American Anthropology in Micronesia: An Assessment

Acknowledgments

xvii Acknowledgments In the course of developing this volume, the editors have become indebted to numerous individuals. Violenda “Vi” Nakahara, Secretary, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i, has been of major assistance at all phases of the project. Most importantly, Vi prepared several versions of the manuscript as it went through the painstaking process of multiple revisions . Further, her superb management of the Center’s front office and assistance with the administration of the Center’s overall program made it possible for Kiste to devote much of his time over the last several years to this project. Joan Flannery, the Center’s clerk-typist, gave a willing hand whenever it was needed.Daniel Foster’s help with the name index is much appreciated. Letitia “Tisha” Hickson, the Center’s outreach coordinator, was largely responsible for the success of the 1993 conference that launched the entire endeavor, and she provided invaluable assistance to several of the contributors as they accessed source materials at the Pacific Collection, Hamilton Library, University of Hawai‘i, from their home institutions. Tisha’s efforts were well beyond the routine call to duty. Richard Kosaki, President, Tokai University at Hawai‘i, and his staff, particularly Wanda Sako, provided an excellent site and support for the conference. From the very beginning to the very end of the project, Karen Peacock, Curator, and Lynette Furuhashi, Librarian, Pacific Collection, were unstinting in their support. They were always available to ferret out odd pieces of needed information, locate the best photographs, or find others who knew what we needed to know. In the last category, Karen’s father and mother, Daniel and Shirley Peacock, a long-time librarian and executive secretary, respectively, with xviii Acknowledgments the former US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, were enlisted as sources of information not found in any archival resource. Of all the contributors to this volume, a special note of thanks must be extended to Don Rubinstein. He wasquick to respond to all our inquiries, and he drew upon his resources at the University of Guam to locate additional necessary information. At the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., Janice Goldblum was enthusiastic about the project and located documents pertaining to the planning of American anthropology’s initial involvement in Micronesia; maps 1 and 2 dating from the late 1940s were made available through her good office. Jane Eckelman, Manoa Mapworks, Honolulu, redrew maps 1, 2, and 3 from the originals. The endpaper maps, map 4 and figures 1 through 4 were designed by Eckelman, and her creative talents speak for themselves. Mary Anne Fischer, Maryanne Force, Ward Goodenough, Richard Handler , Mike Levin, Leonard Mason, Mel Spiro, Hardy Spoehr, and Jack Tobin were generous in their time and efforts in the location and loan of photographs for publication. David Givens, formerly with the American Anthropological Association, assisted our research in the Association’s offices, and it was he who called our attention to the International Directory of Anthropologists, edited by Melville J. Herskovitz in 1950. That document proved invaluable and provided much of the material in chapter 1 concerning the historical context of American anthropology ’s involvement in Micronesia. Kiste owes a special debt to Sitiveni Halapua, Director, Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center, who provided secluded office space where much of Kiste’s work on this volume was accomplished. At the University of Hawai‘i Press, William Hamilton, Director, and Pamela Kelley, Acquisitions Editor for Pacific materials, were supportive and encouraging throughout the course of the project. We owe a special debt to Jan Rensel. As copy editor for the University of Hawai‘i Press, her talents and attention to detail gave the manuscript that extra needed touch and improved the quality of the final product. Lastly, we wish to thank the eleven authors who contributed to this volume. They were patient through the long editing process, and their cooperation and collegiality have been greatly appreciated. Robert C. Kiste Mac Marshall ...