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SYMPOSIUM: Japanese Language Education in Hawaiʻi in the Interwar Period

March 25, 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library, Room 306 and Bridge Gallery

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The symposium, “Japanese Language Education in Hawaiʻi in the Interwar Period (1920s–1930s): Second Languages, Assimilation, and Ethno-Nationalism,” promotes interdisciplinary research, scholarly dialog, and source analysis concerning second language education, assimilation, and ethno-nationalism through the lens of the historical experience of Japanese communities in Hawaiʻi in the interwar period.

Building on an exhibition at Hamilton Library, “Rise & Fall of Languages in ‘Paradise’: Japanese Schools, Community Voices, and the Politics of Assimilation in Hawaiʻi” (Jan. 30–March 31, 2026), the symposium will host the following events in Hamilton Library Room 306:

• March 24, 12–1 p.m. | Keynote Lecture: ‘Paradise’ in Translation – Japanese Hawaiʻi and the Making of ‘Local’
• March 25, 12–12:40 p.m. | Brown Bag Workshop I: Emerging Perspectives on Language Education in Hawaiʻi
• March 25, 1–3 p.m. | Roundtable Discussion: Language Education in Hawaiʻi in History – Second Languages, Assimilation, and Ethno-Nationalism
• March 27, 10–11:30 a.m. | Library Collections Showcase Event
• March 27, 12–1 p.m. | Brown Bag Workshop II: Japanese Language Corpus System Tutorial (Hamilton Library Japanese Language School Textbooks)

The symposium will also offer guided tours of the exhibition in the Hamilton Library Bridge Gallery with Japan Studies Librarian Mitsutaka Nakamura on these dates:

• March 24, 10:30–11 a.m.
• March 25, 11–11:30 a.m.
• March 27, 1–1:30 p.m.

These events are open to the public. UH ����ԴDz� students and faculty members, friends, donors, and community members are especially welcome. For the complete schedule of events, please visit the to download the program.

Event Sponsor
Hamilton Library, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Mitsutaka Nakamura, (808) 956-2309, mitsutak@hawaii.edu,

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Wednesday, March 25
9:00am	Nursing Practice Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Zoom, for Zoom link please contact dnpnurs@hawaii.edu
10:00am	Campus Clothing Swap Mānoa Campus, UH ����ԴDz� Campus Center Courtyard (2465 Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822)
10:00am	Journalism Career Fair Mānoa Campus, Campus Center Dining Room 203 E
11:00am	Pop-up Portraits West Oʻahu Campus, Student Life Center, C214
11:00am	SYMPOSIUM: Japanese Language Education in Hawaiʻi in the Interwar Period Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library, Room 306 and Bridge Gallery
12:00pm	SYMPOSIUM: Japanese Language Education in Hawaiʻi in the Interwar Period Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library, Room 306 and Bridge Gallery
1:00pm	SYMPOSIUM: Japanese Language Education in Hawaiʻi in the Interwar Period Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library, Room 306 and Bridge Gallery
2:00pm	Botany Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Art 101
3:00pm	Sociology Final Defense Mānoa Campus, Sociology Department, Saunders Hall Room 226
3:00pm	Te Parau Mau e Te Parau Ti’a: French Nuclear Colonialism in Mā’ohi Nui Mānoa Campus, Moore Hall 258 & Zoom
3:00pm	LSAT Logical Reasoning Workshop Mānoa Campus, Online via Zoom
4:00pm	Pre-Health Student Panel Mānoa Campus, Online via Zoom
5:00pm	Islam in Difficult Times: The Islamic Path to Mindfulness Mānoa Campus, Queen Liliʻuokalani Center 412
5:00pm	ASUHWO General Senate Meeting West Oʻahu Campus, Online Via Zoom
5:30pm	Ke Aʻo Mau presents: Mele, Advocacy, and Social Justice Mānoa Campus, ����ԴDz� Campus, Gartley Hall Rm 103 or Via Zoom
6:30pm	Amplifying Peace: Talk Story with Bassel & the Supernaturals Mānoa Campus, Art Auditorium (ART132)