Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i (2009)

October 18th, 20090h 57min

Documentary
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Overview

What if you are made to feel ashamed when you speak your "mother tongue" or ridiculed because of your accent? "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i" addresses these questions through its lively examination of Pidgin - the language spoken by over half of Hawai'i's people.


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