Honolulu, HI
May 25-26, 2012
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Keynote Presentation by Lois-Ann
Yamanaka
Friday, May 25, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
At Chaminade University
This presentation is free and open to the public
Lois-Ann Yamanaka taught English, Drama, and
Speech for twelve years with the Department of Education (DOE). She was named
one of the "25 Most Influential Asians in America" by A. Magazine,
and was listed among "Those Who Shaped the Isles in this Century: 100 Who
Made a Difference," by the Honolulu Star Bulletin. She is the recipient of
the Hawai'i Award for Literature, the American Book Award, the Children's
Choice for Literature, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. She is
the author of Snow Angel, Sand Angel; Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre;
Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers; Blu's Hanging; Heads by Harry; Name Me Nobody;
Father of the Four Passages; and Behold the Many.
You can find a list of her works at