Jun 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Proclomation In recognition of 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GANNENMONO WHEREAS, the first group of Japanese immigrants to Hawai’i were referred to as gannenmono, “people of the first year,” because they came to Hawai’i in Meiji Gannen, the first year in the reign...
Jun 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
View PDF HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE GANNENMONO HON. COLLEEN HANABUSA OF HAWAII IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, June 7, 2018 Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the gannenmono, the...
Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
A photographic exhibit covering the history and culture of Japanese Americans in Hawaii will be on display at the Honolulu Festival, as part of the Educational Program in support of the sub-theme “Harmony over the Ocean, Journey to Peace”. Co-hosted by the Nisei...
Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Within 48 hours of Japan`s attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii authorities arrested several hundred local Japanese in Oahu, Maui and Kauai. This is the first full length documentary to chronicle their untold stories through oral histories, documents, interviews and...
Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
【Storytelling of Hawaii’s Japanese Immigration and Mythology of Ancient Japan Presented by Eishokukai】 【Sakurakomachi Wagakudan -Hawaii Concert 2018- Singing Japan’s Spirits】 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of Japanese immigrants in Hawaii. This year’s Honolulu...
Oct 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Gannenmono were a group of approximately 150 Japanese who emigrated to Hawai’i in 1868 to serve as migrant workers on sugar plantations, work for which they each signed 3-year contracts. Although they were not the first Japanese people to visit Hawai’i, some of...
