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Studies in Asian Americans Ser.: Us, Hawai'i-Born Japanese : Storied Identities of Japanese American Elderly from a Sugar Plantation Community by Gaku Kinoshita (2006, Hardcover)
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415977983
ISBN-139780415977982
eBay Product ID (ePID)50358743
Product Key Features
Number of Pages300 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameUs, Hawai'i-Born Japanese : Storied Identities of Japanese American Elderly from a Sugar Plantation Community
SubjectGerontology, Sociology / General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, General
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorGaku Kinoshita
Subject AreaSocial Science, Psychology, History
SeriesStudies in Asian Americans Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2005-031148
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.2608995609691
Table Of ContentList of Figures Acknowledgments Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Plantation Stories and Collective Identities Chapter Three: Ethnic Identity Chapter Four: Class Identity Chapter Five: Generational Identity Chapter Six: Gendered Identity Chapter Seven: Conclusion Appendix A: Plantation Stories Appendix B: Fujinkai Survey Notes References Index
SynopsisThis is a book about the collective identities of Japanese American elderly in a former sugar plantation community in the rural town of Puna, Hawai'i. Investigating their plantation stories in which they remember, evaluate, and represent their past lives on the plantation from the 1920s to the 1980s, the author explores a process of which they collectively delineate their identities in terms of ethnicity, class, generation, and gender. The purpose of this book is to present an ethnography of remembering that captures the so-called "cultural testimony" in which the Japanese American elderly narrate their plantation experience as both an internally-oriented emotional manifestation and an externally-based common understanding of their community. The author demonstrates how the Japanese American elderly employ their memories to reconstruct plantation experience and define their peoplehood as the collective identities of plantation-raised Japanese Americans. This book is informative for many students in different disciplines because of its distinctive approach to people and community. An analysis of interview transcripts reveals the significance of shared story in creating a sense of community. Most significantly, this book is for people who love Hawai'i. Stories told by Hawai'i-born Japanese Americans will fascinate readers and acquaint them with Hawai'i's culture and history., This is a book about the collective identities of Japanese American elderly in a former sugar plantation community in the rural town of Puna, Hawai'i.
LC Classification NumberHQ1064.U6H35 2006
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