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We were told the language was gone
Lehua Kaʻaihue on entering an immersion classroom as a child and later teaching in the same room.
Storyteller
Lehua Kaʻaihue
Hanalei · 1960s
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi teacher and one of the first graduates of a Hawaiian immersion program.
Transcript
When I was small, people said the language was already gone. But it was not gone, it was quiet. There is a difference. Quiet things can be called back.
Themes
- Language
- Education
- Identity
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