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Japanese Immigrant Clothing in Hawaii 1885-1941 (Paperback)
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Japanese Immigrant Clothing in Hawaii 1885-1941 (Paperback)
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Between 1886 and 1924 thousands of Japanese journeyed to Hawaii to
work the sugarcane plantations. First the men came, followed by
brides, known only from their pictures, for marriages arranged by
brokers. This book tells the story of two generations of plantation
workers as revealed by the clothing they brought with them and the
adaptations they made to it to accommodate the harsh conditions of
plantation labor. Barbara Kawakami has created a vivid picture
highlighted by little-known facts gleaned from extensive
interviews, from study of preserved pieces of clothing and how they
were constructed, and from the literature. She shows that as the
cloth preferred by the immigrants shifted from kasuri (tie-dyed
fabric from Japan) to palaka (heavy cotton cloth woven in a white
plaid pattern on a dark blue background) so too their outlooks
shifted from those of foreigners to those of Japanese Americans.
Chapters on wedding and funeral attire present a cultural history
of the life events at which they were worn, and the examination of
work, casual, and children's clothing shows us the social fabric of
the issei (first-generation Japanese). Changes that occurred in
nisei (second-generation) tradition and clothing are also
addressed. The book is illustrated with rare photographs of the
period from family collections.
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