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1 GLOSSARY The following words and phrases are non-english terms. Non-English is here defmed as any lexical item not found in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam Webster Inc., 1986). The language family of each word or phrase is indicated by a letter or letters in parentheses: (C) (H) (HCE) (J) Chinese Hawaiian Hawai'i Creole English Japanese References for the definitions used in this glossary include: Koh Masuda, ed., Kenkyilsha' s New Japanese-English Dictionary, 4th ed. (Tokyo: KenkyUsha, Ltd., 1974) and Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, rev. and exp. ed. (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1986). In some instances, the spellings and definitions were provided by Center for Oral History staff or the interviewee. Such items are asterisked. The following definitions apply to the lexical items as they appear in the context of the transcript. A-1

2 A-2 akamai (H) smart, clever, expert benshi (J) a film interpreter -chan (J) term of address suffix usually applied to children, relatives, and close acquaintances* char siu (C) slightly sweet roast pork* chiho-jin kai (J) locality club of people from the same ancestral district* crack seed (HCE) Chinese preserved seeds* dashi (J) broth; soup stock 'Ewa (H) place name west of Honolulu, used as the west direction term furo (J) bath, public bath go (J) national board game of Japan goza (J) mat gun (J) district Haole (H) Caucasian ho'olaule'a (H) celebration negi (J) onion chives o-furo (J) See furo o-kotsu (J) ashes; remains o-cha (J) tea omiya-mairi (J) visit a Shinto shrine pali (H) cliff; steep hill -san (J) Mr., Mrs., Ms. shinnen enkai (J) New Year's party shoyu (J) soy sauce shilshin (J) morals; ethics soba (J) buckwheat noodles stink eye (HCE) to give a dirty look* talk stink (HCE) malicious gossip* tamago (J) egg tanomoshi (J) mutual financing association udon (J) thick wheat noodles wonton min (C) potsticker and noodle soup* zabuton (J) floor cushion kaizen (J) improvement; betterment kama'iiina (H) one born in a place; (HCE) Caucasian who is a longtime Hawai'i resident* kamaboko O)f~hcake kanji (J) Chinese characters used in Japanese writing Kanno :.ama (J) Goddess of Mercy ken (J) prefecture; district kendo (J) Japanese fencing kome-ya (J) rice store; rice dealer konbu (J) kelp kotonk (HCE) Mainland-born Japanese person* kuleana (H) responsibility, concern liinai (H) porch, veranda, balcony makai (H) toward the sea manini (H) stingy; (HCE) small* mauka (H) toward the upland or mountain

3 INDEX Antebi, Joe, 82, 83, 89 Aoki, Daniel T., 101 Ariyoshi, George R., 28, 147, 156, 167, 187, 232, 233, 234, 235 Atomic bomb, 49, 63-65, 67, 70-72, See also MIT Atomic Energy Commission, 64 Brown, Stuart M., Burns, John A., 28, 97, 112, 124, 131, 140, 164, 173 and East-West Center, 186 as governor of Hawai'i, 80-81, relationship with Oeveland, Harlan, 134. See also Oeveland, Harlan relationship with Matsuda, Fujio, 93-95, , See also Matsuda, Fujio Campbell Estate, 106 Carlsmith, Merrill L., 104 Ching, Donald, Chu, Arthur N.L., 82 Cleveland, Harlan, 128, , 135, 136, 139, 144, 148, 152, 155, 159, , 171, 177, 183,185,190,208,209,232 Cold War, 78 Community colleges, 144 articulation to University of Hawai'i, 143, 145, 148, See also University of Hawai'i (UH) Computers, See also University of Hawai'i Craven, John, 115 Department of Defense, 64, 72, 73 Department of Transportation (DOT), Hawai'i State airports, , ; reef runway, alternative transportation, 111, 112, 114, 127 harbors, highways, ; H-1 Freeway, , 128; H-2 Freeway, 113, 114, 128; H-3 Freeway, , , 124, 128, 129 reorganization (poststatehood), See also Matsuda, Fujio Dillingham, Lowell, 104 Dillingham Land Corporation, 104, 105, 106 Durham, Paul, 202 East-West Center, English-standard school. See Roosevelt High School Field Artillery Observation Battalion, nd Regimental Combat Team, 27, 33, 39, 49-50, 94, nd Field Artillery Battalion, 43 as postwar college students, nd Combat Engineer Company, 40-43, 94 See also 100th Infantry Battalion GI Bill of Rights, 51-53, 60, 62, 64, 70, 96 Gill, Thomas P., 173 Gorter, Wyue, 139,161,162,226 Hamilton, Thomas, 144, 152, 157, 210 Hawai 'i Government Employees Association. See University of Hawai'i: unions Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Ltd., Hawaiian Tuna Packers, Ltd., 3, 8-9 Hayashida, Kazu, 87, 127 Hirata,Ed,87 Hluboky,Frank,23, 55 Ho, Stuart, 128 Hoag, John A., 146 Holly, Myles J., 66 Holmes, Wilfred Jaspar, 83-84, 88, 89, 95 Inouye, Daniel K., 29, 94, 115 Japanese in Kaka'ako, 5-8 in Mainland, as professionals, 80 See also 442nd Regimental Combat Team; 1 OOth Infantry Battalion B-1

