Barack Obama, the aloha zen president : how a son of the 50th state may revitalize America based on 12 multicultural principles / Michael Haas, editor ; foreword by Michael Dukakis ; with the kōkua of Ibrahim Aoudé [and others].

Other author Haas, Michael, 1938-
Other author Aoudé, Ibrahim G.
Format Book
Publication InfoSanta Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, ©2011.
Descriptionxxiii, 436 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Obama, Barack.
Multiculturalism--United States.
Cultural pluralism--United States.

Contents Multicultural Barack Obama ; History of the struggles of the peoples of the islands / Michael Haas -- Public opinion and cultural values / Yasumasa Kuroda -- The multilingual state / Lāpaki -- The media : a mixed plate / Helen Geracimos Chapin -- The emergence of local literature / Rodney Morales -- Hawai'i calls : musics of the islands / Anthony J. Palmer -- Electoral politics : post-racial? / Dan Boylan and Michael Haas -- The strength of organized labor / Edward D. Beechert -- Social structure and social mobility / Michael Haas -- Multiculturalizing elementary and secondary education / Nina K. Buchanan, Robert A. Fox, and Michael Haas -- A university searching for identity / Michael Haas -- Crime and justice without profiling / A. Didrick Castberg -- Political economy and contemporary social struggles / Ibrahim Aoudé -- The communitarian pragmatist president / Michael Haas.
Local noteLittle-305131060777/
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [365]-405) and index.
LCCN 2010035771
ISBN9780313394027 (hard copy : alk. paper)
ISBN0313394024 (hard copy : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HN90.M84 B37 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold