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The Ohana
by CW Schutter
4.5 stars – 43 Reviews
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A child is dying. Her life depends on an explosive secret her grandmother has kept from their Ohana (family). As Mary Han wrestles with the toxic revelations, she must finally face the past she fought so hard to forget. A secret that opens windows to an emotionally powerful saga that reveals three generations of Hawaii’s multi-ethnic Asian families.
Shadowy pasts, buried resentments, and painful memories converge into a melting pot of assumptions and potentially violent confrontations when the immigrants meet in the sugar cane fields of Kohala, Hawaii where a savage, unthinkable crime and a failed strike draw the three families together in an uneasy alliance.
From the young Korean, Han Chaul Roong, who murders the hated Japanese invaders who kidnap his sister and force her into prostitution, to the Japanese aristocrat Kazuko who abandons her life of wealth and privilege to live in poverty with the servant she loves, the Asians came to work the brutal cane fields of Hawaii under Patrick O’Malley, a refugee from the Irish famine who sailed on a coffin ship to the gang-infested streets of Boston and ended up in Hawaii after the bloody Civil War.
Sean Duffy, Patrick’s nephew, climbs out of Boston’s slums to the top of Hawaiian society by way of a loveless marriage to the sister of the woman he loves. Kazuko’s beautiful daughter Mariko lives as a social outcaste in the whorehouses of Honolulu. Chaul Roong’s son, George Han, the ruthless mob boss of the first Korean syndicate, builds an empire while hiding his love for his brother’s wife.
Played out on a stage set by the Great Depression, WW II, the Vietnam war, and the emergence of the Hawaiian mafia, the colliding worlds of the immigrants and their American-born children and grandchildren come to a head when an entire generation protest the Vietnam war and revolt against traditional values.
Now the families must put aside their lifetime prejudices and grudges to save a young girl. Will their Ohanas survive the startling truth behind the lies?
From the author:
A searing, truthful look at the history of Hawaii, its immigrants and the difficulties people from different parts of the world had adjusting to each other by having to put aside cultural prejudice. The often painful transformation into “Paradise” is powerfully depicted in multi-ethnic romances and crime. A panoramic view of the Great Depression, WWII, the Vietnam War, and the resulting “flower child” protests that brought a generation of young adults to their feet. A look into the formation of the Hawaiian Mafias, called syndicates in Hawaii, divided once again by race. My father’s childhood friend grew up to be one of the biggest “godfathers” in Hawaii. Ironically, my late first husband ended up representing him, and other “godfathers” of Hawaii for income tax evasion. You could say my knowledge of it is more first hand than most authors. This is an intimate look at the Hawaii I grew up in. Many of the stories are based on actual events told to me by the people who lived it.
5-star Amazon reviews
“I love this book. It’s a great American story based in Hawaii, not unlike other stories about our heritage and nation building. Ohana is a compelling story of the settling and growth of Hawaii told through lives of a number of multi-ethnic Asian, Irish, and Eastern Seaboard families from their immigrant beginnings to present day. Its characters resonate real people who jump off the page…”
“A family saga which spans three generations of love lost, found, poor decisions and triumphs! Easy to read and to enjoy…”
“The Ohana is, without doubt, one of the best family sagas I’ve read in years. With page-turning action and rich imagery, the reader is quickly drawn in to the family’s drama down through the generations. Fascinating!”
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