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Kim Pennebaker on Uema Ayano
Updated 3/20/16 By Kim Pennebaker Comment posted on 3/15/16 at 6:25 am I’ve been following Uema’s music since I first heard her sing Soranju a couple years ago. Now I have all her music and think I know much about … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, International, Minyo, Music, Singer, Uema Ayano
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Ukwanshin Events for March 2016
From: Ukwanshin Kabudan Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 2:19 PM Subject: Upcoming major events Gusuuyo Chuuganabira! Just a reminder to join us for our 3 big events coming up next week Registration is still open for the 2nd LooChoo Identity … Continue reading
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‘On Stormy Seas: War, Geopolitics, and Identity Formation in Okinawa’ 3/18/16 at University of Hawaii
Click image to view the large PDF file. COS Lecture Series “On Stormy Seas: War, Geopolitics, and Identity Formation in Okinawa” by Kyle Kajihiro, PhD Student in Geography Department, March 18, 2016, 3:00-4:30pm, Tokioka Room, Moore (Rm 319).
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Taikai 2016 Event Tickets: How to Get Them on Our Own?
Today, March 8, 2016, Anonymous posted a comment asking: “How do I get tickets for the event if I don’t book through a travel agency?” Click here for the latest information re this question. I’m planning to attend, but I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, International, Taikai, Tour, Travel
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Uema Ayano Was Here in Hawaii in February 2016!
Uchinanchu, Jan-Feb 2016: “Ayano Uema, a well-known singer from Gushikawa, Okinawa, paid a surprise visit to HOC to view the Peace Messages Exhibit. She treated everyone present to a beautiful and most appropriate song about Himeyuri. Ayano hopes to return … Continue reading
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COS Lecture 2/26/16: ‘Preserving and Presenting Uchinanchu Identity in the Diaspora: The Evolution of Okinawan Clubs in Hawaʻi and Brazil’
The Center for Okinawan Studies (University of Hawaii at Manoa) Lecture Series presents “Preserving and Presenting Uchinanchu Identity in the Diaspora: The Evolution of Okinawan Clubs in Hawaʻi and Brazil” by Dr. Robert K. Arakaki on 26 Feb. 2016, 3:00-4:30pm, … Continue reading
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Aya Ezawa’s Study Unit on Okinawan Identity
The following bibliography is from Aya Ezawa’s “Okinawa: Beyond the Ethnic Other” (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Swarthmore College, 2002-2003), a study unit “focusing on the identity struggles of Okinawans. They show how and why it has been difficult for … Continue reading
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Events for Early 2016
Hi Folks, Here are some of the Okinawan events that are happening early part of this 2016…. ================================================== From: Ukwanshin Kabudan Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 1:19 PM Subject: Upcoming events Chuuganabira! We hope your New Year has begun well … Continue reading
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UH Manoa Intro to Okinawan Dance 2016: Jan 31-Mar 6
From: Yukie Shiroma Date: Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 11:24 PM Subject: Intro to Okinawan Dance: Spring 2016
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Goju-ryu Leader and Scholar Seeks Assistance in Writing a Book
Updated 1/10/16 Nuno Oliveira of Lisbon, Portugal, is writing a book, Chojun Miyagi1 and the History of Goju-Ryu, and needs assistance with the kanji of some masters’ names. If you can help or know of someone who could, please contact … Continue reading
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OAA 2016 Clothing Drive: Jan 18 ~ Feb 29
COLLECTION PERIOD: January 18th ~ February 29th (weekdays, 10AM – 4PM) OAA Center, 16500 South Western Avenue, Gardena 90247 Please call before delivering: 310-532-1929 ACCEPTABLE ITEMS: • Clothing: must be in clean, wearable condition. • Shoes: must be paired and … Continue reading
Full Text: U.S. Citizens’ Response to Ambassador Caroline Kennedy’s 17 Dec. 2015 Statement of Support for Henoko Plan
In her December 17 Tokyo press conference, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy faithfully parroted Obama administration’s contention, saying that building a new U.S. marine base at Henoko in Okinawa is “the best of any other plan considered.” After cordial … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Japan, Politics, Protest
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Aloha Party for BEGIN 12/14/15
