Miree Ya Kugani: A Bright Hopeful Future

February 7, 2025 - May 19, 2025
Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library, Bridge Gallery

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Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of Okinawan Immigration to Hawaii - On January 8, 1900, twenty-six Okinawan men arrived in Honolulu and were recorded as the first Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii. In the following years, more Okinawan Issei (first-generation) immigrated to Hawaii to work as laborers for the booming plantation industry. They persevered through harsh labor conditions and established roots in Hawaii in hopes of a brighter future. Today, there are estimated to be over 40,000 Okinawans living in Hawaii, now into the fifth and sixth generations. This exhibit by the Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA) commemorating the 125th anniversary highlights the history of Okinawans in Hawaii from the first immigrants’ arrival to their impact on the present generations. Learn about the rich culture of Okinawa and how the culture is being perpetuated in Hawaii.

Event Sponsor
Library Services, Mānoa Campus

More Information
808-956-7214, library@hawaii.edu, https://go.hawaii.edu/FA8

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Thursday, April 3
4:00am	Architecture Final Oral Mānoa Campus, School of Architecture, Deans Office
8:00am	JABSOM Blood Drive Mānoa Campus, 651 Ilalo St, Honolulu, HI 96813
8:00am	Architecture Final Oral Mānoa Campus, https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84098767770?pwd=dVxvMJnUS1SfqdGnx9lDfEOfxsV2kK.1
9:00am	Educational Psychology Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Wist Hall, Room 129
9:00am	Community Dialogues, Contemplative Wonder Mānoa Campus, Academic Resource Center, Room 114
9:00am	Virtual Writing Room Mānoa Campus, Online
10:00am	Botany Final Oral Mānoa Campus, In person meeting - Rm 105A IT Center, Zoom Meeting ID 873 6478 9585 (passcode:epiphyte)
10:00am	Spring Graduation Fair Mānoa Campus, Manoa Bookstore
10:30am	Architecture Final Oral Mānoa Campus, School of Architecture, Room 214.
10:30am	Community Dialogues, Contemplative Wonder Mānoa Campus, Online
11:00am	Architecture Final Oral Mānoa Campus, https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74738897033?pwd=WFwNrlGqO8TfQYizjhpVvj013vZcLU.1 Meeting ID: 747 3889 703
12:00pm	Brown Bag Biography with John Zuern Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall 410
12:00pm	Resume & Cover Letter Tips & Strategies Mānoa Campus, QLCSS 212
2:30pm	Looking for a Job Mānoa Campus, Hybrid (Zoom and Moore Hall 104)
3:00pm	PACE x HLF x FDM Entrepreneurship Live with Kūha'o Zane Mānoa Campus, Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center, Level 2
5:30pm	Architecture Final Oral Mānoa Campus, School of Architecture, University of Hawaii at Manoa