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But all look good, yeah?https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_2183-2.jpegIMG_2183 22022-10-15T08:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2020/09/05/virtual-okinawan-festival-2020-program-sep-4/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/friday-sep-4.jpgFriday Sep 42022-10-15T08:41:52+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2020/09/05/virtual-okinawan-festival-2020-program-sep-5/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/jake-s.jpgJake-Shttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sat-sep-5.jpgSat Sep 52022-10-15T08:40:43+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2020/09/05/virtual-okinawan-festival-2020-program-sep-6/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sun-sep-6.jpgSun sep 62022-10-15T08:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2021/09/03/okinawan-festival-2021-honolulu-sep-4-5/2022-10-15T08:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2022/10/14/officer-ukuma-by-ikemiyagi-sekiho/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-71a.pngou-71ahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-70.pngou-70https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-69.pngou-69https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-68.pngou-68https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-67.pngou-67https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-66.pngou-66https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-65.pngou-65https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-64.pngou-64https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-63.pngou-63https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ou-62.pngou-622023-02-23T07:21:43+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/notebook/2022-10-15T08:31:20+00:00weekly0.6https://liuchiuan.com/2020/05/18/okinawan-pows-in-hawai%ca%bbi-5-18-20-530pm-hst/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/honouliuli-by-r.-h.-lodge.pngHonouliuli by R. H. LodgeHonouliuli, photo by R. H. Lodge, courtesy of JCCHawaiʻi.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/register.jpgREGISTERhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/brandon-higa-kelli-nakamura.jpgBrandon Higa & Kelli NakamuraBrandon Marc Higa is a licensed attorney with a JD from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and BA and MA degrees in international relations from the University of Southern California. Higa received the National Security Education Program David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship and Freeman – ASIA Award to conduct post-graduate research on the U.S. military base presence in Okinawa Prefecture. Higa is currently pursuing a doctorate in law (SJD) at the William S. Richardson School of Law. Kelli Y. Nakamura is an Assistant Professor at Kapiʻolani Community College and teaches History and Ethnic Studies. Her research interests include Japanese and Japanese American history.2020-05-18T17:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/07/the-romantic-view-of-okinawans-as-pacifists/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/screenhunter_235-apr-07-12-21.jpgScreenHunter_235 Apr. 07 12.21Formidable force: U.S. landing craft established a beachhead on the Okinawan mainland on 13 April 1945. Wikimedia Commons/National Archives and Record.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/screenhunter_236-apr-07-12-22.jpgScreenHunter_236 Apr. 07 12.22Tomiko Higa holds a white flag on the Okinawan mainland on 25 June 1945. Wikimedia Commons/National Archives and Record.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/screenhunter_235-apr-07-12-22.jpgScreenHunter_235 Apr. 07 12.22Children stand on the road during the Battle of Okinawa. Wikimedia Commons/National Archives and Record.2020-02-26T11:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/25/asadoya-yunta-a-common-bond-for-okinawans-the-world-over/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/coi-na2.jpgCoi-na2Coi-na, l-r, 2020-02-26T09:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/surnames-s-z/2019-08-06T08:59:30+00:00weekly0.6https://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/23/an-aala-street-story/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/inefuku-gy01a.jpgInefuku gy01AAala Street in front of the building where my mother was born and raised. Today, this part of the street, between Beretania and King Streets, is no more, but sometimes I get the feeling that the spirits of the people who used to live there are still there.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/inefuku-gy06.jpgInefuku gy06“When Dad first heard this song by Rimi Natsukawa, I thought of Baba... your Okinawan great-granmother (picture above). She has been gone for over 40 years now... but I still think of her often.”https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/inefuku-gy05.jpgInefuku gy05Gladys was when she went to see her son off at the airport... It was taken in 1966.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/inefuku-gy04.jpgInefuku gy04Gladys Young grew up to be a beautiful lady... the picture on the left was taken in 1940. https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/inefuku-gy03b.jpgInefuku gy03BBelow is a picture of two kids standing in front of the Chinese theatre on Aala St. The caption says that these were two little boys... but I was wondering, could the kid on the left be a girl?... perhaps be one of the Young girls? The second picture is an enlarged picture of the two kids.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/inefuku-gy03.jpgInefuku gy03https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/inefuku-gy02.jpgInefuku gy02This Chinese theatre on Aala Street a few doors down from the Young residence on 1071 Aala St where little girl Gladys Young lived,... was built in 1920.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/inefuku-gy01.jpgInefuku gy01Aala St in front of their building. Today, this part of Aala Street that is between Beretania and King Streets is no more (see map below)... but sometimes I get the feeling that the spirit of the people who used to live there... are still there.2023-03-03T15:18:11+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2019/05/10/former-soldier-stationed-in-okinawa-supports-protesting-okinawans/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/charles-morrison-ewc.pngCharles Morrison EWCCharles Morrison, a past president of the East-West Center in Manoa, is the co-author of a study on younger Okinawan residents’ attitudes about U.S. military presence on their island. Star-Adv files, 10/7/11.2019-05-11T09:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/08/01/karate-in-the-ryukyu-kingdom-okinawa-prefecture-and-hawaii-with-pat-nakata-and-charles-c-goodin/2019-03-28T18:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/08/01/shima-uta-one-of-the-best-known-okinawan-songs/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/deigo-flower.jpgdeigo flowerDeigo, the official flower of Okinawa Prefecture.2019-03-28T18:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/08/17/relocation-arkansas-preview/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rohwer02-2.jpgRohwer02 (2)The same area today.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screenhunter_15-aug-17-16-30.jpgScreenHunter_15 Aug. 17 16.30Click to see the preview for this film.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jerome01a.jpgJerome01AJerome, Arkansas, WWII relocation center.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rohwer02.jpgRohwer02The same area today.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rohwer01a.jpgRohwer01ARohwer Relocation Center during WWII.2019-03-28T18:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/11/22/ryukyu-underground-okinawan-fusion-duo-jon-taylor-keith-gordon/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ryukyu-underground.jpgRyukyu UndergroundRyukyu Underground2019-03-28T18:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/11/22/matt-gillan-imagining-okinawa-japanese-pop-musicians-and-okinawan-music/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/matt-gillan-2012.jpgMatt Gillan 20122019-03-28T18:31:34+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/01/14/okinawa-hai-blog-all-about-okinawa-in-english/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/okinawa-hai.jpgOkinawa HaiThe header for Okinawa Hai - click it to go to the site.2019-03-28T18:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/03/22/doll-festival-parade-in-traditional-ryukyuan-costume/2023-02-23T07:18:28+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/03/22/london-okinawa-day-2014/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screenhunter_91-mar-22-11-14.jpgScreenHunter_91 Mar. 22 11.14Okinawa Day 2014 in Spitalfields, London, 6/21/14. Okinawan Classical & Folk Music, Eisa Dancing, Exhibitions, Food & Drink, Craft Stalls, Karate demonstrations.2019-03-28T18:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/03/22/miss-universe-japan-2014-originally-from-okinawa-karate-champion-in-high-school/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screenhunter_91-mar-22-13-11.jpgScreenHunter_91 Mar. 22 13.11Toru Higa from Okinawa is Mr. Japan 2014.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/keiko-tsuji-2.jpgKeiko Tsuji (2)Keiko Tsujihttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screenhunter_91-mar-22-12-16.jpgScreenHunter_91 Mar. 22 12.16Keiko Tsuji crowned Miss Universe Japan 2014 on 3/18/14.2021-10-05T12:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/03/22/takuya-uemura-all-japan-high-school-kata-champion-2010/2019-03-28T18:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/03/22/miss-international-2012-contestants-visit-an-okinawa-high-school/2019-03-28T18:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/04/karakara-2012-canada-japan-film-set-in-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/karakara04.jpgKarakara04https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/karakara02.jpgKarakara02Islandhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/karakara03.jpgKarakara03https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/karakara01.jpgKarakara01Click image to watch the film.2019-03-28T18:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/20/okinawan-americans-in-hawaii-targeted-for-wwii-study/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screenhunter_95-apr-20-18-05.jpgScreenHunter_95 Apr. 20 18.05Photo from Nisei Linguists, p. 360.2019-03-28T18:24:56+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/20/okinawan-festival-2014-aug-30-31/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/okfest2014a.jpgOkFest2014AClick image to enlarge.2019-03-28T18:24:18+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/20/okinawa-related-courses-at-university-of-hawaii-manoa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mus311f.jpgmus311Fhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/courses_2.jpgcourses_22019-03-28T18:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/20/chinese-influence-in-naha-late-14th-century/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p39-40.jpgp39-40From pages 39-40.2019-03-28T18:22:21+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/20/an-amazing-collection-of-okinawa-photos/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/shurijo.jpgShurijoPhoto of Shurijo.2019-03-28T18:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/23/color-film-of-shuri-castle-strafing-in-1945/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/shurijo-last-photo.jpgShurijo last photoStill image captured from the newscast.2019-03-28T18:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/26/tule-lake-relocation-center-a-personal-reflection/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/train-interior-hi-res.jpgTrain Interior hi-resA scene in one of the twenty coaches on trip 15, Topaz to Tule Lake. The train monitor is seen conferring with a car captain and some of the passengers regarding the comfort of the latter. Photographer: Mace, Charles E. , 9/24/43 https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/color-photo-of-tule.jpgcolor photo of tulehttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tule-hospital.jpgTule Hospitalhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jerome-tot-hi-res.jpgJerome tot hi-resClosing of the Jerome Center, Denson, Arkansas. Travel is just another adventure to the children of the relocation centers. Here a little tot eagerly mounts the steps of the chair car assisted by a member of the military police. -- Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru -- Denson, Arkansas. 