Add to ORKGA woman recalls her Okinawan immigrant parents who were banana farmers and pineapple field workers. She describes her Maliko Gulch banana farm and neighborhood. Alerted by neighbors, she and her siblings climbed a hill and watched the 1946 tidal waves roll in and pull up trees and plants.teacher; Okinawan; femaleInterview conducted in English.State, Federal, Privat
A woman recollects and reflects on a childhood on Maui, pineapple and vegetable growing on Molokai,...
Interview conducted in English.Interview conducted at Honolulu, Oʻahu.Matsuko Matsumoto, second of f...
A Mainland-born woman talks about her parents and their background. She describes December 7, 1941, ...
The eldest daughter of florists describes her Waiehu beachfront neighborhood. She tells of her famil...
Lanai-born woman talks about her father--a beekeeper, okolehao liquor maker, and ranch watchman; nei...
A woman recalls her family's farming lifestyle in Kona, where crops were exchanged for staples. She ...
A woman recalls her parents and growing up in Hana, Maui. She tells of moving to Molokai and meeting...
The son of Okinawan immigrants describes his Haiku lifestyle. After graduation from Maui High School...
A Maui woman describes life in Mala and Keawe Camp. Her family raised pigs and poultry, picked fruit...
A woman of Okinawan ancestry describes her childhood on a poultry farm, waitressing work, and music ...
Paia-raised woman depicts her childhood activities in that plantation town. She also talks about her...
A woman recollects her family life as a daughter of a plantation electrical supervisor and a Japanes...
A Japanese woman recalls her hardworking mother who peddled vegetables to support her family. Their ...
A Hilo-born woman remembers her grandparents and their Keaukaha home. Only six years old when the 19...
A woman recollects and reflects on a childhood in Japan, immigration to Hawaii, and life and work on...
A woman recollects and reflects on a childhood on Maui, pineapple and vegetable growing on Molokai,...
Interview conducted in English.Interview conducted at Honolulu, Oʻahu.Matsuko Matsumoto, second of f...
A Mainland-born woman talks about her parents and their background. She describes December 7, 1941, ...
The eldest daughter of florists describes her Waiehu beachfront neighborhood. She tells of her famil...
Lanai-born woman talks about her father--a beekeeper, okolehao liquor maker, and ranch watchman; nei...
A woman recalls her family's farming lifestyle in Kona, where crops were exchanged for staples. She ...
A woman recalls her parents and growing up in Hana, Maui. She tells of moving to Molokai and meeting...
The son of Okinawan immigrants describes his Haiku lifestyle. After graduation from Maui High School...
A Maui woman describes life in Mala and Keawe Camp. Her family raised pigs and poultry, picked fruit...
A woman of Okinawan ancestry describes her childhood on a poultry farm, waitressing work, and music ...
Paia-raised woman depicts her childhood activities in that plantation town. She also talks about her...
A woman recollects her family life as a daughter of a plantation electrical supervisor and a Japanes...
A Japanese woman recalls her hardworking mother who peddled vegetables to support her family. Their ...
A Hilo-born woman remembers her grandparents and their Keaukaha home. Only six years old when the 19...
A woman recollects and reflects on a childhood in Japan, immigration to Hawaii, and life and work on...
A woman recollects and reflects on a childhood on Maui, pineapple and vegetable growing on Molokai,...
Interview conducted in English.Interview conducted at Honolulu, Oʻahu.Matsuko Matsumoto, second of f...
A Mainland-born woman talks about her parents and their background. She describes December 7, 1941, ...