Us, Hawai'i-born Japanese: Storied Identities of Japanese American Elderly from a Sugar Plantation Community

by Gaku Kinoshita

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415654739
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/15/2012
Series:	Studies in Asian Americans
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gaku Kinoshita was born in Japan and educated in both Japan and the US. He earned his Ph.D. in anthropology at the university of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Table of Contents

List 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