6/15/44. Source.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jerome-haw-hi-res-02.jpgJerome Haw hi-res 02Closing of the Jerome Center, Denson, Arkansas. Jerome residents with their hand luggage wait at the [illegible] car entrance for their names to be called by the W.R.A. official checking the list. -- Photographer: Iwasaki, Hikaru -- Denson, Arkansas. 6/18/44. Source.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jerome-haw-hi-res.jpgJerome Haw hi-resA group of Hawaiian evacuees waiting for the segregation train to start. -- Photographer: Lynn, Charles R. -- Dermott, Arkansas. 9/19/43. Source.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/aloha-hi-res.jpgAloha hi-resResidents of block 57, at the Tule Lake Center, wave farewell to friends entraining for other centers. -- Photographer: Mace, Charles E. -- Newell, California. 9/?/43. Source.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hawaii-jerome-to-tule-hi-res.jpgHawaii Jerome to Tule hi-resA carful of Hawaiian evacuees waving farewell as their segregation train left Jerome for the Tule Lake Center. -- Photographer: Lynn, Charles R. -- Dermott, Arkansas. 9/19/43. Source.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jerome-to-tule-hi-res.jpgJerome to Tule hi-resFour trucks (three can be seen in this picture) were used to transport segregees from their blocks to each car on the first segregation train (trip 4) to leave this center for Tule Lake. Large crowd of center residents (foreground) came to watch the train off but stayed inside the boundary fence on this side of the road. With the segregees came their hand luggage. -- Photographer: Lynn, Charles R. -- Dermott, Arkansas. 9/15/43. Source.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jerome-to-tule-1943-hi-res.jpgJerome to Tule 1943 hi-resLeft to right are Masako Mikami, Miss Gladys Townsend, Chiyoka Kawanami, George Nakaji, Aiko Nishikata of the Jerome Office Services Section assembling the files for persons being transferred to Tule Lake. -- Photographer: Lynn, Charles R. -- Dermott, Arkansas. 9/19/43. Source.2019-03-28T18:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/06/30/uta-no-hi-2013-photos-a-mahalo-to-hawaiis-okinawan-community/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/honoka-and-azita-2.jpgHonoka and Azita 2Honoka and Azita 2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/honoka-and-azita.jpgHonoka and AzitaHonoka and Azita 1https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/waraba-keiki.jpgwaraba - keikiWaraba or keiki hula.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/stolabo-homepage.jpgStolabo HomepageStolabo Tokyo webcast homepage with "Uta no Hi" streaming live.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/audience-view.jpgAudience viewAudience view.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/drummers-view.jpgDrummer's viewDrummer's view.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tahitian-dance.jpgTahitian danceTahitian dance.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/it-was-hot.jpgIt was hotThe afternoon sun was sizzling but the fans hung in there.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/drummer-gone-wild.jpgDrummer gone wild!BEGIN: Drummerhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pig.jpgpigThis little pig is the inspiration behind Uta no Hi.2019-03-28T18:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/06/28/begins-uta-no-hi-concert-live-via-internet-62813-700pm-130am-hst/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/uta-no-hi-02.jpgUta no Hi 02According to shibbystylee (Andrew Agcaoili, Kadena Town, Okinawa): "These two amazing girls will be performing at the Uta No Hi Concert in Okinawa today with BEGIN!!" https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/uta-no-hi.jpguta no hi2019-03-28T18:18:02+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/06/27/gackt/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/gackt.jpgGacktGackt2019-03-28T18:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/06/25/ryukyuan-artifacts-from-commodore-matthew-perrys-japan-expedition-1853-1854/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/replica-of-gokoku-ji-bell-u-s-naval-academy-by-brian-d-bell-july-2006.jpgReplica of Gokoku-ji Bell U.S. Naval Academy. By Brian D. Bell July 2006Replica of Gokoku-ji Bell at U.S. Naval Academy. Photo by Brian D. Bell, July 2006.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ryukyuan-officials.jpgRyukyuan officialsHand-colored, pencil sketch of a standing group of Ryukyuan officials in native dress by T.C Dudley. Subjects are Nagado and Itarajiki, interpreter for the Ryukyuan regent, Sho Ko-kun. Naha, July 1854.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/loo-choo-woman.jpgLoo Choo Woman"Loo Choo Woman" by William Heine, ca. 1853-1854, Naha, Ryukyu. Heine was the principal artist with Perry's Japan Expedition, 1853-1854.2019-03-28T18:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/06/23/nada-sou-sou-hawaiian-connection-2/2019-03-28T18:09:32+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/06/22/nada-sou-sou-cultural-fusion/2019-03-28T18:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/07/14/yukie-nakama-one-of-the-most-successful-actresses-from-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/15902-aishiteru-omna.jpg15902-aishiteru-omnahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/y-nakama-tempest.jpgY Nakama tempesthttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yukie-nakama-kazuya-kamenashi-kat-tun-panasonic-1240970496.jpgyukie-nakama-kazuya-kamenashi-kat-tun-panasonic-1240970496https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yukie-nakama-1331423542.jpgyukie-nakama-1331423542https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yukie_nakama022.jpgyukie_nakama022https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yukie-nakama-10.jpgyukie nakama 10https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yukie-nakama-hot-hot-35673736.jpgyukie-nakama-hot-hot-35673736https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yukie-nakama-photo-large-1180963232.jpgyukie-nakama-photo-large-1180963232https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yukie-nakama-5133.jpgYukie-Nakama-5133https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/094_yukie_nakama_01.jpg094_yukie_nakama_012019-03-28T18:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/04/compact-between-the-u-s-and-the-kingdom-of-loo-choo-ll-july-1854/2019-03-28T18:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2010/03/16/commodore-perrys-narrative-of-japan-expedition-1852-1854-raw-text/2019-03-28T18:00:43+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/06/25/ryukyu-kingdoms-lasting-link-to-the-u-s-naval-academy/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ch15p8.jpgch15p8Much thanks tohttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bettelheim_resid_smith.jpgbettelheim_resid_smithThe Bettelheim residence ... was on the grounds of the Buddhist temple (Gokoku-ji) in Nami-no-ue, Naha.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bettelheim_resid.jpgbettelheim_residThe Bettelheim residence ... was on the grounds of the Buddhist temple (Gokoku-ji) in Nami-no-ue, Naha.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/gokoku-ji.jpgGokoku-jiCaption 1: "Bell of Gokokuji used to be at the Naval Academy"; 2: "Bell of Gokokuji now back in Okinawa."https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/usna-1853.jpgUSNA 1853A wood engraving based on a sketch by W. R. Miller. Illustrated News, New York, March 1853.2020-07-19T04:18:05+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/11/1850-british-view-of-lewchew-and-the-lewchewans/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bishop_george_smith.jpgBishop_george_smithBishop George Smithhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/residence.jpgResidence2019-03-28T17:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2018/09/01/videos-okinawan-festival-2018/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc1445.jpg_DSC14452019-03-28T08:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/12/11/ukwanshin-kabudan-january-march-2017/2019-03-28T08:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2018/10/06/the-okinawans-their-distinguishing-characteristics-27-march-1944/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/okinawan-studies-no-8-3.jpgOkinawan Studies No 8 (3)https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/okinawan-studies-no-8-2.jpgOkinawan Studies No 8 (2)2019-03-28T08:33:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2013/06/23/hana-%e8%8a%b1-the-most-moving-okinawa-minyo/2024-01-23T02:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/04/20/oaa-upcoming-events-apr-july-2016/2019-03-26T00:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/04/20/san-francisco-okinawa-kenjin-kai/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sfokk2.jpgSFOKK2Directors, L-R: Juli Kodani (Treasurer/Newsletter Editor), Kinuko Mototake (Dir. Culture/Arts), Matt Matayoshi (Co-Vice President), Yasutomi Makishi (Co-Vice President), Wesley Ueunten (President).https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sfokk.jpgSFOKKTo go to the site, click the image.2019-03-26T00:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/04/20/2016-worldwide-uchinanchu-festival-program/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/festival-program-3.jpgFestival-Program-3https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/festival-program-2.jpgFestival-Program-2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/festival-program-1.jpgFestival-Program-1For the PDF of the entire program, click here.2019-03-26T00:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/04/20/taikai-2016-theme-song-yui-linking-your-heart/2019-03-26T00:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/04/20/taikai-2016-sanshin-lessons-for-opening-ceremony/2019-03-26T00:26:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/06/12/uchinaaloha-aug-25-oct-1-2016-honolulu/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/lee-a-tonouchi2.jpgLee A. Tonouchi2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uchinaaloha.jpgUchinaAloha2019-03-26T00:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/06/12/taikai-2016-information-june-12/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/rfo2.jpgRFO2Click image to go to the Route Finder Okinawa site (http://www.routefinder-okinawa.com/route_search?Lang=en)https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/rfo.jpgRFOClick the image to go to the Route Finder Okinawa site (http://www.routefinder-okinawa.com/route_search?Lang=en)2019-03-26T00:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/06/30/taikai-2016-places-to-visit-shopping-arcades-on-kokusai-dori/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/naha-public-market-makishi-kosetsu-ichiba.jpgNaha Public Market (Makishi Kosetsu-ichiba)Naha Public Market (Makishi Kosetsu-ichiba), Heiwadori.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/arcade-interior.jpgArcade InteriorInterior view of one of the arcades.