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Table of contents for Pacific Voices Talk Story · Volume III
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| Golden Kupuna |
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Julian Avilla Jr. |
Interviewed: September 3-4, 2003 in Salinas, California
Birthplace: Salinas, California
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We're playful, sure. A lot of Hawaiians here in the mainland greet each other with a hug and a kiss. In the past, a greeting was the rubbing of noses.” |
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Golden Kupuna
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Shirley A. Avilla
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Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Interviewed: September 3-4, 2003 in Salinas, California
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“Pacific Islanders would rather not tangle with their elders at all, fearing they'll say something wrong that should never be said. This respect in the culture is unique.” |
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| Kapalakiko Tracks |
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Saichi Kaiholani Kawahara |
Birthplace: ‘Auwaiolimu, Hawaii
Interviewed: April 26, 2003 in San Francisco, California
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“Most of my lessons were learned over years of organizing, working in the community, the union, and being a radical. I've applied them all to both the band and the newsletter.”
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| Kapalakiko Tracks
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Evelyn Kawahara |
Birthplace: Philippines
Interviewed: April 26, 2003 in San Francisco, California
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“I used to hangout at this restaurant with wonderful aloha and Hawaiian music. One time, this guy shows up to sing. When he sang, I was so surprised at the voice coming out of this Japanese!”
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Remembering Mama |
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Mathilda Miranda
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Birthplace: Hakalau, Hawaii
Interviewed: June 18, 2003 in Hayward, California
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“It was a hard life, but we were happy kids. My mother made sure that we had our time, because my father was very strict in an old-fashion way. My mother's kind of old-fashioned, but what she went through, she didn't want for any of us.”
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| Remembering Mama |
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Corina J. Shoemaker |
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Interviewed: June 18, 2003 in Hayward, California
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“A good friend of the family's showed up and talked with Henry. They went to sign the papers to amputate. It was the hardest thing we had to do. ”
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| Malamaleafi |
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Sululagi Aliiva'a Palega |
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Birthplace: Pago Pago, American Samoa
Interviewed: August 6 and 21, 2003 in San Francisco, California
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“The most important goal for us in the sixties and seventies was to establish a foothold, so Samoan kids could have someone that mirrored them and could provide them some direction.”
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| Hula Lad(d) |
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Ladd Kahele Heleloa
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Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Interviewed: May 29, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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“I was anxious to learn hula and embrace the whole ‘ohana feeling that comes with it. Because like the movie says, ‘'Ohana is family.'”
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| Pan-Pacific American |
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Esther Marar Setser |
Birthplace: Chuuk, Micronesia
Interviewed: August 25, 2003 in Gold River, California
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| “I was a very shy person. Part of it was my upbringing, having to be lady-like, just sit there, listen, and talk only when they ask you something.”
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| Life after Punahou |
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Paul Takushi |
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Interviewed: July 12, 2003 in Davis, California
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“I think it's the work ethic of Asian culture than encompasses education and keeps them on top. It's really drummed into your head all of the time when you're a kid. It becomes part of your psyche.”
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| Maori in the Middle |
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Arerangi Tongia
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Birthplace: Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Interviewed: May 28, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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“Everybody's racing to first place, running that red light, hastening to be somewhere else. It's the very essence of American life. If there's an elder in the grocery line, why not let her check-out ahead of you?”
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ISBN: 0-9726191-1-9
ISSN: 1537-0992
Volume III 386 pp, perfect bound.
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