Lookie here. I just got this.
My son stumbled upon it in a used bookstore and bought it for me. Looks like an interesting read. The chapters are:
- Introduction
- The Hawaiians
- The Caucasians
- The Chinese
- The Japanese
- The Portuguese
- The Okinawans
- The Koreans
- The Filipinos
- The Samoans
- The People of Indochina
- Toward an Interethnic Society
Did you know that over 40% of marriages in Hawaii are interracial? Or that a "hapa" (mixed) identity is pervasive wherever you go? Or that mixed-race people feel normal? Or that the diverse ethnic groups (Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Haole, etc.) have emerged to produce a distinct local culture and language? No, Hawaii isn't a racial paradise. Far from it. But it does offer a powerful example of cultural coexistence.
I miss the diversity of the islands.