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/shopping-arcade-at-kokusai-okieidori-03.jpgShopping Arcade at Kokusai-Okieidori 03xhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/shopping-arcade-at-kokusai-okieidori-02.jpgShopping Arcade at Kokusai-Okieidori 02xhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/shopping-arcade-at-kokusai-okieidori-01.jpgShopping Arcade at Kokusai-Okieidori 01xhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/shopping-arcade-at-kokusai-okieidori-00.jpgShopping Arcade at Kokusai-Okieidori 00Heiwadori, Mutsumidori and Ichiba Hondori shopping arcades where Okieidori meets Kokusaidori.2019-03-26T00:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/06/30/taikai-2016-places-to-visit-makishi-monorail-yui-rail-station-on-kokusai-dori/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/makishi-station-05.jpgMakishi Station 05https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/makishi-station-04.jpgMakishi Station 04https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/makishi-station-09.jpgMakishi Station 09Interior view of Makishi Station.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/makishi-station-03.jpgMakishi Station 03https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/makishi-station-07.jpgMakishi Station 07https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/makishi-station-08.jpgMakishi Station 08https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/makishi-station-02.jpgMakishi Station 02Visitors from Hawaii could view it as a model of stations that are now being built for Oahu's monorail system.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/makishi-monorail-station-on-kokusai-dori-01.jpgMakishi (Monorail) Station on Kokusai Dori 01Makishi Station (牧志駅) is a railway station for the Okinawa Monorail (Yui Rail) in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. 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Takeshi Onaga2016-04-20T19:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/03/21/uema-ayanos-imi-shijiku-and-thoughts-of-ancient-okinawan-ships/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/okinawantributeship25.jpgOkinawanTributeShip2[5]https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ri-ship-3.jpgRI ship 3https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ri-ship-2.jpgRI ship 2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ri-ship-1.jpgRI ship 12016-03-22T06:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/03/21/petition-31816-by-doktor-urging-hawaii-state-city-reps-to-support-okinawan-people/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pete-shimazaki-doktor80.jpgPete Shimazaki Doktor80Pete Shimazaki Doktor2016-03-21T19:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/03/15/kim-pennebaker-on-uema-ayano/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chatan-okinawa-2a.jpgChatan Okinawa 2aA liquor store in Chatan, Okinawa.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/kim-pennebaker.jpgKim PennebakerKim Pennebaker2016-03-20T20:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/03/20/okinawan-tribute-ships/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/kerr-262-63.jpgKerr 262-63This2016-03-20T19:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/03/17/vote-for-stamp-to-honor-wwii-nisei-soldiers-deadline-march-19-2016/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/niseistamp.jpgNiseiStamp2016-03-18T00:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/03/11/ukwanshin-events-for-march-2016/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hilojpg.jpghilojpghttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/lic2016jpg.jpglic2016jpghttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/12671600_10153903617140979_2351046088812802717_o.jpg12671600_10153903617140979_2351046088812802717_o2016-03-12T06:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/03/08/on-stormy-seas-war-geopolitics-and-identity-formation-in-okinawa-31816-at-university-of-hawaii/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/on-stormy-seas.jpgOn Stormy SeasClick image to enlarge.2016-03-10T13:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/03/08/uema-ayano-was-here-in-hawaii-in-february-2016/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/uema-ayano-in-hawaii-feb-3-7-2016.jpgUema Ayano in Hawaii Feb. 3-7, 2016Uema Ayano at the Hawaii Okinawa Center during the Okinawa Prefecture Peace Memorial Museum presented its fourth “ Messages of Peace by the Children of Okinawa ” exhibit from February 3 to 7in Hawaii Feb. 3-7, 20162016-03-09T05:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/02/25/cos-lecture-22616-preserving-and-presenting-uchinanchu-identity-in-the-diaspora-the-evolution-of-okinawan-clubs-in-hawa%ca%bbi-and-brazil/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/arakaki-cos-4.jpgarakaki cos 4Click image to enlarge.2016-02-26T01:26:23+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/02/08/aya-ezawas-study-unit-on-okinawan-identity/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dr-a-e-ezawa.jpgDr. A.E. Ezawa2016-02-09T06:49:07+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/03/himeyuri-a-story-of-angels-in-the-battle-of-okinawa/2016-02-05T06:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/29/uh-manoa-intro-to-okinawan-dance-jan-31-mar-6/2016-01-29T11:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/29/events-for-early-2016/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/okin-dance2.jpgOkin Dance22016-01-29T11:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/09/goju-ryu-leader-and-scholar-seeks-assistance-in-writing-a-book/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nuno-oliveira2.jpgNuno Oliveira2Dr. Nuno Oliveira2016-01-10T20:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/12/28/support-honolulu-city-council-resolution-15-322-re-us-bases-on-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ltr-support-15-322.jpgLtr Support 15-322Click image to enlarge.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cch-res-15-322.jpgCCH Res 15-322https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kinsercampokinawa1a2.jpgKinserCampOkinawa1a[2]Kinser Military Base, Okinawahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/futenmaas2a2.jpgFutenmaAS2a[2]Futenma Air Stationhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kadenaafb1a2.jpgKadenaAFB1a[2]Kadena AFBhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/rod01.jpgrod01Kadenja AFB2016-01-06T20:16:16+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/02/full-text-u-s-citizens-response-to-ambassador-caroline-kennedys-17-dec-2015-statement-of-support-for-henoko-plan/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5-signees-1k.jpg5 signees 1Khttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eric-wada.jpgEric WadaEric Wadahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/caroline_kennedy_us_state_dept_photo.jpgCaroline_Kennedy_US_State_Dept_photo2016-01-26T12:18:23+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/02/oaa-2016-clothing-drive-jan-18-feb-29/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oaa-clothing-drive-2016.jpgOAA Clothing Drive 2016OAA 2016 Fundraiser - Clothing & Shoe Drive2016-01-02T22:37:42+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/02/oaa-2016-new-years-party-jan-17/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016newyearsparty_savethedate.jpg2016newyearsparty_savethedateOkinawa Association of America’s Annual New Year’s Party Sunday, January 17 • 11AM ~ 3:30PM • Quiet Cannon @ Montebello Golf Course 901 Via San Clemente, Montebello, California 90640 Facebook Event Page2016-01-03T02:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/02/ryukyu-no-kaze-hawaii-convention-center-14-march-2016/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ryukyu-no-kaze.jpgRyukyu no KazeRyukyu no Kaze in Hawaii - Okinawan Harmony Hawaii Convention Center March 14, 2016 Doors open at 6pm Concert begins at 6:30pm Tickets available at "Travel Plaza" in the Waikiki Shopping Plaza or online at www.ticketweb.com2016-01-03T02:27:15+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/02/childrens-peace-messages-from-okinawa-2016-hawaii-feb-3-7/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/childrens-peace-messages-from-okinawa.jpgChildren's Peace Messages from OkinawaSponsored by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HUOA.org/photos/ms.c.eJwlydEJACAUAsCNwpR8uv9iEX0eF9BwxkeisvI8oHab4jvse9QX5YEJkw~-~-.bps.a.802606396533286.1073741830.102076776586255/802607023199890/?type=3&theater">Hawaii Okinawa Center</a>. 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I totally missed this aloha party for BEGIN, which took place at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on 14 Dec. 2015.2016-01-02T20:39:16+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/02/constructing-japanese-identity-among-okinawan-students/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/kazufumi-taira.jpgKazufumi TairaClick image for the PDF version.2016-01-03T02:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2016/01/02/center-for-okinawan-studies-uhm-spring-2016-courses/2016-01-03T02:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/11/18/seiichi-nancy-toguchi-receive-2015-huoa-legacy-award/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bobby-toguchi-01a.jpgBobby Toguchi 01ABobby Toguchi, who operated Highway Inn after his father passed away, and his daughter, Regina, who took over operations after Bobby retired.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/seiichi-and-sachiko-toguchi-2.jpgSeiichi and Sachiko Toguchi 2Seiichi and Nancy Toguchi, founders of Highway Inn2015-12-27T21:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/11/11/the-issue-of-henoko-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rod-03.jpgRod 03https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rod-02.jpgRod 02This young nurse was killed by the Marine kneeling over her, holding a grenade that he found in her possession.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rod-01.jpgRod 01Himeyuri nurses: 222 young girls from the top schools between the ages of 15 and 19 were hastily made into nurses to support the Japanese army in the Battle of Okinawa.2015-11-12T16:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/10/23/connection-between-hawaiis-local-style-restaurants-and-oroku-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/oroku.jpgOrokuOroku is the section in pink.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/american-cafe-ca-1923.jpgAmerican Cafe ca 1923American Cafe founded by Ushi Takara in 1923. 2015-11-12T07:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/10/19/anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown-okinawa/2015-11-12T07:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/11/01/huoa-2015-legacy-award-11115/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/huoa-2015-legacy-award.jpgHUOA 2015 Legacy AwardClick image to view or download the PDF file.2015-11-01T22:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/11/01/international-conference-of-uchinanchu-youth-2016-jan-15-24-in-sao-paulo-brasil/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/niseta-tour-brasil-2016.jpgNiseta Tour Brasil 2016Click image to enlarge.2015-11-01T22:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/10/16/photos-from-governor-iges-trip-to-okinawa-and-guangdong-oct-2015/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/study-hawaii-2015-2.jpgStudy Hawaii 2015 2Governor and Study Hawaii delegation with Zhongshan City Mayor Chen Liangxian. Over 75% of Chinese in Hawaii trace their ancestral roots back to Zhongshan City.