{"product_id":"japans-immigr-cloth-pa","title":"Japanese Immigrant Clothing in Hawaii, 1885–1941 by Barbara F. Kawakami (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 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\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ekasuri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(tie-dyed fabric from Japan) to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epalaka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapters 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is illustrated with rare photographs of the period from family collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the author: \u003cstrong\u003eBarbara F. Kawakami (née Oyama) \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in Japan in 1921 and immigrated to Hawaii with her family when she was three months old. She learned to sew at a young age, and for thirty-eight years was a dressmaker—a profession she continued after marriage while raising a family of three children. At age fifty-three, she entered college and earned a BS in fashion design and merchandising, and later an MA in Asian studies. Ms. Kawakami has been a researcher, writer, and consultant for a number of projects, including the film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePicture Bride,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e released by Miramax Pictures in 1994. Her award-winning book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapanese Immigrant Clothing in Hawaii 1885–1941\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was published in 1993.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUH Press, 1993\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 240 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"UH Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33901308739716,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/1161\/7924\/files\/9780824817305-600x926.jpg?v=1784929954","url":"https:\/\/basically-books-co.myshopify.com\/products\/japans-immigr-cloth-pa","provider":"Basically Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}