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wcerto
Ahonui
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 Posted - 04/21/2008 : 06:57:37 AM
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Well, I was scared I would find one of you guys who would own up to having that attribute (or lack thereof.)
As an experiment in male posturing, of course, no one here on Taro Patch meets that description. We got only menly men on here.
You notice, the guys who commented on it made sure to say, Not Me! But Blaine's limerick is just funny as can be.
Another interesting observation is that many of the words now used in pidgin have their origins in the Japanese language. Periodically you may find one from Chinese or Filipino or Portagee, but not so aften. What? Everybody could communicate until the Japanese got there? I think that is an intersting sociological fact. |
Me ke aloha
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ypochris
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 04/21/2008 : 4:18:32 PM
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First off, Japanese is the most abundant ethnicity in Hawai'i- so many Japanese ensures a substantial contribution to the language. Second, the first source of bulk imported plantation labor was Japan, so it could be argued that these laborer's need to communicate in a society that did not want them to be able to function outside of the plantation system was the orgin of Hawaiian pidgin. Other groups just learned what the Japanese had already created, adding their own words when a new term was useful or amusing.
Chris
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wcerto
Ahonui
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Posted - 04/23/2008 : 06:51:39 AM
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I do believe that Chinese were first labor immigration.
Timeline of Immigration to Hawaii
700 - 900 CE - Polynesian migrations to Hawaii islands. (some estimates are much earlier)
1778 CE - Captain James Cook of England 'discovers' Hawaii.
1821 CE - American missionaries arrive from New England.
1852 CE - First Chinese contract laborers (195) arrive in Hawaii.
1852 - 1898 CE - Approximately 50,000 Chinese laborers, mostly single men, come to Hawaii. 1868 CE - First Japanese laborers (153) arrive in Hawaii.
1877 CE - Portuguese laborers recruited in the Azores.
1878 to 1884 CE - 9,471 Portuguese workers arrive in Hawaii.
1880 CE - Castle & Cook recruits 629 Norwegian to come to Hawaii.
1881 CE - German immigrants recruited to come to Hawaii.
1883 CE - Kingdom of Hawaii limits Chinese importation to 600 per three month period.
1885 CE - Hawaii and Japan resolve issues regarding treatment of contract workers. First large group of Japanese laborers arrive.
1885 to 1924 CE - 200,000 Japanese workers come to Hawaii.
1900 CE - First workers arrive from Puerto Rico, eventually 5,000 would come to Hawaii.
1900 to 1908 CE - Over eight thousand laborers arrive from Okinawa. Okinawa is part of Japan.
1902 CE - First Korean laborers arrive. 7,843 Koreans arrive between 1902 and 1905.
1905 CE - First laborers arrive from the Philippines, then a U.S. territory. By 1916, 18,144 Filipinos arrive in Hawaii.
1907 CE - 2,250 Spanish workers from Malaga arrive to work on the plantations.
1911 to 1920 CE - 3,000 Filipinos arrive in Hawaii each year. 1921 to 1930 CE - over 7,000 Filipinos arrive annually.
Note: CE means common era and means the same as AD.
Conclusion
Immigration to Hawaii was in three big waves: Chinese, Japanese, and then Filipino. There were smaller but substantial migrations of Portuguese, Koreans and Puerto Ricans.
For Further Reading:
Asian Immigration to Hawaii.
Filipino Labor Migration to Hawaii.
Hawaii Data Book, Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Population and other information.
Korean Passengers Arriving in Honolulu 1903-1905. Passenger lists.
LusaWeb - Portuguese Genealogy Resources. Includes ship lists to find your Portuguese ancestors.
The Pokiki: Portuguese Traditions.
About the Author: Brian N. Durham is currently editor of My Hawaii News, a publication of The 'Ohana Network. A retired Coast Guard officer with 22 years of service, Brian is a member of the Hawaii Bar and has worked for the Hawaii State Legislature and the Linda Lingle Campaign Committee.
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