Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month we have selected some footage from various collections that highlight the unique experience of Asian and Pacific people in Hawaiʻi.
Interview with Ushiko Miyasato recorded on May 24, 1988 and conducted by Chris Conybeare and Barbara Kawakami in Waipahu. Some topics include being...
Interview with Shizu Kaigo recorded on June 16, 1987 and conducted by Chris Conybeare and Barbara Kawakami in Japanese with English translations....
Interview with Hung Wai Ching recorded on September 23, 1987. Topics include the beginnings of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th...
Interview with Philbert Freitas. Topics include the components of Hawaiian saddles, the influence of the Mexican saddle on the Hawaiian saddle, the...
News clips and documentary footage combine in this special about Nainoa Thompson, the master navigator, and his historic voyage from Hawaiʻi to...
Historical, spiritual, cultural, mythological connections of Hawaiians to the taro plant, the staple food of Hawaiian culture. Interviews taro...
Civil Rights Report with Charles Campbell Chairman of Civil Rights Coordinating Committee, Reverend Dr. Akaka Pastor at Kawaihaʻo Church, and...
Congressman Daniel K. Inouye talks with Alfred Laureta; the Congressman's personal assistant. Recorded in 1962 in the House Studio
In a discussion of racism, topics include: Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, Jeffrey Dahmer and related race issues in Milwaukee, United...
Pacific news of New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji, Papua New Guinea. Maoris in New Zealand and Belau (Palau). A tape segment on the Heʻeia Marsh is shown...
This video is a presentation of the 8th Festival of Pacific Arts recorded in 2000. It features Mama Ane Kanahele and ʻOhana Niʻihau singing "He...
In this episdoe of Pau Hana Years recorded on June 13, 1974, Bob Barker visits the Harada kalo (taro) farms in Wainiha Valley, Kauaʻi and...