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A Record of Persistence and Assimilation: Japanese Buddhist Temples in Hawaii

Hawaii has over 90 Japanese Buddhist Temples that display a rich architectural history, including a style unique to Hawaii. Temple exteriors and interiors reflect the interplay of traditional, international, and American ideas of what a temple should look like. This illustrated talk shows how temples echo the immigrants own process of resistance to and assimilation into American culture.

Professor Willa Tanabe

Willa Tanabe was Professor of Japanese Art History for 30 years at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was also Dean of the school of Hawaiian , Asian and Pacific Studies. Her written books and catalogs include topics on the Lotus Sutra, Japanese Embroidery, Korean art, Shingon art, and the Japanese Buddhist Temples of Hawaii.

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