Voices of Social Justice and Diversity in a Hawai'i Context: Grandparents, Grandchildren, Schools, Communities, and Churches

Author:   Amarjit Singh ,  M. Luafata Simanu-Klutz ,  Mike Devine
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   130
ISBN:  

9789004387522


Pages:   620
Publication Date:   26 September 2019
Format:   Paperback
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This book presents nuanced small-scale studies and reflective essays, and is about voices of contemporary grandparents and grandchildren living in the State of Hawai'i which is rapidly going through economic, social, educational, and cultural transformation ushered in by forces of globalization and McDonaldization of society. Hawai'i is generally known as a great tourist destination that is no less than an imagined paradise. Hawai'i is more than solely a site for tourism; it has a culturally and socially diverse population, and has a contested social history. In this context, in a deeper sense, the book gives the reader glimpses of family members at the level of intimacy among themselves in their place based situated interactions in today's Hawai'i. In its real essence, this book is an authentic collection of research papers, short stories, anecdotes, memories and reminiscences; of aloha (love, compassion, kindness) and mahalo (thanks, respect, and praise); of longing and search for legacy by diasporic elders, immigrants, settlers, American citizens, hyphenated Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders; by grandparents and grandchildren of diverse and multiple ethnicities, cultures, and races who have struggled hard through many decades to make Hawai'i their permanent and beloved home and place, or long-term residence to live and raise their families. The set of self-narratives in this book may have significant implications for understanding the process of aging in the State of Hawai'i; for social aging is both an individual and a social process in the sense that an individual's biography is intimately related to her/his society's biography. For doing roles such as being grandparents and grandchildren are heavily defined and structured by prevailing social and cultural processes. The book may be useful for educators and students who are working and studying in areas such as education, sociology of family, social work, local and global social change, indigenous cultures and societies, alternative modernities and indigenizing social movements, race and ethnic relations, settler societies, social justice, health care, social gerontology, diaspora and immigration studies, and those working with youth in communities.

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Author:   Amarjit Singh ,  M. Luafata Simanu-Klutz ,  Mike Devine
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill Sense
Volume:   130
Weight:   0.999kg
ISBN:  

9789004387522


ISBN 10:   9004387528
Pages:   620
Publication Date:   26 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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This book expands our understanding of Pacific families in Hawai'i, the relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren, and the grandparenting experience. It provides rich insights, advice, background information, and inspirational ideas for teachers, nurses, and service providers as well as those interested in the family culture and lifestyles of Pacific Islanders in the diaspora. - Lola Quan Bautista, Associate Professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Director/Producer of Breadfruit & Open Spaces (2013); Scholar of Micronesian Mobility Patterns and Households. Human relationship is the essence of our humanity and the bedrock of our societies. This book provides an engaging and informative insight into relationships between grandparents and grandchildren. It weaves stories that are multiethnic, multiracial and multicultural. I recommend it to anyone interested in understanding human relationships, or in reminiscing on their own relationships. - Tarcisius Kabutaulaka, Associate Professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.


This book expands our understanding of Pacific families in Hawai'i, the relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren, and the grandparenting experience. It provides rich insights, advice, background information, and inspirational ideas for teachers, nurses, and service providers as well as those interested in the family culture and lifestyles of Pacific Islanders in the diaspora. - Lola Quan Bautista, Associate Professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Director/Producer of Breadfruit & Open Spaces (2013); Scholar of Micronesian Mobility Patterns and Households. Human relationship is the essence of our humanity and the bedrock of our societies. This book provides an engaging and informative insight into relationships between grandparents and grandchildren. It weaves stories that are multiethnic, multiracial and multicultural. I recommend it to anyone interested in understanding human relationships, or in reminiscing on their own relationships. - Tarcisius Kabutaulaka, Associate Professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.


Author Information

Amarjit Singh is Professor of Education at Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada, teaching there since 1970. BSc. Hons. Agriculture (1964, Pantnagar Agri. Uni., India), M.Ed. (Illinois, Champaign-Urbana 1966), Ph.D., Education (Sociology of Education, Michigan State University 1972), MPH (Gerontology, University of Hawai'i-Manoa 1984). He co-edited four books on diasporic grandparents. M. Luafata Simanu-Klutz, Ph.D. (2011), University of Hawai'i-Manoa, is Assistant Professor teaching Samoan language and literature. She has published articles, translations, book reviews, poetry, and co-edited a special issue of the Amerasia Journal (UCLA) about Pacific languages in diaspora. Mike Devine, Ph.D. (2006), Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at Memorial University. He has published articles related to organizational development and grandparenting, including two books on grandparenting.

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