Interview with May Goya

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1998

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Piianaia, Nancy

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Goya, May

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A woman recalls growing up in Waikiki with her parents and large family, McKinley High School activities, and work as a mother's helper/housekeeper. She talks about her arranged marriage, wedding, and new life with in-laws. Includes effects of World War II on the Big Island: martial law, rationing, blackouts, and military presence. Describes fountain business and loco moco and volcano sundae specialties. The 1946 and 1960 tsunamis are discussed, including eye-witness accounts, damages, and long-term impact. Interviewed with Ronald Square Goya.
mother's helper, fountain owner; Okinawan; female
Interview conducted in English.

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Food, Marriage, Natural Disasters, South Hilo (district), World War II

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http://hdl.handle.net/10125/30337

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3 hr, 35 min
82 pages

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Interview

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Hilo, Hawaii (island)

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DU629 .H28 T78 2000

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Tsunamis Remembered: Oral Histories of Survivors and Observers in Hawai‘i
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