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/study-hawaii-2015-1.jpgStudy Hawaii 2015 1Governor and Study Hawaii delegation meeting with Dr. Liu Ming, President of South China Normal University and senior administrators from the university. South China Normal University traveled to Hawaii in September 2014 to sign Memorandum of Understandings with the University of Hawaii System and Kapiolani Community College and a Memorandum of Agreement with University of Hawaii at Manoa Shidler College of Business.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/guangdong-2015-3.jpgGuangdong 2015 3Governor and First Lady each providing remarks at the Study Hawaii education seminar attended by over 150 school administrators, students, parents and education marketing consultants. Nineteen representatives from fifteen Study Hawaii institutions participated in the mission to Guangdong Province.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/guangdong-2015-2.jpgGuangdong 2015 2Photo of Governor Ige and First Lady with Guangdong Governor Zhu Xiaodan and American Consulate General Charles Bennett at the White Swan Hotel. 40 member delegation attended the gala reception hosted by Guangdong Province which featured entertainers from Hawaii and Guangdong.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/guangdong-2015.jpgGuangdong 2015Photo of Governor Ige and First Lady with Guangdong Governor Zhu Xiaodan and American Consulate General Charles Bennett at the White Swan Hotel. 40 member delegation attended the gala reception hosted by Guangdong Province which featured entertainers from Hawaii and Guangdong.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/okinawa-2015-01b.jpgOkinawa 2015 01BWhat a humbling experience at the Cornerstone of Peace. The names of over 240-thousand people who lost their lives in the Battle of Okinawa are inscribed on the memorial. — in Itoman, Okinawa.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/okinawa-2015-01a.jpgOkinawa 2015 01Ahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/okinawa-2015-02.jpgOkinawa 2015 02Laying fresh flowers at the Cornerstone of Peace, a monument which commemorates the Battle of Okinawa and the end of World War II. — in Itoman, Okinawa.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/okinawa-2015-03.jpgOkinawa 2015 03These guys know how to have a good time! Getting into the celebrations at the 30th anniversary sister state reception. (10/9/15) — in Naha, Okinawa.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/okinawa-2015-04.jpgOkinawa 2015 04We spent the afternoon planting a memorial tree. (10/9/15) — in Ginowan, Okinawa.2015-10-17T00:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/10/16/gov-iges-briefing-on-trip-to-okinawa-and-guangdong-101515/2015-10-16T19:15:56+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/10/04/two-amazing-okinawans-who-helped-change-the-world/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/toyama-and-funakoshi.jpgToyama and Funakoshi2015-10-06T07:47:48+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/10/05/a-speech-by-miyazato-gosamaru-on-uchinaaguchi-in-uchinaaguchi/2015-10-06T07:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/09/23/okinawa-prefecture-international-student-scholarship/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/screenhunter_243-sep-23-11-31.jpgScreenHunter_243 Sep. 23 11.312015-09-23T22:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/09/23/tour-de-okinawa-11815-international-bicycle-road-race/2015-09-23T22:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/09/23/wwii-civilian-detainment-camp-deaths-in-okinawa/2015-09-23T22:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/09/23/oaa-okinawa-bazaar-gardena-10415/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015bazaarflyer_small.jpg2015BazaarFlyer_SmallClick image to enlarge.2015-09-23T19:54:23+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/25/oaa-bazaar-fundraiser-2015-oct-11/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/oaa-bazaar-oct-2015a.jpgoaa-bazaar-oct-2015aOn October 11 4 (Sunday), the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) will host their Annual Bazaar & Fundraiser at the OAA Center in Gardena. This is the only annual event in Southern California that celebrates Okinawan culture, bringing the community together for an afternoon of delicious food and soulful entertainment!https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/oaa-bazaar-oct-2015.jpgOAA Bazaar Oct 2015On October 11 (Sunday), the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) will host their Annual Bazaar & Fundraiser at the OAA Center in Gardena. This is the only annual event in Southern California that celebrates Okinawan culture, bringing the community together for an afternoon of delicious food and soulful entertainment!2015-09-23T18:11:39+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/09/05/2015-okinawan-festival-in-honolulu-opening-procession/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7313a1k.jpgDSCF7313A1Khttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7410a1k.jpgDSCF7410A1Khttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7455a1k.jpgDSCF7455A1KThe procession ended at the outdoor bandstand . . .https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7404a1k.jpgDSCF7404A1Khttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7371a1k.jpgDSCF7371A1Khttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7370a1k.jpgDSCF7370A1Khttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7398a1k.jpgDSCF7398A1Khttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7328a1k.jpgDSCF7328A1Khttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7403a1k.jpgDSCF7403A1KU.S. Senator Mazie Hirono with young shishimai performers.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf7472a1k.jpgDSCF7472A1K. . . in front of a large audience.2015-09-23T17:40:27+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/02/2015-okinawan-festival-honolulu-sep-5-6/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/okinawan-festival-2015-poster.jpgOkinawan Festival 2015 PosterClick image to enlarge.2015-09-06T03:43:09+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/08/26/shichi-nu-ayumi-92715-honolulu/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shichinu2.jpgshichinu2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shichinu1.jpgshichinu1https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shichi-nu-ayumi.jpgshichi nu ayumiPlease make time and join us (Ukwanshin Kabudan Ryukyu Performing Arts Troupe) for the 27th of September Lunar Autumn Moon Festival Performance 十五夜いめんそーりよーさい！2015-08-27T21:49:20+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/08/26/2015-autumn-picnic-okinawa-kai-of-washington-d-c-sep-12/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/okinawa-kai-washington-dc.jpgOkinawa Kai Washington DC2015 Autumn Picnic, Okinawa Kai of Washington, D.C., 9/12/15, 11am-4pm, Bull Run Regional Park2015-08-26T20:10:15+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/08/26/annual-oaa-bazaar-fundraiser-10415-gardena/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015bazaarflyer_small.jpg2015BazaarFlyer_SmallAnnual OAA Bazaar/Fundraiser Okinawan Food, Entertainment, and Merchandise PLUS Raffle Drawings and Games October 4th • 11AM ~ 4PM @ the OAA Center 16500 South Western Avenue, Gardena 90247 Click here for more information VOLUNTEERS NEEDED2015-08-26T19:45:50+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/08/26/michijyune-82815-jikoen-hongwanji-honolulu-630-8pm/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/michijyune1.jpgmichijyune1Norman Kaneshiro: "Please see this announcement from YOH. This is a unique cultural observance we hope all of you can be a part of. As usual, Ukwanshin will be providing musical support. Thank you, YOH, for organizing this!" 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Photo from the NY Times.2015-06-14T08:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/06/13/an-architectural-designers-view-of-okinawa-and-okinawans/2015-06-13T20:26:38+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/06/13/a-student-from-hawaii-defends-shimakutuba/2015-06-13T11:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/06/05/kendo-bushi-%e3%80%8c%e7%9c%8c%e9%81%93%e7%af%80%e3%80%8d/2015-06-06T18:22:39+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/04/warabi-gami-%e7%ab%a5%e7%a5%9e/2015-06-06T04:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/06/04/hawaii-okinawa-sister-state-relationship/2015-06-05T09:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/06/04/london-okinawa-day-2015-june-20-in-spitalfields/2015-06-05T08:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/06/04/okinawa-memorial-day-service-at-hawaii-okinawa-center-62315-at-530pm/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015ireinohi.jpg2015IreiNoHiClick image to enlarge.2015-06-05T07:58:09+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/06/04/please-remember-that-okinawas-memorial-day-is-on-june-23rd/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cornerstone_of_peace.jpgCornerstone_of_PeaceCornerstone of Peace in Okinawa, Japan. Photo by SANDO from ja, Oct. 2006.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/okinawa_prefectural_peace_memorial_museum-2007-06-27_4.jpgOkinawa_prefectural_Peace_memorial_Museum-2007-06-27_4Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum (沖縄県平和祈念資料館), Itoman C, Okinawa P. Photo by Syohei Arai, 27 June 2007.2015-06-05T07:45:32+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/31/koja-misako-of-the-nenes-a-1995-documentary/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nenes-1.jpgNenes 1Neneshttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nenes-2.jpgNenes 2Neneshttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/koja-1.jpgKoja 1Koja Misakohttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/koja-2.jpgKoja 2Koja Misako2015-06-05T05:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/06/04/ukwanshin-2015-events-july-november/2015-06-05T05:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/08/the-overriding-emotion-of-okinawans-in-wwii-was-patriotism/2015-06-01T19:45:07+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/25/childrens-okinawan-cultural-day-camp-june-2015/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/huoa-june2015-4.jpgHUOA June2015 4https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/huoa-june2015-3.jpgHUOA June2015 3https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/huoa-june2015-2.jpgHUOA June2015 2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/huoa-june2015-1.jpgHUOA June2015 1https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/warabicoljp.jpgWARABIcoljp2015-05-26T08:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/25/meet-okinawa-governor-onaga-at-hawaii-okinawa-center-on-may-28-2015-at-7pm/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/onaga-3.jpgonaga 3Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga tells reporters after a rally against a new runway at Camp Schwab that he will convey the island's opposition to the project during his planned visit to the United States next month, Sunday, May 17, 2015. Chiyomi Sumida/Stars and Stripes https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/onaga-2.jpgOnaga 2Protesters hold signs that read "No to a new military base at Henoko" during a protest rally Sunday, May 17, 2015, at the Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Japan. According to organizers, about 35,000 people from throughout the country gathered for the event. Chiyomi Sumida/Stars and Stripes. Click image to enlarge.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/unnamed.pngunnamedClick image to enlarge.