In the Media
Sometimes I get featured in the news or other places. Here are selected mentions.
Hawaiʻi Public Radio: “UH students preserve oral histories from Waialeʻe residents on Oʻahu’s North Shore“
January 2, 2024
The project was part of a North Shore Field Course taught by UH professor Ty Kāwika Tengan and under the guidance of Center for Oral History director Mary Kunmi Yu Danico and associate director Micah Mizukami.
University of Hawaiʻi News: “UH’s Center for Oral History celebrates past, looks forward to the future“
December 12, 2023
“It was so special to be able to acknowledge the work of our predecessors at the Center for Oral History,” Associate Director Micah Mizukami said. “Having all of our oral history mentors gathered together was truly magical. Seeing Chad, Warren and Michi reminiscing over old photographs and furniture in the Center was so very touching, and it’s truly a blessing and an honor to be able to continue to build upon the foundation they established, while continuing the momentum from Davianna’s relaunch of the Center in 2018.”
University of Hawaiʻi News: “UH students preserve Waialeʻe’s cultural legacy through oral history project“
December 4, 2023
Under the guidance of the Center for Oral History Director Mary Kunmi Yu Danico and Associate Director Micah Mizukami, the students conducted oral history interviews covering various topics with their narrators, including the Waialeʻe Training School for Boys, the UH Experimental Agricultural Station, kuleana land parcels and childhood memories of their upbringing in Waialeʻe.
20 Years of the Reischauer Scholars Program: Reflections and Legacies
October 31, 2023
“After participating in the RSP in 2009, I went on to complete my undergraduate degree in Japanese Studies, graduating in 2013. The RSP laid a solid foundation for my undergraduate studies…”
Q+ Magazine: Asexual Awareness Week 2023: Micah’s Story
October 28, 2023.
As Micah says, representation is so important for understanding these things. We’ve been sharing stories this week in the hope that non-ace folks will read these and develop a more complete understanding of the asexual identity, but Micah’s story, and his journey, reminds us that these conversations are just as important for folks who may be on the pathway to discovering they’re ace themselves.
University of Hawaiʻi News: Center for Oral History helps preserve Palama Settlement’s 125-year history
September 19, 2023
In 2022, Palama Settlement received a grant from the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities to do a follow-up oral history project with Paula Rath as the lead interviewer. COH Associate Director Micah Mizukami provided the oral history training and advising for Rath and others at Palama Settlement, and Rath worked closely with Landon Tom, one of COH’s graduate assistants, and Sidney Louie, the settlement archivist to bring this project together, culminating in the September 7 panel event and the creation of a new COH-sponsored, community initiated oral history project, Reflections of Palama Settlement II Oral Histories. This collection makes accessible both the transcripts and the audio recordings.
EPISODE 12 Shimakutuba: Exploring the Languages of the Ryukyus
January 3, 2023
In this episode, we speak with linguists and individuals working on reclaiming languages with three distinct Ryukyuan/Loochooan languages. These languages originate from the following locations known in Japanese as Amami Oshima, Miyako, and Yaeyama. Join us in conversation with Madoka Hammine, Michinori Shimoji, Martha Tsutsui Billins, and guest host Micah Mizukami, who share their focus in their respective languages, linguistics, revitalization, and identity.
University of Hawaiʻi News: “Never Before Told Stories of Haleakala Available Through Uh-Led Project“
February 8, 2022
The interviews were conducted with former botanists, resource managers, cultural practitioners, volunteers and more. Mizukami recalled a visit with Ted Rodrigues, a former backcountry ranger at Haleakalā. He said after the interview, Rodrigues took them on a tour of some of the lands he used to manage.
“He took us ʻōhelo berry picking since they were in season,” Mizukami said. “Seeing him in his element, pointing out markers he would notice on the trail and walking through the brush, was truly amazing. It added so much context to what he shared in his interviews.”
KITV4 Island Television: “Haleakala Through the Voices of Her Stewards“
January 29, 2022
Working with McGregor is Micah Mizukami, and Alana Kanahele, in cooperation with the National Park Service. Over the past year the group has conducted oral history interviews with past and present park staff and community members with close ties to Haleakalā National Park.
The Maui News: “Oral history project highlights history of Haleakala National Park“
January 25, 2022
Over the past year, McGregor, Micah Mizukami and Alana Kanahele, in cooperation with the National Park Service, conducted oral history interviews with past and present park staff and community members with close ties to Haleakala National Park. Thirteen people contributed their stories, which have been transcribed and archived for the project.
College of Social Sciences News: “Lessons from the Pandemic“
January 24, 2022
“What surprised me was that so many people talked about the ‘silver linings’ of the pandemic. Part of that had to do with rekindling relationships with old friends and family members, or being able to experience beaches and hikes without all of the tourists.” – Micah Mizukami, associate director, Center for Oral History (COH).
Honolulu Civil Beat: “What’s the Pandemic Been Like for YOu? Historians Want to Know.“
July 21, 2020
Mizukami said that is one of the commonalities researchers are going to see when they look back at the archival material that’s been gathered: How people in Hawaii became more emotionally attached in the face of the sickness.
“Even though we were physically apart, we found ways with technology to connect. We respected and helped each other. And through it all, many of us became closer than we were before,” Mizukami said.
Island Connections: “Center For Oral History at Ethnic Studies“
October 12, 2018
Tokyo Times: “折って広げ交流の輪 (Otte Hiroge Kouryuu no wa)”
2012
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Rough translation: Fold and Unfold, Exchange Comes Full Circle.
Bridging Foundation: “Student Story: Micah Mizukami“
September 11, 2012
In Japan I was able to experience so many things that it would take pages and pages to describe. The two experiences that have had the greatest impact on me are volunteering in the disaster-stricken Tohoku area and living with the most incredible host family.