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TITLE Children in front of Japanese Primary School DESCRIPTION Children in front of Japanese Primary School Original capation: "The first Japanese Primary School on O'ahu, with its founder, Rev. Takie Okumura, in kimono, 1896. Rev. Okumura was inspired to establish the school by a little girl's comment. In response to his inquiry about her mother, the girl said in a mixture of English, Hawaiian, and Japanese, "Me mama hana yo konai." ("My mother is at work and is not able to come.") Hideo Kuwabara, in a dark suit, was the teacher." A Pictorial History of the Japanese in Hawai'i CONTEXT "Reverend Takie Okumura (on stairs, left) founded the first Japanese language school on the island of Oahu. Chuo Gakuin, the successor to his school, became one of the finest Japanese language schools in Hawaii." A Pictorial History of the Japanese in Hawai'i CREDIT Courtesy of Bishop Museum DATE 1896 |
