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Examines a unique and understudied population in the United States
Discusses the assimilation of immigrant communities through the experiences of first and second generation migrants
Sheds light on the treatment of Japanese-Americans before and after World War II
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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.
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Book Title: Rural Isolation and Dual Cultural Existence
Book Subtitle: The Japanese-American Kona Coffee Community
Authors: David K. Abe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55303-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55302-3Published: 07 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85623-0Published: 12 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55303-0Published: 19 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 295
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology of Culture, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Asian Culture, Historical Sociology