Fay Yokomizo Akindes
Biographic Data
| ID | 152874 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fay Yokomizo Akindes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fay Yokomizo |
| FAMILY NAME | Akindes |
| SIGNATURE | AKINDES F Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Parkside |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Scenes from a Benin Summer
This article evokes a summer in the Republic of Benin, a peaceful democratic nation in West Africa. Formerly called Dahomey and known historically for its Amazon women warriors and powerful kingdom, it is also the homeland of many slave descendents in Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the United States. In the summer of 2001, the author, her Beninois husband, and their two U.S.-!born children experienced everyday living in this country that is often descr…
Pahala's Last (Bon) Dance
Based on conversations, excavated memories, and family stories, this autoethnographic narrative represents an evocative account of spirituality, loss, identity, and home. The author's summer visit to Pahala, a former sugar plantation town on the Big Island of Hawai'i and the hometown of her parents, conjures unexpected memories of death comingling with life. The highlight of her visit was experiencing the town's last bon dance, an annual Buddhist…
Pahala's Last (Bon) Dance
Based on conversations, excavated memories, and family stories, this autoethnographic narrative represents an evocative account of spirituality, loss, identity, and home. The author's summer visit to Pahala, a former sugar plantation town on the Big Island of Hawai'i and the hometown of her parents, conjures unexpected memories of death comingling with life. The highlight of her visit was experiencing the town's last bon dance, an annual Buddhist…
Pahala's Last (Bon) Dance
Based on conversations, excavated memories, and family stories, this autoethnographic narrative represents an evocative account of spirituality, loss, identity, and home. The author's summer visit to Pahala, a former sugar plantation town on the Big Island of Hawai'i and the hometown of her parents, conjures unexpected memories of death comingling with life. The highlight of her visit was experiencing the town's last bon dance, an annual Buddhist…
Scenes from a Benin Summer
This article evokes a summer in the Republic of Benin, a peaceful democratic nation in West Africa. Formerly called Dahomey and known historically for its Amazon women warriors and powerful kingdom, it is also the homeland of many slave descendents in Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and the United States. In the summer of 2001, the author, her Beninois husband, and their two U.S.-!born children experienced everyday living in this country that is often descr…
Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · Amazon rainforest (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work)