2021 Okinawan Festival – WHAT A FEAST!
Get Your Stomachs Ready For the 2nd Annual Okinawan FEASTival
In celebration of all things Okinawan, the Okinawan Festival will team up with the Okinawan FEASTival to create all of the delicious foods that many...
2021 Virtual Okinawan Festival – MUSIC, DANCE, FEAST AND MORE!
For the second year in a row, the Okinawan Festival will be brought to you from the comfort of your own home on Saturday, Sept. 4 and Sunday, Sept. 5 from 2-5 p.m. Free...
Cultural Identity – “WE ARE ALL CONNECTED UNDER THE SAME MOON”
Sansei Scholar Wesley Ueunten on What it Means to be Okinawan
Ida Yoshinaga
Researching Uchinanchu Within the Global Community
Wesley Ueunten (上運天巌), an accomplished professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University, spent his pandemic...
Music Culture – ALOHA GOT SOUL: THE FUNKY SIDE OF PARADISE
Nick Kurosawa
Commentary
When the two words Hawai‘i and music come together, the images in your mind might look like a romantic cliché — the palm trees swaying, the hula dancer and her hips, the vowel-heavy...
Summer reading – EDITOR’S PICKS
Jodie Chiemi Ching
This summer, why not treat yourself to reading a variety of Asian American literary and nonfiction books? Even though Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month ended in May, you can hold...
Bon Dance Schedule – OBON EVENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Note: To include an announcement of your temple or organization’s obon-related events this summer, email thehawaiiherald@gmail.com and cc ida.hawaiiherald@gmail.com. We reserve the right to edit your information for brevity before printing or posting it....
Culture and History – HAWAI‘I NIKKEI LEGACY EXHIBIT TOUR
Byrnes Yamashita
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Building Bridges with Japan
Hawai‘i is a popular travel destination for the Japanese who hopefully soon will be back to enjoy the Hawaiian islands. But once they get past...
Hanamatsuri – IS SPRING IN YOUR HEART?
Bishop Eric Matsumoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
The weather is warm, the breeze blows gently, the rain falls lightly and the flowers are blooming beautifully. Spring is such a beautiful time of year. Don’t you...
Culture, Identity, and Music – “YONSEI”
Lyrics and music by Nick Kurosawa and Ohtoro
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Published with permission
Editor’s note: “Yonsei” (Zenbu Records, 2018) is the title of a soul-hop album coproduced by Nikkei musicians Nick Kurosawa and Ohtoro....
30 YEARS OF HAWAI‘I–OKINAWA STUDENT EXCHANGE
Tom Yamamoto
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Thirty years ago, an innovative idea became a reality: to create an exchange program for students to learn firsthand about diverse cultures, fostering their global awareness and sense of...
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