The Hawaiian Diaspora: Which Way Will It Go?
Immigrants have contributed and shaped Hawaii society from the 1840s, and continuing to the present-day. Many Asian immigrant groups — except for the Filipino community — have assimilated and acculturated into American English-speaking society. What are the current state of linkages of Hawaii immigrant groups back to the “old country”? Others — over 70,000 former Hawaii residents live in Nevada — have made an additional travel leap to the U.S. continent, including flourishing Hawaii communities, with Hawaiian food restaurants and hula halau schools, in the Bay Area, Seattle, and Greater Los Angeles/San Diego — and in two generations the former “Hawaii” connections will have disappeared and morphed into the new cities’ and towns’ social fabric.
Jay Fidell and Ray Tsuchiyama compare immigrant group experiences in Hawaii and throughout the world, including the global Irish diaspora.
We hear about Hawaii’s local and global communities and the idea that many people can never truly “go home” to their respective homeland.
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The host for this episode was Jay Fidell.
The host for this episode was Jay Fidell.
The host for this episode was Jay Fidell.