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/okinawahenokobase2a1.pngOkinawaHenokoBase2a[1]https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/okinawahenokobase1a2.jpgOkinawaHenokoBase1a[2]https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015maygovonaga2.jpg2015MayGovOnaga2Click image to enlarge.2015-05-26T08:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/25/uh-university-of-the-ryukyus-meio-sign-agreement/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/university-of-hawaii-051215b1.jpgUniversity of Hawaii 051215Bhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/university-of-hawaii-051215b.jpgUniversity of Hawaii 051215BPresent at the signing were state and university officials including Hawaiʻi Governor David Ige [far right], University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner [far left], University of the Ryukyus President Hajime Oshiro [2nd from right] and Meio University President Katsunori Yamazato [2nd from left].https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/university-of-hawaii-051215.jpgUniversity of Hawaii 051215Present at the signing were state and university officials including Hawaiʻi Governor David Ige (far right), University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner (far left), University of the Ryukyus President Hajime Oshiro and Meio University President Katsunori Yamazato.2015-05-26T08:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/25/oaa-members-picnic-bon-dance-2015-july-12/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/oaa-picnic-2015.jpgOAA Picnic 2015The Okinawa Association of America (OAA)'s Annual Picnic has been a tradition for OAA members since its first inception in the 1930's. The picnic has always been a highly anticipated event for families and friends, offering a summer afternoon of food, games, and cultural performances. It has also become the venue for the OAA to award its annual scholarships to members who are qualified high school graduates.2015-05-26T08:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/25/70th-anniversary-of-battle-of-okinawa-oaa-june-2015/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/irei-no-hi-2015.jpgIrei no Hi 2015This summer, the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) will present a series of educational events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of World War II's Battle of Okinawa. They will start on June 20 for Irei no Hi*, an annual memorial day in Okinawa to honor the 200,000+ soldiers and civilians who died in the devastating "Typhoon of Steel." The OAA's Irei no Hi event will include lectures from local scholars, Skype video messages from Okinawa (schedules permitting), and live performances of songs that are relevant to the war and post-war experiences of Okinawans. (RSVP required) Please visit oaamensore.org or their Facebook page (Okinawa Association of America 2009) for more information. For inquiries or to RSVP for June 20, please contact the OAA at oaa.mensore@gmail.com or 310-532-1929. The actual date for Okinawa's annual memorial day is June 23.2015-06-03T22:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/25/introduction-to-okinawan-dance-2015-at-uhm-july-5-aug-9/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/intro-ok-dance-2015.jpgIntro OK Dance 2015University of Hawai'i Center for Okinawan Studies ハワイ大学沖縄研究センター May 12 · Join us in the "Introduction to Okinawan Dance" at UHM! Bring your tabi!2015-05-26T07:47:37+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/11/25th-hawaii-okinawa-student-exchange-program-2015-feb-29-mar-14/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hosep-25th2.jpgHOSEP 25th2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hosep-25th.jpgHOSEP 25th2015-05-26T07:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/25/shimakutuba-class-via-live-stream/2015-05-26T07:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/14/cherry-blossoms-in-japan/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-11.jpgCherryB 11I named this photo “White cherry blossoms under the lamp light”.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-10.jpgCherryB 10https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-09.jpgCherryB 09There were several white cherry blossom trees in bloom along the edge of the river.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-08.jpgCherryB 08Took a picture of a young man behind the counter of his eatery. I asked him if I could take his picture. “Hai! Daijobu desu!”https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-07.jpgCherryB 07After dinner, we walked to the Hakatagawa river. There were little eateries along the river promenade.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-06.jpgCherryB 06https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-051.jpgCherryB 05https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-05.jpgCherryB 05After checking in at our Dormy Inn hotel in Fukuoka, we walked down the main street to the Canal City shopping complex to look for a restaurante where we could eat dinner. Lo and behold, along the way on a connecting side street, we came across some cherry blossom trees in full bloom. They were beautiful! Magnificent! I went beserk with my camera.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-04.jpgCherryB 04While sightseeing in Yufuin Floral Village in the north-eastern part of Kyushu, I came across a cherry blossom tree that seem to have just finished its full bloom... as some of its flowers were starting to wilt.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cherryb-03.jpgCherryB 03When we returned to Tokyo,to my surprise, the bare cherry blossom tree next to our hotel started having cherry blossom buds. How quickly they emerged. 2015-05-15T08:23:10+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/05/04/taira-village-orphanage-and-uncle-hoichi/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/taira-orphanage-5.jpgTaira Orphanage 5photograph of the Inafuku family in Okinawa below was taken in the Inafuku Taira house’s middle room. Standing from left to right, Yasuo’s younger brother Yasumune, Yasuo’s sister Toyoko, my Dad’s wife Ruth, my Dad with the checkered shorts, and cousin Yasuo wearing the dark business suit. Yasuo’s youngest sister Mitsuko is the little girl standing. Sitting from left to right is Yasuo’s mother-in-law Sho Tokuda, Hoichi’s widow Kame Inafuku, Hoichi and my Dad’s aunty Toku Shinjo, and Kamado Taira Inafuku who is uncle Hoso Inafuku’s wife who my Dad lived with when he was in Okinawa as a little boy.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/taira-orphanage-4.jpgTaira Orphanage 4In the Inafuku family photograph below, uncle Raymond Hotoku Inafuku is standing on Hoichi’s right and my Dad, Ronald Hozo Inefuku, is standing on Hoichi’s left. My Mom, Gladys, is holding my sister Gwen in her lap. Gwen was born in Dec 1939. My Dad’s twin sister aunty Annie could not make it... so a photograph of her was added. Our grandmother, Kamado Inafuku, is sitting in the middle and uncle Raymond’s wife Lillian is sitting on grandma’s right with son Donald in her lap. The other kids in the photograph are also their children.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/taira-orphanage-3.jpgTaira Orphanage 3photograph of Hoichi wearing a dark suit with his younger brother Raymond Hotoku Inafuku. In 1917 when uncle Raymond was 13 years old, he came to Hawaii from Okinawa to live with his Inafuku family in Kauai. This photograph was probably taken when uncle Raymond went to visit Hoichi in Kauai.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/taira-orphanage-2.jpgTaira Orphanage 2photograph of the Inafuku and Arashiro families with Mrs Wakukawa (sitting 2nd from left, Seiyei Wakukawa’s mother) was taken I believe in Honolulu in 1921 before my grandmother (4th from left), my Dad Ronald (middle sitting on ground), and my aunty Annie (young girl sitting on ground) left Hawaii to bring the remains of my grandfather Hoyei Inafuku back to Haneji Okinawa. Grandfather Hoyei passed away from influenza in Waimea Kauai in Aug 1918. Hoichi Inafuku with the white hat is standing on the left and his younger brother Raymond Hotoku Inafuku is standing on the right. The others in the photograph are members of the Arashiro family. Anso Arashiro who is sitting on the right is my grandmother Kamado Arashiro Inafuku’s brother.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/taira-orphanage-1.jpgTaira Orphanage 1Hoichi and and his dad Hoyei Inafuku among a group of Okinawan men. Hoichi is the young man in the middle sitting on the floor. His father Hoyei, my grandfather, is sitting on the chair with his left arm on the table... the one without the mustache.2019-02-28T06:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/30/oaa-scholarships-for-2015-hs-graduates/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/oaa-scholarship.jpgOAA ScholarshipClick image to enlarge.2015-04-30T18:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/30/baker-and-shimabukuro-two-views-of-wwii/2015-04-30T18:41:45+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/30/huoa-senior-health-fitness-fair-61915-9am-1pm/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015seniorfair.jpg2015SeniorFairClick image to enlarge.2015-04-30T18:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/30/ichi-hanno-okinawan-band-from-santo-andre-brazil/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ichi-hanno.jpgIchi HannoIchi Hanno2015-04-30T18:19:53+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/30/2015-hawaii-okinawan-golf-tournament-may-23-24/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015maygolf.jpg2015MayGolfClick image to view2015-04-30T18:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/20/prefectural-rep-itokazu-to-speak-on-okinawa-issues-at-uhm-hawaiian-studies-center-42715-at-630pm/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/keiko-itokazu.jpgKeiko ItokazuKeiko Itokazuhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/keiko-itokazu-042715.jpgKeiko Itokazu 0427152015-04-20T10:46:04+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/13/uchinaaguchi-livestream-on-41315-at-730pm-hst/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ukwanshin-kabudan-2.jpgUkwanshin Kabudan 2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ukwanshin-kabudan-1.jpgUkwanshin Kabudan 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2.2015-04-09T19:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/21/kokusai-dori-ishikawa-woodblock-okinawa-the-last-battle/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kokusaidori-02bh2.jpgKokusaidori 02BH22016-02-16T02:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/07/oaa-upcoming-events-for-2015/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/oaa-logo.jpgOAA Logo2015-04-08T08:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/03/16/utayabira-wuduyabira-okinawan-performance-in-torrance-ca-51715/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/utayabira2015.pngUtayabira2015https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/utayabira-wuduyabira-051715.jpgUtayabira Wuduyabira 051715Public · Dance Performance · Hosted by Okinawa Association of America 20092015-04-08T08:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/04/07/2015-kauai-okinawan-dance-festival-may-8-9/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-kauai-ok-dance-fest.jpg2015 Kauai OK Dance Fest2015 Kauai OK Dance Fest2015-04-07T19:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/03/15/the-okinawan-koto-tradition-in-hilo-hawaii-41015/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ok-koto-trad.jpgOk Koto Trad2015-04-07T19:05:26+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/03/22/mitsushima-hikari-gifted-actress-from-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mitsushima-hikari-01.jpgMitsushima Hikari 01Fromhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mitsushima-hikari-04.jpgMitsushima Hikari 04Fromhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mitsushima-hikari-02.jpgMitsushima Hikari 02Fromhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mitsushima-hikari-05a.jpgMitsushima Hikari 05AMitsushima Hikari in a scene from All About My Siblings, a 2014 Fuji TV drama series.