Dennis M. Ogawa

Dennis M. Ogawa received his PhD from UCLA in 1969 where he was honored as one of the founders of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. He is professor and former Chair at the Department of American Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Dr. Ogawa’s books (a number of which are best sellers for University of Hawai‘i Press) include Jan Ken Po: The World of Hawaii’s Japanese Americans, Kodomo No Tame Ni: For the Sake of the Children, and The First Nisei. Among his honors are the Imperial Decoration Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s Living Treasure of Hawaii Award, the Consulate General of Japan Commendation Award, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii’s Achievement in Leadership and Education CLAD Award, and Hawaiian Historical Society’s title of distinguished historian. In recognition of Professor Ogawa’s excellence in research, he has been invited as a Senior Fellow for both the East-West Center and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
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Who You? Hawaii Issei

Japanese Cultural Center
  • Copyright year: 2018
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California Hotel and Casino

Hawai‘i's Home Away from Home

Japanese Cultural Center
  • Copyright year: 2008
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First Among Nisei

The Life and Writings of Masaji Marumoto

University of Hawaii Press
  • Copyright year: 2007
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Kodomo No Tame Ni—For the Sake of the Children

The Japanese American Experience in Hawaii

University of Hawaii Press
  • Copyright year: 1978
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Jan Ken Po

The World of Hawaii's Japanese Americans

University of Hawaii Press
  • Copyright year: 1973
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