Slaying The Hapa Stereotye
Shayna Ann Akiko Coleon
Vol. 24, No. 6, March 21, 2003
My friend, who looks like my sister but had always referred to herself as Japanese, giggled. “I’m kinda hapa,” she said. “I’m half-Okinawan, half-Japanese. And...
Light A Candle
The Christophers teach that it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. They stress the importance of the individual in the righting of wrong. At times you feel you are alone...
Hawai‘i And Hiroshima Prefecture Sign Education Cooperation Agreement
Hawai‘i state Department of Education superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi and Hiroshima Prefecture superintendent Kuniaki Shimozaki signed a Statement of Intent on Education Cooperation on May 27 at Washington Place. The ceremony was attended by First...
Barbara And Lonny Tomono
This is a Kyoto love story, like a romantic movie that makes your heart sigh and your body warm all over. It’s about a woodworker from the Big Island and a fiber artist from...
Tracing An Indelible Mark
Joe Udell
Vol. 29, No. 19, Oct. 3, 2008
Decades before sweeping art galleries, trendy bars and hip restaurants revitalized O‘ahu’s Chinatown, the area was a gritty mid-century Mecca for tattoo enthusiasts, connecting the mystic art...
Ushu Tamashiro (1902-1986)
When Barbara Kawakami and Dr. Alice Yun Chai set out to document the lives of the picture brides, they knew they were battling time. Most of the women were in their 80s. For some,...
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