Monthly Archives: October 2014

My 3rd Trip to China: The China-Okinawa Connection

Posted on October 28, 2014 by loochoo77

One day in Shanghai, we spent a few hours at the City God Temple shopping center looking around. We had finished a delicious multi-course lunch there in one of the restaurants and were waiting for our bus to come pick … Continue reading →

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Book: ‘Descent into Hell: Civilian Memories of the Battle of Okinawa’

Posted on October 23, 2014 by loochoo77

Source: “Descent into Hell: Civilian Memories of the Battle of Okinawa by New Zealand translators published in US,” Ryukyu Shimpo, 7 Oct. 2014. Descent into Hell: Civilian Memories of the Battle of Okinawa, published by Merwin Asia, is a translation … Continue reading →

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Okinawa Marathon 15 Feb. 2015

Posted on October 21, 2014 by loochoo77

[Source] Registration from Nov 1, 2014 to Dec 10, 2014 Okinawa Marathon Executive Office 2-17-14 Uechi Okinawa City Okinawa Japan Phone: 098-930-0088 Homepage: http://okinawa-marathon.com/eng/ The Okinawa Marathon runs through different cities, towns, and villages in central Okinawa. The marathon aims … Continue reading →

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Vancouver, BC, Okinawa Taiko 2014

Posted on October 21, 2014 by loochoo77

The title of this YouTube video is “ミルクムナリ (Mirukumunari), Vancouver Okinawa Taiko, 2014 Chinese New Year Event.” It was uploaded by Okipri14 on 2/3/14. Description: “Feb.02, 2014 Okinawan Drum Dance performance for Chinese New Year Event at Landsdowne Center in … Continue reading →

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OAA 2014 Bazaar in Gardena – ‘It Was Fun!’

Posted on October 13, 2014 by loochoo77

By Elizabeth Shimabukuro Yesterday I was able to take James with me to the Okinawa Association of America’s Annual Bazaar in Gardena, CA. The vendors and performance stage were in the parking lot. The dining room, which served soba, was … Continue reading →

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Okinawa’s Elevated Storehouses

Posted on October 12, 2014 by loochoo77

Last updated 10/13/14 One day my Dad made a sketch of Uncle Hoso’s house in Oyakawa Village in Haneji, Okinawa. (See “The Floor Plan of Houses in Old Okinawa.”) On another day he took a notepad and sketched an elevated Okinawan … Continue reading →

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1850 British View of ‘Lewchew and the Lewchewans’

Posted on October 11, 2014 by loochoo77

Last updated 10/12/14, 11/29/18 Two and a half years before Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived, George Smith, the Anglican bishop of Hong Kong, dropped anchor at Naha, Okinawa. The date was 3 October 1850, and Perry wouldn’t arrive until 26 May … Continue reading →

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Shimakutuba Gakumun Kai 10/13/14 at 7:30pm at Jikoen (Honolulu)

Posted on October 11, 2014 by loochoo77

From Eric Forwarded by Rodney Inefuku Gusuuyo Chuuganabira! Aki natoibiishiga nama nu wa-chichi madamada achisaibiin! Its Autumn now but the weather is still hot! Chaaganjuu yamiseemi? Chigi nu Getsuyoubi ya shimakutuba gakumun kai aibiigutu, imensooriyo-sai! Hope you are all doing … Continue reading →

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Public Lecture: ‘Contemporary Life in Okinawa: Living Among and with the Military Bases’ 10/12/14

Posted on October 9, 2014 by loochoo77

Last updated 10/11/14 From Joyce N. Chinen: (Forwarded by Rodney Inefuku) Please join us this Sunday, October 12, at 3:00 pm for the next Center for Okinawan Studies public lecture in Moore 319 at the Center for Korean Studies Auditorium … Continue reading →

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Grant Murata, Andagi, Tobe! Uta

Posted on October 9, 2014 by loochoo77

Hi Folks! Fun event coming this Sunday. See below. I see Grant Sundee Murata in the picture below – center back row, looking so serious. I met Grant at Ward Centre Marukai a coupla months ago. Really down-to-earth good fun … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Downes – An Uchinanchu on the NY Times Editorial Board

Posted on October 4, 2014 by loochoo77

Last updated 10/5/14 The excerpts below are from Jerry Kammer’s “Sulzberger’s Voice.”1 Kammer, a nationally recognized journalist and a senior research fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, is openly critical of Downes, but he provides essential background on Downes … Continue reading →

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Compact Between the U.S. and the Kingdom of Loo-Choo, ll July 1854

Posted on October 4, 2014 by loochoo77

The text of the compact below is from J. Willett Spalding’s The Japan Expedition: Japan and Around the World: An Account of Three Visits to the Japanese Empire, Redfield, New York, 1855: 339-341 [https://archive.org/details/japanexpedition00spalgoog]. Spalding served aboard the expedition flagship, … Continue reading →

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The Floor Plan of Houses in Old Okinawa

Posted on October 2, 2014 by loochoo77

Last updated 10/13/14 My curiosity about the old Okinawan house began with a drawing that my Dad made about 2 to 3 years before he passed away. While visiting him at his house, out of the blue, he took my … Continue reading →

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Rare U.S. Photos of Civilians from the Battle of Okinawa

Posted on October 2, 2014 by loochoo77

The following photos of civilians caught up in the turmoil of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 are from the late Lieutenant Reinhart T. Kowallis’s collection. Most were taken by the Lieutenant, but some may have been taken by other … Continue reading →

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Must Read: George Feifer’s ‘Okinawa: 66 Years Later’

Posted on October 1, 2014 by loochoo77

Last updated 10/3/14 George Feifer’s article appeared in the February 2012 issue of Collier’s. Here are some excerpts: Starting with elementary facts about the largest land-sea-air battle in history may make sense because they’re so little known. Or approximation of … Continue reading →

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