Martinez, Ilima Kam. Interview April 7, 2023

Ilima Kam Martinez is a California State University San Marcos alum and the founder and President of UMEKE, an organization that promotes and preserves Hawaiian culture through hula dancing. In this interview, Ilima discusses her upbringing, the influence and relationship with her father, the importance of hula in Hawaiian cultures, the challenges she faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, her passion for elders, her mentors, going back to school to earn her degree, and her goals for UMEKE moving forward.

2023-04-07

California State University San Marcos University Library

Ilima Kam Martinez

audio

Sound

SC027-027

Oral Histories

Asian Pacific Islander Desi American experience, Community history, History Department internship, Women's experience

Ilima Kam Martinez, “Martinez, Ilima Kam. Interview April 7, 2023,” Voices of North County, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archivesoralhistories.csusm.edu/items/show/192.