This book studies the Japanese-American coffee farmers in Kona, Hawaii. Specifically, it sheds light on the role of first and second generation immigrants in the emergence of the Kona coffee agricultural economy, as well as factors that contributed to the creation of the Japanese community in Kona. The people there have survived much turmoil, including harsh treatment on the sugar plantations, economic instability, Pearl Harbor and racial stigma, and ethnic and religious identity crises. Despite these challenges, the pillars of the Japanese coffee community have remained stable.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: David K. Abe
EAN: 9783319553023
COUNTRY: Switzerland
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WEIGHT: 5005 g
HEIGHT: 210 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Springer International Publishing AG
DATE PUBLISHED: 2017-08-07
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GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion
WIDTH: 148 cm
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Book Themes:
Japan, United States of America, USA, Hawaii / Hawaiʻi (State of), Migration, immigration and emigration, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Agribusiness and primary industries
David K. Abe is Associate Professor at Kanazawa University in Japan.
