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Hawaii: Woven Together in the Aloha State (with Mike Daniels)
Manage episode 496248553 series 3570584
What happens when cultures collide and choose connection instead of conflict?
To launch our America 250 series and Season 2 of the podcast, I sit down with Mike Daniels — former mayor of Pleasant Grove, Utah and a dear colleague from our early days at Ancestry — to explore his family’s extraordinary journey to and through Hawaii. From war and immigration to love, loss, and discovery, Mike shares how his family’s story became a living example of what it means to build unity through difference.
“It is a melting pot, and it's really possible for people to live together in peace.”
Along the way, we talk about picture brides, holiday feasts with 50+ cousins, and a name change that reshaped an identity. This heartfelt conversation about belonging, resilience, and multicultural legacy reminds us how place becomes a character in our family stories—shaping not just where we come from, but who we become.
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🎧 Ready to discover more stories that could transform your family connections? Subscribe to 'Stories That Live In Us' wherever you get your podcasts, and leave a review to help other families find their path to deeper connection through family history. Together, we're building a community of families committed to preserving and sharing the stories that matter most.
🖼️ Ready to turn your family discoveries into a beautiful conversation piece? Visit FamilyChartmasters.com to create a family tree chart that will help your family share stories for generations.
♥ Want more family history tips and inspiration? Follow me @CristaCowan on Instagram where I share behind-the-scenes looks at my own family discoveries and practical ways to uncover yours!
Chapters
1. Growing up in Hawaii's melting pot (00:00:00)
2. Mike's Hawaiian family roots (00:03:42)
3. Picture brides and cultural tensions (00:08:49)
4. Living in Hawaii's multicultural communities (00:13:24)
5. A cross-cultural romance begins (00:17:19)
6. Preserving Hawaiian heritage across generations (00:22:02)
7. Peace through cultural understanding (00:25:42)
73 episodes
Manage episode 496248553 series 3570584
What happens when cultures collide and choose connection instead of conflict?
To launch our America 250 series and Season 2 of the podcast, I sit down with Mike Daniels — former mayor of Pleasant Grove, Utah and a dear colleague from our early days at Ancestry — to explore his family’s extraordinary journey to and through Hawaii. From war and immigration to love, loss, and discovery, Mike shares how his family’s story became a living example of what it means to build unity through difference.
“It is a melting pot, and it's really possible for people to live together in peace.”
Along the way, we talk about picture brides, holiday feasts with 50+ cousins, and a name change that reshaped an identity. This heartfelt conversation about belonging, resilience, and multicultural legacy reminds us how place becomes a character in our family stories—shaping not just where we come from, but who we become.
〰️ 🌳 🧬 〰️
🎧 Ready to discover more stories that could transform your family connections? Subscribe to 'Stories That Live In Us' wherever you get your podcasts, and leave a review to help other families find their path to deeper connection through family history. Together, we're building a community of families committed to preserving and sharing the stories that matter most.
🖼️ Ready to turn your family discoveries into a beautiful conversation piece? Visit FamilyChartmasters.com to create a family tree chart that will help your family share stories for generations.
♥ Want more family history tips and inspiration? Follow me @CristaCowan on Instagram where I share behind-the-scenes looks at my own family discoveries and practical ways to uncover yours!
Chapters
1. Growing up in Hawaii's melting pot (00:00:00)
2. Mike's Hawaiian family roots (00:03:42)
3. Picture brides and cultural tensions (00:08:49)
4. Living in Hawaii's multicultural communities (00:13:24)
5. A cross-cultural romance begins (00:17:19)
6. Preserving Hawaiian heritage across generations (00:22:02)
7. Peace through cultural understanding (00:25:42)
73 episodes
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