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- Autorius: Tom Olson
- Leidėjas: Koehler Books
- Metai: 2026
- Puslapiai: 364
- ISBN: 9798897471911
- Formatas: 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.4 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Kalba: Anglų
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They were told they were too small, too quiet, too invisible to matter. Yet across sugarcane fields, wartime wards, and island classrooms, six women from Hawai'i transformed a profession-and a generation-through the power of care.
Daughters of the Islands uncovers the untold stories of nurses whose courage and compassion reshaped their communities from the 1920s through Statehood. Of Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Madeiran, and Kanaka Maoli heritage, these women rose from humble beginnings to become teachers, healers, and quiet revolutionaries.
Told through intimate, voice-driven conversations, their stories reveal the strength behind gentleness, the legacy within service, and the enduring spirit of aloha that binds Hawai'i's people.
Blending the heart of oral history with the sweep of narrative nonfiction, Daughters of the Islands is both a luminous meditation on what it means to care and a rediscovery of Hawai'i's forgotten heroines. Step into their world-where every act of healing becomes an act of history-and feel the echo of their courage among the pages.
- Autorius: Tom Olson
- Leidėjas: Koehler Books
- Metai: 2026
- Puslapiai: 364
- ISBN: 9798897471911
- Formatas: 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.4 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Kalba: Anglų
They were told they were too small, too quiet, too invisible to matter. Yet across sugarcane fields, wartime wards, and island classrooms, six women from Hawai'i transformed a profession-and a generation-through the power of care.
Daughters of the Islands uncovers the untold stories of nurses whose courage and compassion reshaped their communities from the 1920s through Statehood. Of Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Madeiran, and Kanaka Maoli heritage, these women rose from humble beginnings to become teachers, healers, and quiet revolutionaries.
Told through intimate, voice-driven conversations, their stories reveal the strength behind gentleness, the legacy within service, and the enduring spirit of aloha that binds Hawai'i's people.
Blending the heart of oral history with the sweep of narrative nonfiction, Daughters of the Islands is both a luminous meditation on what it means to care and a rediscovery of Hawai'i's forgotten heroines. Step into their world-where every act of healing becomes an act of history-and feel the echo of their courage among the pages.
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