The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Mānoa and the Mānoa Forum presents a public lecture, How Â鶹´«Ã½ Changed America with Tom Coffman, recipient of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Award for Literature and three-time recipient of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Publishers’ Award for Best Non-Fiction. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 8, 6 p.m. at the UH Mānoa School of Architecture Auditorium.
Named after of the same title, the forum will explore the collaboration between the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ and the community prior to and during World War II. Threatened by marginilization of the Japanese-ancestry community, key individuals mapped a visionary course to circumvent internment, promote interracial harmony, and maximize everyone’s participation in the war effort.
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About Coffman
A graduate of , Coffman is a respected author, researcher and producer with special interest in Â鶹´«Ã½ and Pacific history and issues.
He worked as a reporter for both the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin, authored a number of books, publications and documentaries including Nation Within, The Annexation of Â鶹´«Ã½ by the United States. He has been recognized for his excellence in research, writing, reporting and film making and continues to make contributions to his field.
—By Kapiʻolani Ching