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
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808-956-7214, library@hawaii.edu, https://go.hawaii.edu/FA8
Thursday, April 24 |
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MS Plan A: Numerical Modeling of Wave Dynamics at Ulupa’u Crater: Validation Mānoa Campus, POST 418
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| 9:00am |
Community Dialogues, Sunday Best Mānoa Campus, Academic Resource Center, Room 114
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| 9:00am |
Graduating Student Global Seal of Biliteracy Testing Mānoa Campus, Moore Hall 153B EWA Computer Lab
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| 9:00am |
(Re)use and Swap Shop Mānoa Campus, Campus Center Courtyard
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| 9:00am |
Virtual Writing Room Mānoa Campus, Online
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| 10:30am |
Community Dialogues, Sunday Best Mānoa Campus, Online
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| 12:00pm |
The Māhele of Our Bodies Mānoa Campus, KUY 410
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| 12:30pm |
The First 100 Days: President Trump's China Policy Mānoa Campus, Online
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| 3:00pm |
The Blue Pacific Continent: Striving for “Real” Influence in the Indo-Paci Mānoa Campus, 258 Moore Hall
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