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Uchinanchu Taikai 2016 Videos – Oct 27

Posted on October 27, 2016 by loochoo77

[updated 12/11/16] 161027NEWS▽世界のウチナーンチュ大会開会式！▽メイン会場の熱気を中継 (ヨシオバー2 102716) 第６回世界ウチナーンチュ大会　開会式 (琉球新報 102716) [6th World Uchinanchu Taikai Opening Ceremony, 21min] Uchinanchu Festival 2016 Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko (CESAR AUGUSTO VELIZ FERNANDEZ 102716) 世界のウチナーンチュ大会　開会式　フィナーレのエイサー　20161027 sekai uchinanchu eisa (EverydayEisa 102716) 世界のウチナーンチュ大会２０１６ 前夜祭バレード UTINANCHU FESTIVAL Festival Eve Parade [USA] … Continue reading →

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‘AYANUJI: Okinawa’s Traditional Culture Past and Present’ – EWC (Honolulu) Gallery 9/25/16 – 1/8/17

Posted on October 1, 2016 by loochoo77
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Taikai 2016 Information (update June 15)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by loochoo77

6/15/16 – Route Finder Okinawa website to get around Okinawa by bus. 6/15/16 – Additional information from June McVey, communication coordinator of Okinawa Tomonokai of Ohio: 1. The 6th Worldwide Uchinanchu Fesitval committee in Okinawa will hand nametags and bus … Continue reading →

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Kim Pennebaker on Uema Ayano

Posted on March 15, 2016 by loochoo77

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 →

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Ukwanshin Events for March 2016

Posted on March 11, 2016 by loochoo77

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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Uema Ayano Was Here in Hawaii in February 2016!

Posted on March 8, 2016 by loochoo77

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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Events for Early 2016

Posted on January 29, 2016 by loochoo77

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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OAA Okinawa Bazaar (Gardena) 10/4/15

Posted on September 23, 2015 by loochoo77
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Park Soo Jin’s Okinawa Travel Video

Posted on August 3, 2015 by loochoo77

“Healing Okinawa with Park Soo Jin” uploaded to YouTube by Petervanilla 2/10/15. Park Soo Jin, Korean actress and former member of K-pop girl group Sugar, was featured in a travel program that took her to Okinawa. She recently married actor … Continue reading →

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Koja Misako of the Nenes: A 1995 Documentary

Posted on May 31, 2015 by loochoo77

Updated 6/1/15 The following video, “The Nenes Koja Misako” (ネーネーズ 古謝　美佐子), was uploaded to YouTube by Saison TV on 14 Aug. 2013. It’s a documentary on Koja and the Nenes, shot in 1995 when Koja was 41. At about the … Continue reading →

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