Carlotta Stewart Lai
Carlotta Stewart Lai | |
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Lai around age 19 | |
| Born | September 16, 1881 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | July 6, 1952 (aged 70) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Oahu College (Punahou School) |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, school principal |
| Spouse | Yun Tim Lai |
| Parent(s) | Thomas McCants Stewart, Charlotte L. Harris Stewart |
| Relatives | McCant Stewart, Gilchrist Stewart (siblings) |
Carlotta Stewart Lai (September 16, 1881 – July 6, 1952) was an educator and administrator in the Hawaiian public schools for four decades. She was the first African American school principal in Honolulu. Lai, an African American from New York, worked as a teacher and educational leader at a time when these occupations were largely closed to African Americans on the U. S. mainland, and she achieved professional success at a time when African Americans represented only 0.2 percent of the population of Hawaii.