Past IJET - IJET-24 in Hawaii
Speakers
Gavin Furukawa
Gavin Furukawa is a Lecturer and Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His research focuses on the role of English in Japanese discourse and the use of Hawai‘i Creole in the media.
Sessions
Japanese in Hawai‘i
The History of Japanese Immigration to Hawai‘i and the Influence of Nihongo on Hawaiian Pidgin English
Immigration from Japan to Hawai‘i began nearly 130 years ago, and ethnic Japanese constitute one of the largest groups in Hawai‘i’s multicultural ohana. This opening...