Download or read book Dem Haoles written by Brian M. Gilpin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dem Haoles is an innovative and entertaining study of white privilege. Set against the backdrop of Hawaii, Dem Haoles explores how white people or haoles are portrayed and why. The exploration is guided by the concept of images or archetypes, employed to classify and dissect haole representation. Dem Haoles mines normally mundane entertainment vehicles like romantic comedies and action hero dramas and reveals that these artifacts of popular culture are more than mindless entertainment. They are in fact well camouflaged political messaging. The focus on popular culture examined through image analysis makes Dem Haoles entertaining and informative. The examination of popular media is detailed and thorough and will evoke deep nostalgic sentiments. While the insightful analysis of images, its mechanics, and intent will provoke critical thinking. Together this combination makes Dem Haoles a unique and rewarding experience that will both invalidate old perceptions about Hawaii and ruin the simple pleasure of mindless entertainment.
Download or read book A Ricepaper Airplane written by Gary Pak and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a hospital bed a dying man unfolds the tale of an arduous life on the fringes of a Hawai‘i sugar plantation in the 1920s. There Kim Sung Wha—laborer, patriot, revolutionary, aviator—envisioned building an airplane from ricepaper, bamboo, and the scrap parts of a broken-down bicycle, an airplane that would carry him back to his Korean homeland and to his wife and children. From the start Sung Wha’s dream is destined to fail, but this moving and passionate work is the story of a man who dares to life past the wreckage of shattered visions. His is a heroic story of loss, of deep love, and of rebirth.
Download or read book Kumu Kahua Plays written by Dennis Carroll and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hawaii an exciting tradition of local drama is reaching new audiences with plays that deal directly, often humorously, with life in this polychrome island state. The eight plays collected in this anthology celebrate the spirit of that tradition and offer an uninhibited feast for the ear — local language as it is spoken in contemporary Hawaii. In style and subject matter, the plays fall naturally into pairs: Ashes and Reunion are realistic dramas about problems of identity among the Japanese in Hawaii; Oranges Are Lucky and All Brand New Classical Chinese Theater add a touch of surrealism to their treatment of Chinese Americans; In the Alley and Paradise Tours depict the urbanized pressures of jet-age Hawaii at odds with older rhythms of life; and the last two plays, although written for a contemporary audience, draw on classical models- The Travels of Heikiki follows the structure of the historical pageant play, and the hugely popular Twelf Nite O Wateva! is a pidgin adaptation of Shakespeare’s play. Carroll’s introduction is a pioneering essay on the development of local drama that outlines the historical and theatrical context of these plays. The book is complete with a glossary of the pidgin words that appear in five of the eight plays.
Download or read book Beyond Ke eaumoku written by Brenda L. Kwon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reclaims Korean history in Hawaii through the examination of works by three local writers of Korean descent: Margaret Pai, Ty Pak, and Gary Pak.