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mitsushima-hikari.jpgMitsushima HikariMitsushima Hikari (満島ひかり), Japanese film actress and singer born 30 November 1985 in Okinawa, Japan.2017-10-23T21:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/03/15/2405/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yoshi05.jpgYoshi05Standing on the podium at the Helinski Olympics in 1952.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yoshi04.jpgyoshi04xhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yoshi03.jpgyoshi03xhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yoshi02.jpgyoshi02Standing on the podium at the Helinski Olympics in 1952.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yoshi01.jpgyoshi01The map shows where Oyakawa and Kawakami villages are located in Haneji which is located in the northern part of Okinawa island. Note how close Kawakami and Oyakawa villages are. Haneji river is what separates the two villages.2015-03-16T08:20:23+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/13/marathon-miss-okinawa-sogo-hospital-nakasone-endowment-amerasian-school-karate-china/2015-03-16T08:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/03/13/students-from-okinawa-visit-the-state-capitol/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/okinawa-2a.jpgokinawa-2AStandinh, L-R, former Representative Dennis Arakaki, Representative John Mizuno, Senator Maile Shimabukuro, Representative Linda Ichiyama and Representative Aaron Johansen with the Okinawan delegation. Click image to enlargehttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/okinawa-1a.jpgokinawa-1AFormer Representative Dennis Arakaki is on far left, Senator Maile Shimabukuro is in the center, with the Okinawan Prefectural Board of Education officials. Click image to enlarge.2015-03-16T08:16:13+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/04/maui-loochoo-identity-conference-2015-march-20-22/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/loochoorr.jpgLOOCHOOrrClick image to enlarge.2015-02-14T09:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/13/oaa-hosting-free-screening-of-chie-mikamis-the-targeted-village-22815/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/targeted-village.jpgTargeted VillageThe OAA Bunka-bu (Culture Committee) will be hosting a free screening of Chie Mikami's documentary "The Targeted Village" (標的の村) on Saturday, February 28th, 10AM ~ 12PM! Parking and seating are VERY LIMITED. Click here for more information:2015-02-14T08:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/13/takane-kochihira-concert-at-oaa-center-3715/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kochihira.jpgKochihiraPublic concert hosted by Okinawa Association of America, 3/7/15 at 7:00pm (PST). One night only, singer/songwriter, Takane Kochihira will be performing. 16500 S Western Ave., Gardena, California 90247. Admission: 2014–2015 OAA Members FREE. Non-members $7.00 at door. Limit seating. RSVP at oaalive@gmail.com Info about Kochihira www.kochihiratakane.net OR www.oaamensore.org2015-02-14T07:34:28+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/13/boxing-fatalities-in-hawaii-december-7-1941/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/quote-svinth.jpgQuote Svinth2015-02-14T06:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/10/karate-pioneer-kentsu-yabu-1866-1937/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tomu-arakawa-and-joseph-svinth1991.jpgTomu Arakawa and Joseph Svinth1991Joseph Svinth, right, and Tomu Arakawa, 1991.2015-02-14T06:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/13/continuity-change-in-shuri-style-kumiwudui-21515/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kumiwudui.jpgKumiwuduihttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/continuity-change-in-shuri-style-kumiwudui-021515-4.jpgContinuity & Change in Shuri-Style Kumiwudui 021515 4https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/continuity-change-in-shuri-style-kumiwudui-021515-3.jpgContinuity & Change in Shuri-Style Kumiwudui 021515 3https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/continuity-change-in-shuri-style-kumiwudui-021515-2.jpgContinuity & Change in Shuri-Style Kumiwudui 021515 2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/continuity-change-in-shuri-style-kumiwudui-021515.jpgContinuity & Change in Shuri-Style Kumiwudui 0215152015-02-14T05:42:11+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/06/teachers-in-okinawa-bingata-mega-gama-cave-unaigumi-international-orchid-show/2015-02-07T18:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/06/huoa-study-tour-2015-oct-7-18/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015studytour.jpg2015StudyTourClick image to enlarge.2015-02-07T08:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/02/06/uncle-hoso-a-hero-and-a-loving-father/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hoso-03.jpgHoso 03A photo of Uncle Hoso Inafuku with his medals. My Dad said that uncle Hoso could not bend his knees... which I believe got broken during the war. When he returned from the war, he was known as “stiff legs” in the village.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hoso-02.jpgHoso 02A picture of my Dad when he was about 8 years old... standing in front of the Japanese school in Kekaha, Kauai I believe taken just before he left for Okinawa.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hoso-01.jpgHoso 01picture is the Okinawa Inafuku family taken just before my grandmother left Okinawa in 1912 for Hawaii to be with my grandfather. In the picture below, she is sitting between the two gentlemen standing. The young gentleman standing is my grandfather’s younger brother, Uncle Hoso. Uncle Hoso’s wife Kama is the young lady on the right. The gentleman with the hat is my great-grandfather.2015-02-07T08:00:30+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/27/haneji-community-center-sometime-after-1945/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inefuku-05.jpginefuku 05Since I mentioned Oyakawa, Taira, Kawakami Burikena, and Nakaoshi villages, I thought I would include a map of that part of Haneji to show where the villages are located.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inefuku-04.jpginefuku 04Panel 2: enlarged right section.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inefuku-03.jpginefuku 03Panel 2: enlarged middle section.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inefuku-02.jpginefuku 02Panel 2: enlarged left section.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inefuku-01.jpginefuku 01Panel 2. Haneji Community Center, Haneji, Okinawa.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inefuku-4.pngInefuku 4Panel 1: enlarged right section.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inefuku-3.pngInefuku 3Panel 1: enlarged middle section.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inefuku-2.pngInefuku 2Panel 1: enlarged left section.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inefuku-1.pngInefuku 1Panel 1. Click image to enlarge.2025-09-19T16:57:03+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/27/marines-protecting-orphan-battle-of-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/okinawamarineorphan-600.jpgOkinawaMarineOrphan-600Marine Corporal Earl Brunitt (left) and Private Genare Nuzzi share a fighting hole and a couple of ponchos on Okinawa with a war orphan. April 1945. Sgt. W.A. McBride or Sgt. Howard S. England. (Marine Corps ) Exact Date Shot Unknown . NARA FILE #: 1127-N-118933 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 881.2017-05-03T08:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/24/dennis-k-asatos-videos-okinawan-festival-hawaii-2014-bon-odori/2015-01-24T19:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/11/hawaii-exhibition-of-okinawan-childrens-peace-messages-2015-jan-21-25/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015_02febexhibit-2.jpg2015_02FebExhibit (2)Click image to enlarge.2015-01-12T07:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/11/jimpu-kai-and-friends-12415-at-leeward-cc-oahu/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jimpu.jpgJimpu2015-01-12T07:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/11/ukwanshin-kabudan-announcements-1815/2015-01-12T06:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/04/ishigaki-akama-athletic-park-karate-ssit-kkim-gut-naminoue-okinawa-prefectural-museum/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/umushirikutu03.jpgumushirikutu032015-01-24T19:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2015/01/04/huoa-2014-uchinanchu-of-the-year/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screenhunter_232-jan-04-12-08.jpgScreenHunter_232 Jan. 04 12.08Click image for the large PDF.2015-01-04T22:12:35+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/29/harrison-inefuku-makes-research-available-to-the-world/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/harrison-inefuku-4.jpgharrison inefuku 4Harrison Inefuku, Iowa State University Library's first Digital Repository Coordinator. See the story, "ISU Staffer Champions Free Digital Library of Research" (by MacKenzie Elmer, Des Moines Register, 12/29/14). Harrison, from Hawaii Kai, is the son of Rodney Inefuku.2014-12-29T23:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/19/hawaii-nisei-okinawans-in-itoman-for-2614-symposium-on-battle-of-okinawa/2014-12-26T17:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/17/battle-of-okinawa-uchinaguchi/2014-12-17T20:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/11/base-relocation-student-exchange-single-moms-naha-6th-in-world-naha-marathon-science-technology-rinsho-kadekaru-kumejima-hk-investors/2014-12-11T23:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/11/dr-koichi-shimamura-the-current-state-of-ryukyuan-literature-ryukyuan-studies-121214-at-university-of-hawaii-manoa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/shimamura.jpgShimamuraClick image to enlarge.2014-12-11T21:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/04/jake-shimabukuro-friends-concert-honolulu-12514/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jake-shimabukuro1.jpgJake ShimabukuroJake Shimabukurohttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jake-shimabukuro.jpgJake Shimabukurohttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/re_poster_-_jake_and_friends_-_shinn_18x24_color_web_final_js14.jpgre_Poster_-_Jake_and_Friends_-_SHINN_18x24_COLOR_WEB_FINAL_JS14Click image to enlarge.2014-12-05T06:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/11/16/david-ige-governor/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/david-ige-mahalo.jpgDavid Ige mahalo2014-12-03T11:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/11/16/takeshi-onaga-elected-governor-of-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/takeshi-onaga2.jpgTakeshi Onaga2Governor Takeshi Onaga2014-12-03T11:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/11/16/okinawa-hai-2014-oct-1-nov-10/2014-12-03T10:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/02/goya-recipe-nakasone-family-video-ojima-fish-market-okinawa-elections-science-fair/2014-12-03T10:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/11/16/the-legend-of-nanga-bozu-ryukyu-kingdom-after-1609-social-classes-and-genealogy-a-film-about-the-uchinanchu-people/2014-12-03T10:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/02/center-for-okinawan-studies-spring-2015-course-offerings/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cos.jpgCOS2014-12-03T00:21:51+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/12/01/inauguration-of-governor-elect-david-ige-12114/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/inauguration-ige-tsutsuii-120114.pngInauguration-Ige-TsutsuiI-1201142014-12-01T18:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/11/26/okinawa-study-opportunity-for-uh-manoa-students-apply-by-2115/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ryudaiexchangeflyer.jpgRyudaiExchangeFlyerClick 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Beijing.