Dancers in drag at the 1978 Luau

Title

Dancers in drag at the 1978 Luau

Description

A group of men performing in drag at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978. According to the student newspaper, this was an annual tradition to "initiate" freshmen boys: "As always, the freshmen boys were initiated in the usual traditional dance, this year being 'Ala Moana Annie.' Each year the freshman boys dance a song in women's muumuus, adding more humor to the show." (The Index, Apr. 14, 1978)

Pacific University began hosting an annual Lu'au in 1961. Student members of Na Haumana O Hawai'i (Hawaiian Club) organized and performed in the event, raising money for scholarships. The Lu'au included a dinner, sales of leis and other products flown in from Hawai'i, and performances of Pacific island dances. The Lu'au is normally held on the second Saturday in April in Washburne Hall. The name of the event was changed to Lu'au and Ho'ike in 2019.

Identifier

PUA_LuauSlides_240

Date

1978

Date Created

Apr. 8, 1978

Subject

Luaus

Student Activities

Pacific University

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Format

slides

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives