Mariko Takagi-Kitayama

Professor at the Faculty of Literature, Aichi Gakuin University. Specializes in American studies, particularly Asian American history and society. Graduated from Waseda University's Faculty of Literature, Arts and Sciences I, majoring in Western History. Received an MA in International Studies from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Graduate School. Received an MA in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Hawaii Graduate School. Major papers include "Japanese immigrants as seen through haiku and tanka (1930-1960)—Focusing on Hawaii Island" (2007), "The feelings of Issei women as seen through haiku, tanka, and senryu—A page in Hawaiian social history" (2008), and "Fuyokai: A Japanese American women's student association at the University of Washington and the US-Japan War" (2013).

(Updated September 2013)

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Speaking Up! Democracy, Justice, Dignity

The people of Hawaii worked, worked, worked, and then rose up: The voices of the first generation of Japanese-Americans in their songs - Part 2/2

Sept. 26, 2013 • Mariko Takagi-Kitayama

Read Part 1 >> 4. After World War II: Aiming for equality for workers amid anti-communism Union organization and labor disputes came to a standstill when America entered World War II. However, soon after the war ended, Hawaiian workers rose up to secure their legitimate rights. The ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union), the union for longshoremen that promoted labor organization, was led by a white American from the mainland, and around him came relatively young workers of Asian and …

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Speaking Up! Democracy, Justice, Dignity

The people of Hawaii worked, worked, worked, and then rose up: The voices of the first generation of Japanese-Americans in their songs - Part 1/2

Sept. 25, 2013 • Mariko Takagi-Kitayama

1.First of all From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, many Japanese immigrants came to Hawaii, just as they did to the West Coast of the United States. By 1900, Japanese people had already accounted for nearly 40 percent of Hawaii's total population. Until the 1910s, most of the workers on sugar plantations were Japanese immigrants. Working conditions were particularly bad from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, and there …

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