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That means that the sansei and yonsei must find some new and realistic aspirations that are different from their fathers' go-for-broke assault on Hawaii's civic heights. Many of those unwilling to give up their professional ambition will have to overcome reluctance to leave the haven of Hawaii and join Japanese Americans competing in the larger mainland society. Others may choose quality of life over personal advancement, possibly even turning to blue-collar occupations traditionally shunned by the nisei. It may take time for new goals to take shape, but for now, the confidence of the younger A.J.A.s seems wholly unimpaired. As a pidgin English poem written by a sansei goes, "Ma name Ameriken, ma face Japanee/ So wat! As up to me/ To be free an make it in Hawaii."