Charmaine Lee Anderson

In this oral history produced by the Kuaʻana Project of the Hawaiʻi Health and Harm Reduction Center, living legend Charmaine Lee Anderson takes a walk down memory lane. From sisterhood found in Honolulu clubs like Yappy’s and the Glade to the devastation of police violence and AIDS to her role as Founder and Queen Mother of the Imperial Sovereign Court of Hawai’i, Charmaine shares stories of the challenges and triumphs of her times and provides insight to surviving and thriving in ours.