Holding Fast the Dream:Hawaii's African American Experience- a one hour documentary
Publisher: The film was made for PBS Hawaii and screened at the Hawaii International Film Festival(HIFF) in November 2010 and at the San Diego Black Film Festival in January 2011.  PBS Hawaii has shown the documentary film on three different
Published: 2010
Table of contents: title: The inspiring story of President Barack Obama brings new attention of his birth and the people who live in the Hawaiian Islands.In Hawaii, African Americans like Senator Obama have been invisible-in the public eye, in history books, in the traditional media. Such obscurity defies the achievements and accomplishments over the two centuries African Americans have lived in the islands from pioneering the the economic engine that is the state's biggest industry, to discovering the the first effective treatment for a disease that ravaged the Native Hawaiian population.; title: Holding Fast the Dream corrects the record of omission and neglect. The project combines the academic work of University of Hawaii Professor Emeritus Miles M. Jackson with a one hour documentary film, and an internet component that will involve, inform, and inspire.  Linking the achievements of the present with their roots in the past, the project presents a coherent and inspiring picture of a people who deserve recognition for their contribution to Hawaii's; title: history and culture. Holding Fast the Dream illustrates the tenacity of the human spirit and the courage of the individual in the face of isolation and even ostracism.; title: Above all, Holding Fast the Dream explores the universal idea of community, the need for connection among people and between people, and the strength and support that community brings.