Martinez, Ilima Kam. Interview April 7, 2023

Title

Martinez, Ilima Kam. Interview April 7, 2023

Description

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.

Contributor

Date

2023-04-07

Publisher

California State University San Marcos University Library

Language

Rights Holder

Ilima Kam Martinez

Format

audio

Type

Sound

Identifier

SC027-027

Interviewee

Ilima Kam Martinez

Collection

Citation

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