Sea of Opportunity: The Japanese Pioneers of the Fishing Industry in Hawaii

by Manako Taira

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This text presents a part historical and a part ethnographic study of Japanese fisheries in Hawaii from the late nineteenth century to contemporary times. Unlike most of the previous works on Japanese immigrants to Hawaii, which focus on sugarcane plantations, this breakthrough work is the first comprehensive history of Japanese as fishermen.
  • ISBN10 0824854853
  • ISBN13 9780824854850
  • Publish Date 31 January 2015
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint University of Hawaii Press
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 224
  • Language English