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- "A Conversation with Jon Shiro...
Kapi‘olani Community College, ‘Ohi‘...
Friday, November 13 at 7:00pm - An Okinawan Sense of Place: A ...
UH Manoa campus, Kuykendall 410
Thursday, November 5 at 3:00pm - 27th Annual Okinawan Festival
Capital Campaign Tent, Kapiolani Park
Saturday, September 5 at 9:00am
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MANOA Journal More photos of the Nov. 9 talk can be found at Flickr. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/uhwestoahu
MANOA Journal We also thank Kapiolani Community College for allowing Jon to inaugurate their International Education Week. Events are taking place this week; click on the link for details.
Source: news.kcc.hawaii.edu
International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department ...
MANOA Journal On November 9th, Jon gave a talk at UH-West Oahu entitled "Akisamiyo!: From a Pig Farmer to a Writer."
MANOA Journal We want to thank and recognize Shari Tamashiro for all the hard work she did to make the KCC event on Nov. 13 a success. As one of our staff members said, Shari is definitely someone you want on your team. Thanks again, Shari!
MANOA Journal Hundreds of people came to KCC to hear Jon speak. After Jon told the touching story of his family, he was celebrated with Okinawan performances of song and dance, and even a shishimai (Okinawan lion dance).
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Katsunori Yamazato, coeditor of VOICES FROM OKINAWA, was in Hawaii recently to attend the opening of the play and participate in a ceremony honoring Robert Huey, director of the Center for Japanese Studies. See http://blog.hawaii.edu/newsatuh/2009/11/
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Dr. Sonia Amin, translator of a fine story by Shahaduz Zaman that appeared in our issue ENDURING WAR: STORIES OF WHAT WE'VE LEARNED, is in Hawaii to make two presentations. See http://www.shangrilahawaii.org/page.asp?
MANOA Journal Jon Shirota's talk at UHM drew a good crowd. The Q&A session that followed was quite spirited, just like Jon.
MANOA Journal This event celebrates Jon Shirota's literary achievements and contributions. Featured are a reading & talk by Jon Shirota, a lion dance, and performances of Okinawan music and dance.
Time:7:00PM Friday, November 13th
Location:Kapi‘olani Community College, ‘Ohi‘a Building (Cafeteria)
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Tomorrow, UHP is having a book signing by many of its authors. This is a great opportunity to pick up Christmas gifts and get books autographed. Details: Nov. 10, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., UHM Bookstore (ground level), 956-4338. See http://www.hawaii.edu/calendar/uh/2009/1
Source: www.hawaii.edu
The calendar listings are provided by UH-affiliated faculty and staff. The University of Hawaii, ITS, EAUR, and the staff cannot be held liable for errors or omissions.
MANOA Journal For information on new books and a calendar of literary happenings in Hawaii, check out HawaiiReaders.com. The site is also host to authors and readers who blog about publishing, writing, and reading.
Source: www.hawaiireaders.com
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MANOA Journal THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2009 names GATES OF RECONCILIATION one of the "Notable Special Issues of 2008." This anthology also lists two selections from from the issue as notable essays: "Pollen: An Ode" by Christopher Cokinos (pictured) and "One Story House" by Rebecca Solnit.
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MANOA Journal We went to last night's premiere of Kumu Kahua Theatre's production of VOICES FROM OKINAWA and want to encourage everyone to see it. Director Reiko Ho, the cast, and the crew did a beautiful job of realizing Jon Shirota's play. And yes, the author was pleased. See http://www.kumukahua.org/0910okinawa.htm
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HONOLULU WEEKLY's WINTER BOOKS issue just hit the streets. HW has "found more than a few treasure to satisfy your cool-weather cravings," and VOICES FROM OKINAWA is one of them. They also cover Jon Shirota's new play, which opens at Kumu Kahua Theater on Thursday and runs to December 5.
If you can't pick up a copy of HW..., you can visit them online at
http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2009/
or
http://honoluluweekly.com/story-continue
If you can't pick up a copy of HW..., you can visit them online at
http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2009/
or
http://honoluluweekly.com/story-continue
Source: honoluluweekly.com
Voices of Okinawa / To be Okinawan in Hawaii is to be…not Japanese. To be Okinawan-American in Okinawa is…an education. At least that’s the premise in Jon Shirota’s new play, Voices of Okinawa.