4 B-2 Kaka'ako, 2-6 ethnic makeup, 5-8 social activities, 6 See also Japai;lese Kaka'ako ChihO-jin Kai, &-7 JCelly,John, 119,120 IGm, Dewey, 172 JCosaki, Richard H., 28, 29, , 136, 151, 152, 162, 172 Language English, 4-5 Japanese, pidgin English, 5 Long.~ood. 150,182,184,188,228 ~cclain,leo,57-58,62, 81 Matsuda, Amy Saiki (wife), 69-70, Matsuda, Fujio childhood, 2-25_ as DOT director, 93-95; politics 80-81, 92, 93, 99, 100, 101, 118, 124, 127, 138, 151, 233. See also Department of Transportation early aspirations, 21 early jobs, 18, education: informal, 18-19; Japaneselanguage school, 19-20, 3~31; McKinley High School, 22-24, 2&-30, 47; parents' influence, 20; Pohukaina School, 8, 22, 47; postsecondary, 20, 21, 48, 51-72; Washington Intermediate School, See also MIT, Rose Polytechnic Institute, University of Hawai'i as engineer, 53, 69, 79-80, 88, family: children, 69-70; grandfather, 3; parents, 17, 39, 50; privileged son status, 2~21; sisters, 12, 14, See also Matsuda, Amy Saiki; Matsuda, Shimo Iwasaki; Matsuda, Yoshio family saimin business, 8-18, 34-35, 37 kendo, 19, as MIT student, nickname, 34 as professor, 74, 78, relationship with Burns, John A. See Burns, John A. religion, 7 as researcher, 72-73, 78. See also MIT; University of Hawai 'i; University of illinois ROTC [Reserve Officers' Training Corps], 26 school politics, 24 socioeconomic status, 5, 7 as UH department chair, 81-82, as UH president: centralization, 149; goals, ; politics, , 154, 15&-57, 164,173,177,185,200,219,220,228, ; reflection on presidency, 22&-36; relationship with legislature, ; resignation, 22&-27; selection process, See also University of Hawai'i as UH student, 23, as UH vice president, 128, 129, 13~31 World War II: reaction to, 38-39; as soldier and officer, See also World War II Matsuda, Shimo Iwasaki (mother), 3, 5, 8-9 Matsuda, Yoshio (father), 3-4, 6 MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 48, 62, 73, 81, 86, 138 experiments and research, 63-69, 71-72, 78 Miyataki, Glenn, 172 Mortimer, Kenneth P., 155, 178, 188 Nagel, Ray, 202 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), 203, 205, 206 Newmark, Nate, 73 Nuclear bomb testing, 63-64, 65-66, 71, 7&-78. See also Atomic bomb, MIT Odo, Franklin S., 189 looth Infantry Battalion, 48-50, 94. See also 442nd Regimental Combat Team O'Neil, Bruce, 203, 205 Ossipoff, Vladimir, Park & Yee, 79, 88. See also Yee, A1 PICHrR (Pacific International Center for High Technology Research), Plantation-based society, 50 Price, lauly, 139, 141, 159, , 164 Roosevelt High School, 28

5 B-3 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. See Rose Polytechnic Institute Rose Polytechnic Institute, 23, 48, 56, 81, 86 athletics, 59, 163 description, Save Our Surf, 119, 147 Shimabukuro, Roy, 92. See also Shimazu, Matsuda & Shimabukuro Shim.azu, Don, 43, 56, 88, 92. See also Shim.azu, Matsuda & Shimabukuro Shim.azu, Matsuda & Shimabukuro (SMS), 88, 91-92, 94 Simone, Albert J., 155, 178, 183, 188, 209, ,233-34,235 Stanford Research Institute (SRI), 78 Statehood, 93 Takabuki, Matsuo, 94 Talbot Laboratory. See University of illinois Tokunaga.~e. 101 United Public Workers, 138 University of Hawai 'i (UH) awnllrlstration, , admissions, , athletics, See also Price, Larry autonomy, 156, Board of Regents, 144, 185; budgeting process, , 170, 171, ; governance philosophy, 144, ; micromanagement, 139, ; relationship with Matsuda, Fujio, 151, 184. See also East-West Center budget, 145, College of Engineering, College Hill, computer system, endowments. See University of Hawai'i Foundation Engineering Experiment Station, 83, 89, 90 faculty, 142; research, 81-83, 89; service, 87, 89-91; standards for advancement, ; teaching load, 81, 89. See also University of Hawai 'i: unions graduate education, 143 local vs. nonlocal issues, 136, , 142, 161, 162, 168, 185 mission and purpose, , 148, , professional schools, programs, , racial discrimination, 56 research, 81, as state agency, 147, 156 students, 142 support staff, unions, 149, 178, 180; Hawai'i Government Employees Association, 204; University of Hawai'i Professional Assembly, 137, 138,178,210-15,220-21, See also United Public Workers See also Matsuda, Fujio University of Hawai'i Foundation, University of Hawai'i Professional Assembly. See University of Hawai'i: unions University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu, 144, 152, 178, 212 University of Illinois, 64, 81 Talbot Laboratory, 90 Vierra, Ted, 99 Watanabe, Kenichi, 23, 55, 56, 83, 86 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), 200 World War ll, atomic bomb. See Atomic bomb December 7, 1941, effect on education, 35-38, 51, 59, 61 Hitler, Adolf, 46 nisei veterans, Triple V (Varsity Victory Volunteers), 39 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 35 See also 442nd Regimental Combat Team; GI Bill of Rights; Matsuda, Fujio; looth Infantry Battalion Wright, E. Alvey, 115, 116, 129 Yee, AI, 61, 92. See also Park & Yee Yukimura, JoAnn, 121

6 PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I FUJIO MATSUDA CENTER FOR ORAL HISTORY SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA JULY 1998

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