Language : Language And Language

Less than ten percent of Hawaii’s population is true, native, pureblooded Hawaiian. The influx of immigrants came as an reaction to find work for the sugar fields. The Chinese immigration into Hawaii began in the latter part of the eighteenth century. They were the first wave of immigrants to arrive on the islands, followed by Japanese, Portuguese, Filipinos, and Koreans. It has been noted in history, as far back as Captain Cook’s arrival in 1778, that Chinese presence began to occur. Since the increasing trade between China and North America, Hawai’i became an essential stop along the trade route. The first group of indentured Chinese plantation recruits arrived in 1852. “Between 1852 and 1856, several thousand Chinese were brought into

He was born in Washington D.C but later on he moved to New York City.

In Diamond, MO blacks were not allowed to go school so he decided to go to a school about 10 miles away in Nesho. At age 13 he decided to attend the academy in Fort Scott, Kansas and stayed with his new foster parents,

the South Bronx New York with his brothers Arroyo and Carlos they use to live in

He traveled all over the world. A few of the places he fought at was Brazil, Italy, France, China, and many more. I liked this aspect of the book because I find geography very interesting and the author described the places

According to the article Chinese in America by Jonathan Lee, he describes the experiences of Chinese in America and how they immigrated,

We are all members of a social group and members of `society´ as a whole. People interact in many ways and communication is just about the most common and among the most important. Whatever is meaningful to a group, from their everyday life to their traditions constitutes their very own culture and is generally respected by all group members. Language is only one of such items. For ethnic minority groups that may have a language of their own, their language is a cornerstone in their culture.

all over the world and by the time he was ten he could speak 7 different languages.

He was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919. He left and moved to Pasadena, Carolina.

Jackie Robinson was born in the southern state of Georgia in 1919, and lived there until he was one, when his father left him and his 4 siblings. His mother Mallie Robinson deiced to move the family out west, she settled on Pasadena, California. As a suitable place to live for her family. Now Jackie was not

around the world with his family which he once loved dearly. His life before going to the Congo

His early education was at Jean Parker Elementary In San Francisco Calif (in China Town), Kirby Middle School in Houston, Texas, and Forest Brook High school in Houston, Texas.

The modern origins of these islands start not from the migration of the Asian people from other various islands, but with the discovery by an Englishmen named Captain Cook. With his ship, The Resolution, as well as The Discovery; Cook stumbles upon the islands of Kauai and Oahu on January 18, 1778. The exchange of goods amongst the native Hawaiians showed promise, but this barter and friendly spirit did not last; as on his second visit to the islands in 1779 was unfortunate timing which led to his death . Following Cook’s death there was a period of migration to the Hawaiian Islands which started when some of the crew from Cook’s ships decided to stay behind.

Hawaiian language, also known as Ōlelo Hawai‘I, is a Marquesic language related to other Oceanic languages of the Eastern Malayo-Polynesian group in the Austronesian language family. Hawaiian is a language with no known dialects, however, some linguists note that there is a slight distinction between Hawaiian spoken throughout the islands, and Hawaiian spoken at the university. The language is named, “Hawaiian,” after the group of islands where it was first developed and recognized; Hawaii is a volcanic archipelago located in the Central Pacific, hence the language relation to other Oceanic languages (UCLA, Language Materials Project). Previous to the influence of the United States, there were a reported 400,000 to 800,000 Native Hawaiian speakers living in Hawaii.

Language is the universal connection that brings all humans together. We share this common ground to communicate. The three major points that I would like to focus on are: How does language influence our culture? Does it define us, or does it refine us? And lastly, the impact that language has on our societies.