Lee A. Tonouchi (born circa 1972) is a
Hawaii-born writer and editor, who calls himself "Da Pidgin Guerilla" because of his strong advocacy of the
Hawaiian Pidgin language.
Tonouchi graduated from
Aiea High School in 1990.
He promotes the idea that Hawaiian Pidgin is an appropriate language for both creative and academic writing.[1]
He was inspired by the works of Eric Chock in the journal
Bamboo Ridge.[2]
All of his writing, including his Master's Thesis, is in Pidgin. He was an instructor of English at
Kapiolani Community College in 2007.[3]
He also taught at
Hawaii Pacific University during 2005,[4]
and later.[5]
His works often address family relationship in a humorous way.[6]
His principal works:
Hybolics (1999), literary magazine in Hawaiian Pidgin (co-editor)[7]
Da Word (2001), a collection of short stories
Living Pidgin: Contemplations on Pidgin Culture (2002), a collection of poems and essays