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Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 7:00pm
WXXI World

Born on sugar plantations and spoken by more than half of Hawai‘i’s population, Pidgin captures multi-ethnic Hawai‘i’s heart and soul.

Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i, airing Monday, May 16, 2016 at 7 p.m. on WXXI World, profiles this working-class language from its rise as plantation jargon to a source of island identity and pride. The film draws on a variety of sources, including archival, academic and other expert commentary, man-on-the-street interviews and performance to shed light on this colorful language.

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