SHIZUKO AKAMINE AND THE SO-SHIN KAI: PERPETUATING AN OKINAWAN MUSIC TRADITION IN A MULTI-ETHNIC COMMUNITY

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dc.contributor.advisorTrimillos, Ricardo D.
dc.contributor.authorMiyashiro, Darin Tokuo
dc.contributor.departmentMusic
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-28T20:18:16Z
dc.date.available2019-05-28T20:18:16Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/62577
dc.subjectMusic
dc.titleSHIZUKO AKAMINE AND THE SO-SHIN KAI: PERPETUATING AN OKINAWAN MUSIC TRADITION IN A MULTI-ETHNIC COMMUNITY
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractThis thesis examines the evolution of one of the oldest and longest running koto organizations in Hawai‘i based in the small town of Hilo on the island of Hawai‘i. Originally established in 1957 as an affinity group among the Okinawan diasporic community to accompany fellow Okinawan music and dance groups, the So-shin Kai evolved into an independent, multi-ethnic group performing iconic songs representing the various ethnicities that form the local community. The leader who implemented those changes, Shizuko Akamine, faced criticism and doubt. However, with innovative teaching methods she was able to successfully maintain student interest in the koto, and with a diverse repertory she was able to entertain as well as educate the greater community. While her methods may have been a concern among those hoping to preserve “tradition,” the So-shin Kai's evolution under Shizuko Akamine’s leadership ensured continuity of this koto group within the changing community of Hilo.
dcterms.descriptionM.A. Thesis. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2018.
dcterms.extent109 pages
dcterms.languageeng
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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local.identifier.alturihttp://dissertations.umi.com/hawii:10060

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