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri102814-05.jpgRI102814-05Ryukyu-kan in Fuzhou.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri102814-04a.jpgRI102814-04ALand route from Chuang-chou to Beijing.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri102814-03a.jpgRI102814-03AOkinawa to Chuang-chou (Quanzhou) route.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri102814-01a1.jpgRI102814-01Ahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri102814-01a.jpgRI102814-01AThe City God Temple shopping center in Shanghai.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri102814-02a.jpgRI102814-02AIn 1372, Ryukyu was divided into three kingdoms: Chuzan (middle), Nanzan (sourthern), and Hokuzan (northern).2014-10-28T23:26:50+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/23/book-descent-into-hell-civilian-memories-of-the-battle-of-okinawa/2014-10-23T17:43:30+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/21/okinawa-marathon-15-feb-2015/2014-10-21T10:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/21/vancouver-bc-okinawa-taiko-2014/2014-10-21T10:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/13/oaa-2014-bazaar-in-gardena-it-was-fun/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/elizabeth80b.jpgElizabeth80bhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/elizabeth80a.jpgElizabeth80ahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/elizabeth80.jpgElizabeth80https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/james-and-liz2.jpgJames and Liz2Elizabeth and James. https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/teriyaki-chicken-grills21.jpgTeriyaki Chicken Grills2Teriyaki chicken grills.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vendors2.jpgVendors2Some of the vendors.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/andagi2.jpgAndagi2I made James take a selfie with me as he tried his first andagi.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/festival-crowd.jpgFestival CrowdFestival Crowd. High-res photo -- click to enlarge.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/performing-stage2.jpgPerforming Stage2Okinawa minyo.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/karate-demonstration2.jpgKarate Demonstration2Karate demonstration.2014-10-14T02:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/02/the-floor-plan-of-houses-in-old-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-14.jpgRodney 100214 14https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-15.jpgRodney 100214 15https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-16.jpgRodney 100214 16https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-13.jpgRodney 100214 13https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-07-12.jpgRodney 100214 07-12https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-06.jpgRodney 100214 06https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-05.jpgRodney 100214 05https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-04.jpgRodney 100214 04https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-03.jpgRodney 100214 03https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rodney-100214-02.jpgRodney 100214 022014-10-13T17:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/12/okinawas-elevated-storehouses/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/warehouse_kofun_era_osaka_jpn_001.jpgWarehouse_(Kofun_era)_Osaka_JPN_001Kofun era warehouse – Kofun period (250AD).https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri-storehouse05.jpgRI-Storehouse05Kofun era warehouse – Kofun period (250AD – 558AD). -Wikipediahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri-storehouse04.jpgRI-Storehouse04An elevated storehouse at Taoyuan International airport in Taiwan.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri-storehouse03.jpgRI-Storehouse03Across the Nakasone house in the Ryukyu Mura cultural village is an elevated storehouse, like the one my Dad sketched and the one found in Kerr’s book. https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri-storehouse02.jpgRI-Storehouse02Drawings of elevated storehouses on page 28 of George Kerr’s Okinawa – The History of an Island People.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ri-storehouse01.jpgRI-Storehouse01My Dad's sketch of an elevated Okinawan storehouse in Oyakawa village in Haneji.2014-10-13T17:29:16+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/17/okinawan-festival-2014-good-food-good-friends-good-fun/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/choko-takayama-and-herbert-shimabukuro.jpgChoko Takayama and Herbert ShimabukuroChoko Takayama and Herbert Shimabukurohttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/choko-takayama-142.jpgChoko Takayama 142Choko Takayamahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/herbert-shimabukuro2.jpgHerbert Shimabukuro2Herbert Shimabukurohttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rodney-header.jpgRodney Header2014-10-12T08:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/11/shimakutuba-gakumun-kai-101314-at-730pm-at-jikoen-honolulu/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jikoen2a.jpgJikoen2aClick image to enlarge.2014-10-11T19:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/09/public-lecture-contemporary-life-in-okinawa-living-among-and-with-the-military-bases-101214/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rwalker04.jpgrwalker04https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rwalker03.jpgrwalker03https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rwalker02.jpgrwalker02https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rwalker01.jpgrwalker012014-10-11T19:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/09/grant-murata-andagi-tobe-uta/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/divvy01.jpgdivvy01https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tobe-02a.jpgTobe 02Ahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tobe-01.jpgTobe 01Grant Sundee Murata - center back row.2014-10-10T00:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/01/must-read-george-feifers-okinawa-66-years-later/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/feifer_museum.pngFeifer_museum2014-10-03T19:53:39+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/10/02/rare-u-s-photos-of-civilians-from-the-battle-of-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-025.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 025RT Kowallis Collection 1945 025https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-024.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 024RT Kowallis Collection 1945 024https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-023.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 023RT Kowallis Collection 1945 023https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-022.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 022RT Kowallis Collection 1945 022https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-021.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 021RT Kowallis Collection 1945 021https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-020.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 020RT Kowallis Collection 1945 020https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-019.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 019RT Kowallis Collection 1945 019https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-018.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 018RT Kowallis Collection 1945 018https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-017.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 017RT Kowallis Collection 1945 017https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rt-kowallis-collection-1945-016.jpgRT Kowallis Collection 1945 016RT Kowallis Collection 1945 0162014-10-02T22:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/30/literature-maui-uchinaguchi-kina-map-it-comfort-women-must-see-mcdonalds/2014-10-01T18:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/07/24/okinawan-bon-dance-video-lessons-hiroshis-classic-burger-cook-yuugao-yonabaru-tug-of-war/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/umushirikutu02.jpgumushirikutu02https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-10-naha-matsuri-flyer.jpeg2014-10-naha-matsuri-flyerHawaii United Okinawa Association Okinawa Naha Matsuri Cultural Tour October 5-16, 2014. Click image to enlarge.2014-09-30T18:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/23/shimakutuba-standup-paddle-boarding-ryukyu-king-queen-ogimi-underweight-babies-hula-tourism-boom/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/redbox.jpgredbox2014-09-30T18:25:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/01/okinawan-women-karate-ta-taki-etc/2014-09-30T18:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/29/rare-ryukyu-documents/2014-09-30T17:52:16+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/29/okinawan-and-mainland-japanese-dna-similar/2015-07-11T09:14:41+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/29/okinawa-hai-2014-may-14-sep-29/2014-09-29T17:53:50+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/29/okinawa-association-of-america-annual-bazaar-101214-gardena/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-bazaar-final-flyer-online-small.png2014 Bazaar FINAL FLYER Online SmallClick image to enlarge.2014-09-29T17:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/29/hui-makaala-scholarship-fund-luncheon-fashion-show-101914/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-fashion-show-ad.jpg2014 fashion show adClick image to enlarge.2014-09-29T17:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/29/tobe-uta-sanshin-101814-hawaii-okinawa-center-3pm/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tobe-poster.jpgTOBE! posterClick image to enlarge.2014-09-29T16:45:50+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/29/ukwanshin-newsletter-9614/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ukn-2.jpgUKN 2https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ukn-1.jpgUKN 1Click images to enlarge.2014-09-29T16:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/27/choko-takayama-a-vip-and-a-family-friend/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/choko-takayama.jpgChoko TakayamaChoko Takayama2016-05-21T20:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/26/loochoo-identity-conference-2015-march-20-22-on-maui/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/loochoo-flyer-draft-4.jpgLOOCHOO-FLYER-DRAFT-4Click image to enlarge.2014-09-26T22:38:33+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/21/residual-sovereignty-in-practice-japanese-law-and-government-in-the-us-adminstered-okinawa-1952-1972-lecture-on-93014-at-3pm-uh-manoa-moore-319/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cos092114.jpgCOS092114Click image to enlarge.2014-09-21T19:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/20/sunrise-restaurant-in-kapahulu-okinawan-cuisine/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_1010.jpgIMG_1010Our waiter spontaneously picked up a sanshin and sang some popular Okinawan songs, including "Asadoya Yunta" and The Boom's hit song "Shima Uta." We learned that he once played with a rock band in Tokyo.