Worldwide Uchina Network 世界のウチナーネットワーク
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2018.11.27
A video and picture story created by storyteller Sadoyan has been completed for World Uchinanchu Day!Cute characters will introduce you to the World Uchina Network.World Uchinanchu Day picture story HERE!World Uchinanchu Day video (with English subti...
EDUCATION
2018.11.27
From August 11 to 20, 10 students from Okinawa flew to California to homestay with members of the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) as part of the 2018 Kaiho Yoshu Network Building Program, organized by Okinawa Prefecture’s International Exchange ...
NEWS
2018.11.01
Here is a message by Governor Denny Tamaki celebrating October 30's World Uchinanchu Day!Let's all celebrate this year as well!CLICK HERE!...
EVENT
2017.08.31
Uchina Festival will be held to celerate the Worldwide Uchinanchu Day (October 30th). This event will strengthen the bond between Uchinanchu and the local community. At the festival we will have Okinawan food, drinks, games for kids, Okinawan dance, ...
OTHER
2017.08.29
from Vancouver, British Columbia. My name is Brian Arai and I am from Vancouver, British Columbia. I am a part of the Okinawa Kenjinkai located in Vancouver that has around 300 members active. The kenjinkai gets together throughout the year such as, ...
OTHER
2017.08.28
Severed roots We grew up believing we were Japanese. That’s what Dad told us. And really, that was so far away, what did we care? We were just two kids, half Asian, half White, growing up in America. Life was about religion, career, being good studen...
EVENT
2017.08.27
We have had several performances this year for various local and civic groups as well as festivals. Two of our videos are on YouTube at our page: Emerald Coast Okinawa. We are located in what is know of in the United States as “The Panhandle o...
EVENT
2017.08.27
Event: Uchina Festival Date: Saturday, October 21, 2017 @ noon Location: American Legion: 1165 River Road, Edgewater, N.J. 07020 Anyone is welcomed! The festival is going to be a lot of fun. It will also unite our local community. At the festival we ...
NEWS
2017.08.21
共存共生を図りながら楽しんでいます！ 台湾は、人口約2350万人、面積、沖縄本島の15個分、現在では一番近い海外ですが、戦前は日本の一部として、非常に盛んに行き来が行われていました。簡単に近年の台湾の歴史を紹介しますと、1．先史及び原住民時代 （1624年以前）2．オランダ占拠時代（1624年 - 1662年）3．明鄭統治時代（1662年 - 1683年）4．満清支配時代（1683年 - 1895年）5．日本統治時代（1895年 - 1945年）6．中華民国国民党占拠時代（1945年 - 199...
More than any other prefecture, Okinawa is known for its citizens emigrating to other countries. There are estimated to be 420,000 Uchinanchu (Okinawan descendants) living overseas. On October 30th, World Uchinanchu Day is celebrated with the hope that the Uchina Network, that has grown over the years, spreads around the world and prospers. Every year around this anniversary, Okinawa themed programs take place around the world.
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Tell us about your career up until now I learned about Okinawa when I was 14-15 years old. Before that I only knew “karate=Japan” and nothing else.The town I lived in France was a small town and there were two karate dojos in the neighborhood. I used...
