Hosted by: COS

Lecturer: Darin Miyashiro, Lecturer in Music Dept. at University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The presentation discusses Okinawan cultural continuity in the diaspora through the So-shin Kai and efforts by the late Shizuko Akamine to preserve and perpetuate the koto tradition in Hilo. This evolution maps one individual’s efforts to sustain interest in this ancient instrument among the Hilo community despite the decline in the number of heritage practitioners.

When:April 10, 2015 3:00-4:30 P.M.

Where: Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)