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_1005.jpgIMG_1005xx2014-09-21T09:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/13/110-titles-added-to-university-of-hawaii-and-university-of-ryukyus-digital-archives/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sakamaki-hawley.jpgSakamaki Hawley2014-09-14T04:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/11/okinawa-wins-mens-team-and-individual-kata-at-karate-1-premier-league-tournament-2014/2014-09-12T00:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/10/are-the-taira-in-okinawa-descendants-of-the-heike/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ryukyu-heike.jpgRyukyu-Heikehttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rodney-inefuku120.jpgRodney Inefuku120https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rodney-inefuku80.jpgRodney Inefuku80https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rodney-inefuku40.jpgRodney Inefuku40https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/okinawamap4b2.jpgOkinawaMap4b[2]https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/okinawamap4a1.jpgOkinawaMap4a[1]https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/robert-taira.jpgCTY Taira_ Robert TairaRobert Tairahttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/yaeyamais1.jpgYaeyamaIs[1]2023-02-23T07:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/11/bet-you-didnt-know-this-about-david-ige/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/david-ige-and-his-family.jpgDavid Ige and his familyDavid Ige with wife, Dawn, and their three children, Lauren, Amy, and Matthew.2014-09-11T20:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/31/juuguya-moon-festival-and-grandparents-day-festival-9714-at-5pm/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/okinawan-moon-cakes.jpgOkinawan moon cakesOkinawan strawberry filled mochi and Okinawan sweet potato mochi moon cakes.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eric-wada-flute-and-norman-kaneshiro-sanshin.jpgEric Wada flute and Norman Kaneshiro sanshinEric Wada, flute, and Norman Kaneshiro, sanshin.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ukwanshin.jpgUkwanshinClick image to enlarge.2014-09-02T23:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/09/01/typhoon-of-steel-all-okinawan-mis-unit-in-battle-of-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gena-hamamoto.jpggena hamamotoGena Hamamoto2014-09-02T01:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/31/grandparents-day-festival-honolulu-9714-at-2pm/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tukeeya.jpgtukeeyaClick image to enlarge.2014-09-01T07:53:43+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/17/2014-okinawan-festival-program-honolulu-aug-30-31/2014-09-01T07:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/31/okinawan-festival-2014-photos/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sanshin.jpgSanshinhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/beach-chairs.jpgBeach Chairshttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/stage.jpgStagehttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dragon.jpgDragonhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tent-row.jpgTent Rowhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/haisai.jpgHaisaihttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chili-oki.jpgChili Okihttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lunch-2.jpgLunch 2Click image to enlarge.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/stalls-2.jpgStalls 2Photo from 2014 festival.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/stalls.jpgStalls2014-09-01T07:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/14/okinawan-festival-2014-aug-30-31-in-honolulu/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014festival.jpg2014 Festival Poster 2Click image to enlarge.2014-08-17T21:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/14/get-a-loochoo-identity-sports-bag/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/loochoo-identity-sports-bag.jpgLoochoo Identity Sports Bag2014-08-15T09:55:21+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/14/okinawa-association-of-america-gardena-ca-aug-oct-2014/2014-08-15T09:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/14/autumn-okinawa-dance-matsuri-sep-20-2014-on-oahu/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-autumn-matsuri.jpg2014 autumn matsuriClick image to enlarge.2014-08-15T09:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/09/obon-season-in-okinawa/2014-08-09T10:16:24+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/08/08/okinawans-in-the-philippines/2014-08-09T09:24:19+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/07/21/proof-that-the-ryukyus-were-an-independent-kingdom-at-the-time-of-annexation/2014-07-21T22:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/07/19/in-the-early-20th-century-ryukyu-clothing-banned-in-schools/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/japandress.jpgJapanDress"Early twentieth century photos of Okinawan school girls wearing Ryukyuan clothes [top] versus Japanese clothes [bottom], both photos were taken on the same day to show how the girls were required to change their dress in the early twentieth century. Source: Hokama Yoneko, Jidai o irodotta onnatachi: Kindai Okinawa joseishi, Naha: Niraisha, 1996, p. 210." -Barskehttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ryukyudress.jpgRyukyuDress2014-07-20T09:17:57+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/07/19/usaf-sabre-crashed-into-miyamori-elementary-school-in-1959/2014-07-19T19:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/07/01/video-nike-sb-presents-destination-okinawa/2014-07-02T08:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/23/lynne-yoshiko-nakasone-master-of-okinawan-dance/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lynne-yoshiko-nakasone.jpgLynne Yoshiko NakasoneLynne Yoshiko Nakasone2014-06-24T18:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/24/video-okinawa-1950s-to-1960s/2014-06-24T18:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/12/the-targeted-village-a-lightning-rod-for-okinawans-discontent/2014-06-13T01:05:21+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/12/okininjakittys-youtube-videos-on-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/okininjakitty.jpgOkiNinjaKittyOkiNinjaKitty's YouTube channel features videos on Okinawa.2014-06-12T20:50:40+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/12/childrens-day-may-5-at-chatan-dome-in-mihama-chatan/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/childrens-day-may-5.jpgChildren's Day May 5In celebration of Children's Day (May 5), the 11th Kids Festival Adventure World was held at the Chatan Dome in Mihama, Chatan from May 3-6 from 9:00am - 5 pm.2014-06-12T20:18:14+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/12/rare-and-handmade-items-at-okinawa-flea-market-on-61514/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/flea-mkt-ocap.jpgFlea Mkt OCAPFlea Market.2014-06-12T20:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/11/surfing-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/box.gifbox2014-06-11T19:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/09/junko-fisher-ryukyu-dance-and-music-lessons-in-nyc-summer-2014/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/junko-fisher-class-june-2014.jpgJunko-Fisher-class-June-2014©Junko Fisher2014-06-10T22:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/20/yafaiian-music-concert-2014-in-hawaii-may-18/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/yafaiian-2014.jpgYafaiian 2014"Yafaiian Music Concert 2014 in Hawaii" Sunday, May 18, 2014 @ Waikiki Shell - Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn Seats $30 Please Call HUOA @ 808-676-5400 to reserve your tickets. Click image to enlarge.2014-06-10T22:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/26/taketomi-island-living-in-harmony-with-nature/2014-06-10T22:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/28/president-obamas-visit-to-japan-and-the-okinawa-question/2014-06-10T22:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/29/japans-first-paleolithic-discoveries-in-okinawa/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/minatogawa_man_restoration_model.jpgMinatogawa_Man_Restoration_modelRestoration model of Minatogawa Man. Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.2014-06-10T22:14:45+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/30/travel-guide-to-okinawa-by-robert-walker/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screenhunter_104-apr-30-08-16.jpgScreenHunter_104 Apr. 30 08.162014-06-10T19:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/04/30/tamari-miyashiro-u-s-olympian/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2012-usa-womens-olympic-vb.png2012 USA Women's Olympic VB2012 Olympics USA Women's Volleyball Teamhttps://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tamari-miyashiro-090712.jpgTamari Miyashiro 090712USA Olympian Tamari Miyashiro (Women's Volleyball) won the Silver Medal at the 2012 Olympics.2014-06-10T19:16:28+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/05/02/the-power-of-the-sanshin-exhibit-ends-51114/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sanshin2a.jpgSanshin2ASanshin. Collection of Museo Azzarini, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sanshin1.jpgSanshin1Sanshin - an Okinawan musical instrument (synthetic snakeskin here). Photo by TimDuncan, 2 Apr 2007.https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sanshin2.jpgSanshin2Sanshin. Collection of Museo Azzarini, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.2014-06-10T19:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/05/12/learn-basic-uchinaaguchi/2014-06-10T19:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/05/13/4th-eisa-drum-festival-51714-at-kapiolani-cc/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/eisa_poster_03_web.jpgEISA_Poster_03_webClick image to enlarge.2014-06-10T19:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/05/13/uchinanchu-newsletter-march-april-2014/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screenhunter_106-may-13-10-27.jpgScreenHunter_106 May. 13 10.27Click image to read the newsletter online.2014-06-10T19:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/05/13/okinawa-hai-2014-april-11-may-12/2014-06-10T19:07:01+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/05/19/cocco-singer-songwriter-author-actor-genius/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cocco.jpgCocco2014-06-10T19:05:21+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/05/31/ryukyu-song-by-aria-asia/2014-06-10T19:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/05/31/street-racing-in-okinawa/2014-06-10T19:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/05/31/osaka-to-okinawa-9-day-trip-on-a-suzuki-dl650/2014-06-10T19:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/02/okinawa-day-2014-in-london/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ok-day-lond-02.jpgOK Day Lond 02https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ok-day-lond-01.jpgOK Day Lond 01Click image to view the flyer.2014-06-10T18:59:48+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/02/tamashiro-market-a-gabby-style-band-in-okinawa/2023-06-06T21:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/09/hanagurumu-ryukyuan-fashion-show-and-dance-72614/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hanagurumu.jpgHanagurumu“Hanagurumu” by Chinen Toshiko Ryuso Bunka Gakuin. Saturday, July 26, 2014 from 6:30 pm at the Hawaii Theatre on 1130 Bethel Street. Click image to enlarge.2014-06-10T18:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/10/liana-nakahodo-to-speak-at-wub-on-61214/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/liana-nakahodo-wubhawaii.jpgLiana Nakahodo WUBHawaiiLiana Nakahodo, a sansei from Brazil, will be the speaker at the Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association–International 12 June 2014 meeting. Go to the WUBHawaii site for details.2014-06-10T18:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.com/2014/06/09/introduction-to-okinawan-dance-at-leeward-community-college-oahu-july-6-aug-3-2014/https://liuchiuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/intro-ok-dance.jpgIntro OK DanceClick image toenlarge.2014-06-10T18:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://liuchiuan.comdaily1.02025-10-25T18:11:08+00:00