This volume is a collection of papers, the majority of which were first presented on acolloquium at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference in 1997. The volumeis dedicated to Charlene Junko (Charlie) Sato, who died in 1996 at the age of 44. Charlie was apolitical activist in several domains but was perhaps best known in applied linguistics circles forher work in support of Hawai'i Creole English (HCE) in communities and schools.