Kanda Home

Kanda Home
Author: Jiro Nakano
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780824818128

In 1893, Reverend Shigefusa Kanda, a graduate of Doshisha Theological School, came to Kohala on the Big Island of Hawaii as a missionary to Japanese immigrants on the plantation. He built a church, founded the first Japanese language school in Hawaii, and defended the rights of the Japanese laborers. In 1898 he married Sue Tanimura. They moved to Wailuku, Maui where, in 1911, they founded a unique boarding school, the Kanda Home, for unfortunate Japanese girls. As described in this book, Mrs. Kanda vigorously educated these children to become good U.S. citizens and Christians, despite encountering considerable social and financial hardship. Graduates of the Kanda Home became leaders in the Japanese community and have contributed to the development of modern Hawaii.

The Kanda Odessy

The Kanda Odessy
Author: Timothy Kandashu Majero
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1662435126

This book is the author’s personal life story told in the third person. It is presented as the story of an old man on a long journey of self-reflection, tracing his life from the time of his birth to date, trying to understand who he really is. The question of his identity stems from the confluence of Christianity on the one hand and African tradition on the other at the time of his birth. He was born of staunch Christian parents at a time when the rest of the extended family and the clan patriarch, his grandpa, at the village where he was born were all deeply steeped in the African traditional way of life and ancestral worship. It is the dichotomy of these fundamental family foundations that gave rise to question of his true identity as he grew up. His journey of self-reflection in search of self eventually takes him all the way back to his roots.

The Mirror

The Mirror
Author: George Aidoo
Publisher: Graphic Communications Group
Total Pages: 16
Release: 1977-08-19
Genre:
ISBN:

A Sword of Bronze and Ashes

A Sword of Bronze and Ashes
Author: Anna Smith Spark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2023-09-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1787588416

Readers of Shauna Lawless and Thilde Kold Holdt will love this Celtic-inflected adventure by critically acclaimed, grimdark epic fantasy novelist, Anna Smith Spark. A Sword of Bronze and Ashes combines the fierce beauty of Celtic myth with grimdark battle violence. It's a lyrical, folk horror high fantasy. Kanda has a good life until shadows from her past return threatening everything she loves. And Kanda, like any parent, has things in her past she does not want her children to know. Red war is coming: pursued by an ancient evil, Kanda must call upon all her strength to protect her family. But how can she keep her children safe, if they want to stand as warriors beside her when the light fades and darkness rises? FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress

Tigers and the Internet

Tigers and the Internet
Author: Kira Van Deusen
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2022-06-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0228013542

The Udege, a small Indigenous group in the Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai regions of Russia, have a rich oral storytelling tradition. They speak the Udege language, and their religious beliefs include animism and shamanism. Over two decades, Kira Van Deusen travelled across Russia interviewing Udege storytellers in order to record their folktales. Tigers and the Internet recounts individual storytellers’ lives and the stories that they related to Van Deusen. Combining the translated stories with detailed commentary, background information on the storytellers, and historical context to the themes they explore, Van Deusen provides a rich and moving text that allows the reader to travel with her through time and space. She respectfully shares the stories with a wider audience and preserves them in English for future generations. Readers will learn about the folktales of the Udege, but also about their contemporary lives and connections with other Indigenous groups. The Udege are not widely known outside of Russia. Tigers and the Internet provides a valuable collection of first-hand stories that shows this fascinating culture to those interested in folklore, Indigenous histories, and cultural studies.

The Friend

The Friend
Author: Samuel Chenery Damon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 742
Release: 1922
Genre: Christians
ISBN:

Childhood on Maui

Childhood on Maui
Author: Michael M. Morisaki
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2012-03-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1469172771

This is an Autobiography of my childhood years in Wailuku, Maui in Hawaii. It covers primarily my life in a home for girls from age three to twelve without adult guidance, followed by six years with my father. It illustrates how I developed my basic character, formed my outlook on life and made plans for the future.

A Concise History of Premodern Korea

A Concise History of Premodern Korea
Author: Michael J. Seth
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2019-12-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1538129027

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this engaging text provides a concise history of Korea from the beginning of human settlement in the region through the late nineteenth century. Michael J. Seth’s thorough chronological narrative equally emphasizes social, cultural, and political history. Students will be especially drawn to descriptions of everyday life for both elite and nonelite members of society during various historical periods. The book emphasizes how Korean history can be understood as part of an interactive sphere that includes three basic areas: China, Japan, and the Manchurian/Central Asian region. Throughout, Seth draws comparisons between developments in Korea and those in neighboring regions. All readers looking for a balanced, knowledgeable history will be richly rewarded with this clear and cogent book.

A Concise History of Korea

A Concise History of Korea
Author: Michael J. Seth
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2006-07-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0742574717

This engaging text provides a concise history of Korea from the beginning of human settlement in the region through the late nineteenth century, equally emphasizing social, cultural, and political history. Students will be especially drawn to descriptions of everyday life for both elite and non-elite members of society during various historical periods. A Concise History of Korea emphasizes how Korean history can be understood as part of an interactive sphere that includes three basic areas: China, Japan, and the Manchurian/Central Asian region. Historical maps illustrate the changes in the region over time. The annotated bibliography of works in English is a useful addition to this clear and comprehensive Korean history.