Speakers

Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto

Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto, Research Associate at the Center for Oral History, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, has conducted and edited oral history interviews since 1975. She has taught oral history methodology, lectured on the history of immigrants and their descendants in 20th century Hawai‘i, and served as a consultant on fi lm and video projects. Born in Japan, but raised in Hawai‘i, she holds degrees in History and Anthropology from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

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...

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