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Download or read book Delicious written by Mark Haskell Smith and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Carl Hiaasen, meet Hannibal Lecter” in this comedy about a vengeful Hawaiian chef, his greedy rivals, and some very bad table manners (Kirkus Reviews). Joseph Tanumafili’s family-owned food-service business in Honolulu has been the only game in town for years. But when competing caterers from Las Vegas arrive to accommodate the cast and crew of a film shoot, the battle for paradise begins. As far as Joseph and his hotheaded Samoan uncle are concerned, no mainlanders are going to muscle in on native territory. Lines are drawn and everyone’s taking a side: a gay TV producer on romantic rebound; his androgynous New Age–y assistant; a horny stroke survivor in a state of perpetual, chemically induced arousal; an aspiring missionary; a dimwitted bodybuilder; and a sweet-natured pimp. But when the Sin City boys decide to enlist the services of an ecstasy-popping ex-Marine hit man, Joseph hits back. And for such a resourceful chef, the revenge is going to be absolutely delicious. Mark Haskell Smith offers a guide to Hawaii that definitely hasn’t been endorsed by the tourist bureau, nor is it “for those with weak stomachs, prudish minds or delicate ears, but that leaves the rest of us to savor the novel’s many twisted charms” (Baltimore Sun). “Think Elmore Leonard meets Mario Batali.” —Richard Rayner, Los Angeles Times “Perverse black humor and sensuality, totally unexpected situations . . . simply breathtaking.” —Liz Smith, New York Post
Download or read book The Asian Pacific American Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Aloha Las Vegas written by Edward Sakamoto and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Sakamoto is one of Hawai'i's most popular playwrights. His skillfully constructed depictions of "local life" and command of stylized narrative devices have earned him recognition and acclaim both in the Islands and elsewhere in the U.S. The three plays collected here present an expertly dramatized panorama of life in Hawai'i from 1959 to 1994. A'ala Park explores a working-class milieu with honesty and humor in this gripping study of a young man stunted by a slum environment at the time of statehood. Stew Rice, juxtaposing the hopes of the late 1950s with the realities of the late 1970s, charts the fortunes of three highschool buddies and the consequences of their individual decisions to leave or remain in Hawai'i. Aloha Las Vegas centers on a retired baker, land rich but cash poor, who wrestles with the decision to relocate to Las Vegas in 1994. Sakamoto is quick to challenge easy affirmations and identifications. Beneath their feel-good humor and celebration of local language and culture, the plays have a depth and an unpredictability. As Dennis Carroll observes in his Introduction, all of them center on the theme of "Hawai'i versus the mainland" and the challenges of relocation--the ambiguities of the definition of "home" and whether it can ever be recovered or regained--and the special qualities of local life that can or cannot be transplanted. This theme is relevant to all Americans familiar with the immigrant experience, not only those living in Hawai'i. A glossary of pidgin words and terms is included. Edward Sakamoto's trilogy Hawai'i No Ka Oi is available from Lightning Press. Booksellers: To order, please contact: Ingram Book Co., P.O. Box 3006, La Vergne, TN 37086. Phone: 888-884-6472/Fax: 800-876-0186. Individuals: Please order through your local bookseller.
Download or read book My Brother Married My Sister Where Do I Sit written by Karl B. Daniel and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you imagine a book that begins its fascinating and hysterical journey in a small unassuming Southern Illinois Norman Rockwell picturesque town made Google famous for pink eyed Albino Squirrels and then travels across the country to Manhattan and Hawaii for modern day and just a tad gay, Lucy & Ethel, fall to the floor, laughing until you wet your pants adventures? Well kids, here it is! Queen Karlotta & Princess Provincia will not only introduce you to dozens of the wackiest characters ever published but you will also accompany them as they work in Psych. Wards, Nursing Homes, Donut shops and corn fields. (Yes, we said corn!) You will observe them learning how to speak pidgin', parachuting from planes, marching goose step style in a National Band competition, launching professional fireworks from the backyard and even doing a little supernatural ghost whispering, all with unexpected and hilarious results. So come along for the ultimate variety show and comedic ride of your literary life and ask yourself this timely and metaphysically enlightening question: "My brother married my sister. Where DO I sit?"
Download or read book Nightwalker written by Sidney Filson and published by Onyx Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful, innocent and recently widowed, wealthy Grey Coultrane found herself courted by many playboys and fortune seekers, but it was martial arts master Khan who stole her heart and introduced her to the martial arts. But when Khan was murdered, Grey became The Nightwalker, pursuing Khan's murderer across continents to a final, ruthless battle.
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Download or read book John A Burns written by Dan Boylan and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his 12 years as Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns helped to shape many important elements of Hawaii's social and political structure. This volume discusses the man and his work, including the coalition of labour and Americans of Japanese ancestry.
Download or read book Land and Power in Hawaii written by George Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describe a pervasive way of conducting private and public affairs in which state and local office holders throughout Hawaii took their personal financial interests into account in their actions as public.
