{"product_id":"daughters-of-the-islands-tom-olson-9798897471911","title":"Daughters of the Islands: Six Nurses, One Archipelago, \u0026 the Quiet Power of Care","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey were told they were too small, too quiet, too invisible to matter. Yet across sugarcane fields, wartime wards, and island classrooms, six women from Hawai'i transformed a profession-and a generation-through the power of care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaughters of the Islands uncovers the untold stories of nurses whose courage and compassion reshaped their communities from the 1920s through Statehood. Of Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Madeiran, and Kanaka Maoli heritage, these women rose from humble beginnings to become teachers, healers, and quiet revolutionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through intimate, voice-driven conversations, their stories reveal the strength behind gentleness, the legacy within service, and the enduring spirit of aloha that binds Hawai'i's people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending the heart of oral history with the sweep of narrative nonfiction, Daughters of the Islands is both a luminous meditation on what it means to care and a rediscovery of Hawai'i's forgotten heroines. Step into their world-where every act of healing becomes an act of history-and feel the echo of their courage among the pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Olson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897471911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Koehler Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Tom Olson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520635678975,"sku":"9798897471911","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_797552a3-9cfb-4c83-bfb6-2c94142292eb.jpg?v=1778742416","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daughters-of-the-islands-tom-olson-9798897471911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}