Rural Isolation and Dual Cultural Existence, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
The Japanese-American Kona Coffee Community

This book studies the Japanese-American coffee farmers in Kona, Hawaii. Specifically, it sheds light on the role of first and second generation immigrants in the emergence of the Kona coffee agricultural economy, as well as factors that contributed to the creation of the Japanese community in Kona. The people there have survived much turmoil, including harsh treatment on the sugar plantations, economic instability, Pearl Harbor and racial stigma, and ethnic and religious identity crises. Despite these challenges, the pillars of the Japanese coffee community have remained stable.

Examines a unique and understudied population in the United States

Discusses the assimilation of immigrant communities through the experiences of first and second generation migrants

Sheds light on the treatment of Japanese-Americans before and after World War II