Hawaii, A Pilipino Dream [Paperback]

Virgilio Menor Felipe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2002

"With my bare hands I helped build Hawaii. I plowed the lands for the canefields with mules, I cut cane, I hapaiko, carried cane and watered sugarcane. Das how life was..." So begins the tale of Lilo Bonipasyo, a Filipino contract worker who came to Hawaii from the Philippines in 1925. Peppered with spicy local language and slang, his story is told by a multitude of vivid images taking the reader from the Philippines in the early 1900's, to sugar rich Kohala on the Big Island in the 1920's through WWII, then on to rural Waimanalo, Oahu in the 1970's.

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About the Author

Virgilio Felipe was born in the Philippines. At age 12, his family immigrated to Hawaii where he lived and grew up at Mill Camp 8 at Waialua Plantation. He graduated with an M.A. in History from the University of Hawaii, where he helped found the Ethnic Studies Department and Operation Manong, now known as the Office of Multicultural Student Services. Felipe's writing reflects not only his scholarly knowledge but his work as a yardman and a community organizer of senior citizens. He has taught at all levels of school including the University of Hawaii and the University of California at Berkeley.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mutual Publishing (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566475678
• ISBN-13: 978-1566475679
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #837,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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