| Kodomo No Tame Ni--For the Sake of the Children: The Japanese American Experience in Hawaii Contributor(s): Ogawa, Dennis M. (Author), Grant, Glen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0824807308 ISBN-13: 9780824807306 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1980 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies |
| Dewey: 996.900 |
| LCCN: 77018368 |
| Physical Information: 1.82" H x 6.03" W x 9.03" (2.20 lbs) 644 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Rim - Geographic Orientation - Hawaii - Cultural Region - Oceania |
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Contributor Bio(s): Ogawa, Dennis M.: - 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 Mānoa. 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. |