Lessons From Mälama Honua
Jenna Ishii
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Editor’s note: In addition to Alan Suemori’s story tracing Jenna Ishii’s journey of self-discovery through her involvement with the Polynesian sailing canoe Höküle‘a, we invited Jenna to share her...
On Finding Myself As A Sansei
Ken Saiki
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
My nisei mother wanted to make sure her four children — all born before or during World War II — would be thoroughly Americanized and not face the same...
Living The Dream, Ignoring History
Mark Matsunaga
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Sansei have carved a comfortable place in Hawai‘i and America. Maybe too comfortable.
Individual Sansei have done very well, earning national stature that transcends ethnicity. Think Ellison Onizuka, Eric Shinseki,...
“Family Ingredients” Prescreening To Benefit Huoa
Karleen C. Chinen
There is a scene in the film “The Hundred-Foot Journey” that melts my heart. After cooking all his young life in his family’s Indian restaurant and now in a small town in...
Buddhist Priests Teach Eating As The Way To Enlightenment
Hiroshige Iwakawa
Kyodo News
TÖKYÖ — Japanese people usually say “Itadakimasu” before partaking of a meal, and “Gochisösama” after they have finished eating. These words express appreciation for the food and gratitude to the person who...