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Rural Isolation and Dual Cultural Existence

The Japanese-American Kona Coffee Community

Palgrave Macmillan

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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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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • David K. Abe
    Pages 1-42
  3. The Issei: In Search of Autonomy

    • David K. Abe
    Pages 43-102
  4. The Nisei Experience

    • David K. Abe
    Pages 159-210
  5. World War II

    • David K. Abe
    Pages 211-227
  6. Conclusion

    • David K. Abe
    Pages 269-276
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 277-295

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan

    David K. Abe

About the author

David K. Abe is Associate Professor at Kanazawa University in Japan.

Bibliographic Information

  • 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

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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