| Collection Name: |
Kona Coffee Farming Community Project |
| Repository Name: |
Japanese American National Museum. Life History Program [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Dates Spanned: |
1993-1993 |
| Description: |
A series of fifteen audio recorded interviews were conducted with Kona coffee farmers on the Big Island of Hawai'i. These interviews explore the lives of small-scale Japanese American farmers, the nature of the Kona coffee industry, it's impact on the farming families, as well as the influence of Japanese Americans on the coffee industry. The role of women and children on the farm and in the home is a primary focus of this collection. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
15 |
| Broad Subjects: |
Industry and Labor; Agriculture; Ethnic groups; Economics; Communities |
| ASP Subjects: |
Agricultural laborers--Hawaii; Agriculture; Coffee; Community; Farmers; Hawaii; Japanese Americans; Oral history; United States |
| Other Subjects: |
Farming; Japanese community; Kona coffee |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0001036 |
