Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

2022/10/28 | CJ Sheu

‘August at Akiko’s’ Calmly Reflects on Hawai‘i’s Colonial Trauma

Trauma and dispossession are at the heart of ‘August at Akiko’s’. But a soaring jazz score and sweeping cinematography suggest new directions and the possibility of moving on.

CJ Sheu August at Akiko’s (2018) More... Christopher Makoto Yogi Akiko Masuda Hawai‘i Edward Beechert Gary Okihiro Gavan Daws Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 anti-Chinese sentiment Honokaa O‘ahu Nīnole Hāmākua

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2022/10/28 | CJ Sheu

‘August at Akiko’s’ Calmly Reflects on Hawai‘i’s Colonial Trauma

CJ Sheu August at Akiko’s (2018) More... Christopher Makoto Yogi Akiko Masuda Hawai‘i Edward Beechert Gary Okihiro Gavan Daws Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 anti-Chinese sentiment Honokaa O‘ahu Nīnole Hāmākua