Us, Hawai''i-Born Japanese - Storied Identities of Japanese American Elderly From a Sugar

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.

List 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

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.

Summary

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

• Authors: Gaku Kinoshita, Kinoshita Gaku
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2012
• EAN: 9780415654739
• ISBN: 978-0-415-65473-9
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Studies in Asian Americans
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Age groups: the elderly, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity