Interview with Joseph Y. K. Akana

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1985

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Hodges, Iwalani
Kodama-Nishimoto, Michi

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Akana, Joseph Y. K.

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A well-known beach boy recalls his parents, home and Waikiki neighborhood. He covers the Stonewall gang, Waikiki and Kaahumanu schools, and his beach boy activities with rich and famous tourists. In the second session, he plays the ukulele and sings beach boy songs.
beach boy, mortician, cargo specialist; Hawaiian-Chinese; male
Interview conducted in English.

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Canoes, Death, Entertainment, Music, Sports

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http://hdl.handle.net/10125/30398

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2 hr, 20 min
68 pages

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Interview

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Hawaii Kai, Oahu

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DU629 .W44 W3 1988

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Waikiki, 1910–1985: Oral Histories
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