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African Americans: Histories
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The influence of African Americans is not an aspect of Hawaii’s history that has attracted much, if any, attention. But filmmakers Edgy Lee and Don Brown intend to change that with “Exit to Paradise,” a one-hour documentary they hope to complete by summer.
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For many, African American is more than a name expressive of cultural and historical roots. The term expresses pride in Africa and a sense of kinship and solidarity with others of the African diaspora— an embracing of the notion of pan-Africanism as earlier enunciated by prominent African thinkers such as Marcus Garvey, W. E. B. Du Bois, Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and, later, George Padmore.
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Food historian Karen Hess writes about the struggle of African Americans to maintain some of their original culture through food. "The only thing that Africans brought with them [from Africa] was their memories." Slave traders attempted to craft culturally sensitive rations for the Africans by including yams, rice, corn, plantains, coconuts, and scraps of meat in the slaves' provisions.
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This module presents an overview of available information on health conditions among African American or Black elders in the U.S. with emphasis on historical influences on their health and health care. Since no separate data are available for Black elders who have immigrated from other countries, the focus is on those who were born in the U.S. The module is designed to be used in conjunction with the Core Curriculum in Ethnogeriatrics.
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This exhibit tells the story of the African-American artists' quest for creative recognition in their chosen art forms. The story follows these artists via their early exposure to European art and genre paintings and respectfully following these rules in their learned crafts. Later, there is a fusion shown, using the European, African, and American cultural context in these artists' works. The exhibit is a visual presentation, along with historical text covering the early and recent achievements of these artists involved in the Visual Arts.
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"Jewel-Osco does an outstanding job recognizing and supporting their African-American vendors and supporting African-American community organizations for the service they provide in their respective communities," said Antoinette Wright, president of DuSable Museum of African-American History. "We are very proud, as we have been for the past several years, to host the Taste of Black of Black History kick-off reception and to be a part of Jewel's program."
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