Posted in Announcement, Culture, Hawaii Okinawa Center, International, Music
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Constructing ‘Japanese Identity’ Among Okinawan Students 11/20/15
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Center for Okinawan Studies UHM Spring 2016 Courses
Center for Okinawan Studies University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Spring 2016 Courses ASAN 320O Asian Nation Studies: Okinawa: Multidisciplinary examination of major Asian countries; cultural, social, economic, and political lives of their peoples. (O) Okinawa Prerequisite: 201 and 202, or … Continue reading
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Support Honolulu City Council Resolution 15-322 Re US Bases on Okinawa
Updated 1/6/16 The Big Picture. Keep in mind that the 32 US military bases on Okinawa occupy 20% of the island’s prime land. Okinawa has a land area of 466 square miles and a population of 1.4 million inhabitants. Compare … Continue reading
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Seiichi & Nancy Toguchi Receive 2015 HUOA Legacy Award
Congratulations to the late Seiichi and Nancy Toguchi, recipients of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association 2015 Legacy Award. The awards were presented on November 1 at the Sheraton Waikiki. Their son, Bobby Toguchi, was there to receive the award on … Continue reading
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The Issue of Henoko, Okinawa
People, Is this déjà vu all over again? Have been told that on orders from the Japanese government, the Okinawan police guarding the Henoko base in Okinawa have been replaced by a contingent of Japanese guards from mainland Japan. The … Continue reading
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International Conference of Uchinanchu Youth 2016 Jan 15 – 24 in São Paulo, Brasil
Registration period: 15 Oct 2015 – 30 Nov 2015 Click here to view or download the information packet (PDF, 247 KB).
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Connection Between Hawaii’s Local-Style Restaurants and Oroku, Okinawa
In 2002-2003, Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto and Warren Nishimoto of the Center for Oral History, Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, conducted eleven interviews that were compiled in The Oroku, Okinawa Connection: Local-Style Restaurants in Hawai‘i and published in February … Continue reading
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Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown – Okinawa
Received a tip about this program from my brother-in-law, Phil, via email on 19 Oct. 2015. The tip originated in an email from his friend, Gary, on the same date. The program, “Okinawa: The Japan You Might Not Know,” aired … Continue reading
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Photos from Governor Ige’s Trip to Okinawa and Guangdong Oct. 2015
Photos and captions from Governor David Ige’s Facebook page. For a video briefing of the trip, click here. Photos from Okinawa
Posted in Commerce, Culture, Education, Government, History, Images, International, Memorial, Photos, Politics, Technology, Travel
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Gov. Ige’s Briefing on Trip to Okinawa and Guangdong (10/15/15)
(Apologies for the poor quality of the video. As of 10/16/16, this is the best quality available online for embedding. -Editor, Liuchiuan) Governor’s Office News Release Governor Ige returns from successful business, diplomatic mission to Japan, China HONOLULU – Gov. … Continue reading
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A Speech by Miyazato Gosamaru on Uchinaaguchi in Uchinaaguchi
If you’ve never heard an extended speech by a fluent Uchinaaguchi speaker, then you’re in for an amazing listen. Miyazato Gosamaru, Association of the Indigenous Peoples in the Ryukyus (AIPR), spoke at the Ryukyu National Independence Research Society Symposium on … Continue reading
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Two Amazing Okinawans Who Helped Change the World
Two Okinawans who helped change the world were born not only the same year and the same month, but almost on the same day. Kyuzo Toyama, known as the “Father of Okinawan Immigration,” was born on November 9, 1868, in … Continue reading
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Tour de Okinawa 11/8/15: International Bicycle Road Race
Tour de Okinawa 11/8/15: International Bicycle Road Race Three events: Champion Road Race: Categorazied as Asia Pro Tour 1.2 of UCI, or the International Cycling Union, this 200km distance is the longest of all road races in Japan. Heated competition … Continue reading
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