How Hawaii Changed America: The Movement for Racial Equality 1939-1942

by Tom Coffman

The story begins in Honolulu in late 1939 inside the meetings of a self-styled Council for Interracial Unity. The primary figures are Charles Hemenway, "father" of the University of Hawaii, and his prize adherents from the interwar period, YMCA youth worker Hung Wai Ching and a brilliant young teacher, Shigeo Yoshida. Together they are the heart of a group who believe that war will come soon, and that people in Hawaii can organize to guide the community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511492635
• ISBN13: 9781511492638
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"