California Hotel and Casino - Hawai'i's Home Away from Home

Informationen zum Autor Dennis M. Ogawa received his PhD from UCLA in 1969 where he was honored as one of the founders of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. He is professor and former Chair at the Department of American Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Dr. Ogawa's books (a number of which are best sellers for University of Hawai'i Press) include Jan Ken Po: The World of Hawaii's Japanese Americans, Kodomo No Tame Ni: For the Sake of the Children, and The First Nisei. Among his honors are the Imperial Decoration Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii's Living Treasure of Hawaii Award, the Consulate General of Japan Commendation Award, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii's Achievement in Leadership and Education CLAD Award, and Hawaiian Historical Society's title of distinguished historian. In recognition of Professor Ogawa's excellence in research, he has been invited as a Senior Fellow for both the East-West Center and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Klappentext Tells the story of how the California Hotel grew from an unattractive property in a run-down section of Las Vegas to become the must-visit destination for Hawai'i gamblers.

Product details

• Authors: John M Blink, John M. Blink, Mike Gordon, Dennis M Ogawa, Dennis M. Ogawa, Dennis M./ Blink Ogawa
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2008
• EAN: 9780824833299
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3329-9
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic