Senator Barack Obama began his week-long stay in Hawai‘i on August 8, 2008 with an explanation of what he took from his childhood here. His words also provide an apt explanation of why we’re producing our latest documentary film, Holding Fast The Dream , on the African American experience in Hawai‘i:
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Categories: Films
Tagged: Aloha Spirit, Barack Obama, Holding Fast The Dream
Like so many in Hawai‘i, Senator Barack Obama is hapa. But that’s not the reason writer Jeff Yang thinks he could be the first Asian American to be President. Like Toni Morrison anointed Bill Clinton the nation’s first Black President on the basis of his early life circumstances and experiences, Yang argues that growing up [...]
Categories: Issues
Tagged: Asian American, Barack Obama, identity
Steve Okino – Honolulu, Hawaii (RSS) + Based on the Sator-ii theme by Felipe Lavín