoint seem derogatory but from the Island perspective seem descriptive or simply funny. "Buddhahead," "Pake," "Kanaka,'' "Haole Crab," "Bok-Bok," "Porogee Mouth," are just a small sampling of the words which ethnic groups often use in reference to themselves; these words are essential parts of the local Island culture.
Page 155 - Hawaii had to learn was a healthy sense of humor so that they would be able to laugh at each other and not take themselves too seriously. Living on a series of small islands requires a high degree of open friendliness. Therefore, Hawaii's people are not reluctant to poke fun at each other and at themselves by using words which from the mainland standpoint seem derogatory but from the Island perspective seem descriptive or simply funny. "Buddhahead...
Page 116 - Here Myles had prepared weeks previously a "den," a hollowed out place in the ground beneath a palm tree, fenced in on all sides by kiawe trees. At 11:15, nearly one hour after the abduction, Myles struck Gill on the head with a tempered steel chisel, blood splattering Myles' clean white jacket and trousers.
Page 39 - I knew a Japanese American girl who fell in love with a Korean. When the two decided that they wanted to get married, her parents told her bluntly, "You listen and you listen good. If you marry that Korean we will not only lose a daughter but you will lose a family.
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Jan Ken Po: The World of Hawaii's Japanese Americans |
| Auteur | Dennis M. Ogawa |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | University of Hawaii Press, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0824803981, 9780824803988 |
| Longueur | 183 pages |
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