Culture of Hawaii

The movie, Go for Broke, centers around the Japanese American men who served in the 442nd regimental combat unit during World War II. Though unjustly imprisoned in internment camps, these men proved their loyalty to America and bravely fought against the Italian, German, and Japanese enemies, to become the most decorated unit in United States history. Released in 1951, six years after the end of the war, this movie aimed to change the prejudices against Japanese Americans in the United States.…

As they set forth in their missions to “civilize” the Natives, they quickly began instilling American culture, religious intolerance, and worked to ban those things not only economically beneficial to the islanders, but those things considered to be of traditional significance to the Natives. The list of banned items and actions continued to grow to include;…

skills, and values to adapt and thrive when facing the challenges of the future.” (AE website). AE utilizes a holistic approach to education, offering a range of programs that address the unique needs of students. The school, ranked 16th of 205 Hawaii Elementary Schools (SchoolDigger), has approximately 460 students with a student/teacher ratio of 17.6. The student body is comprised of local children (those born and raised on the island) as well as those from military families. Percentages…

Japanese Americans, some good some bad. They have a very diverse culture filled with many things that may be seen as odd to us, but then again all cultures are a bit odd to the outside observer. There are several stereotypes that are ridiculous and several that are accurate. Most were just plain stupid. As long as there continues to be a constant flow of Japanese immigrants we will continue to learn more about their culture and history. Although they will never be a majority in the…

Question 4- The perfect destination for the romantic niche market is the Hawaiian Islands. Here, the clients can be sure to have an experience of beaches, beautiful sunsets, tropical gardens, relaxing accommodations and dining experiences to remember. With this, the client can even listen to the waves of the ocean as they sit by it watching the sunsets on the warm nights. Then, during the days there can be water sports, sightseeing and sunny beaches to enjoy. Oahu offers things to do for the…

“In an atmosphere of World War II hysteria, President Roosevelt, encouraged by officials at all levels of the federal government, authorized the internment of tens of thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry and resident aliens from Japan” (Historymatters). This was known as the Executive Order of 9066 (Historymatters). After this order was issued, within a short amount of time, many young children and adults of Japanese decedent were forced to evacuate their homes, pack a few of…

Hawaiian language is a language that has one form associated with it and all communities found within Hawaii have spoken this same language since the land was first discovered by Polynesians in the island of Ni‘ihau (the forbidden island). The Ni’ihau community is what I will be focusing on in this paper, since it is known to be the first island in Hawaii that was Goddess Pele’s first home (Ni`ihau Cultural Heritage Foundation). After the islands were inhabited by the early Polynesians,…

fierce man who was universally hated during this time in America, represent all of Japan. The other image shows two Japanese soldiers frowning and miserable looking compared to happy Chinese brother enjoying their day. Representing the Japanese cultures with these two images, de-humanizes the Japanese people as whole, and LIFE magazine paints a picture of them being an enemy to America and it’s people. When we compare the rhetoric of the LIFE article to that of initiative #37 we can see some…

In the 1800s, white pioneers were moving west and looking for places to settle. Native Americans occupied the Great Plains, and the white people were about to take over. Starting around the 1860s, the United State’s government started forcing the native peoples to leave their homelands and either move into the designated areas called “reservations”, or in some cases be exiled to Mexico. The Native people did not like this forceful threat at all, particularly because in the reservations they…

The various articles included within Shades of Difference discuss the dynamic complexities and differences of colorism and racism, two terms that have been incorrectly used interchangeably for years by society to refer to generalized, racist phenomena. However just like Trina Jones explained in “The Case for Legal Recognition of Colorism Claims,” colorism is the maltreatment of another based on their skin color, while racism is the prejudicial and stereotypical beliefs one holds and perpetuates…