Calgary Okinawan Club
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- Calgary Okinawan Club About
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Membership Approx. 70 people Established 1982 Chairperson Noriko Ohisa Organization Overview ・Objectives of establishment:
1. To promote mutual cooperation and friendship among its members.
2. To promote exchanges between the association and the motherland Okinawa.
・President is selected by recommendation/appointment, and its term is 5 years.
There is 1 vice-president, 1 secretary and 1 treasurer.
・In the past, the Okinawans residing in Calgary belonged to the Lethbridge Okinawa Cultural Society, but with the increase of the second generation Okinawan, and the physical distance with Lethbridge, a need for a Kenjinkai nearby arose. It was in 1982 with the visit of Governor Nishime to Lethbridge that the idea of the establishment of a Kenjinkai in Calgary was decided.
・Among the Kenjinkai in Canada, this Kenjinkai is the youngest and the members are also young with the majority being in their early 30s. Most of the members are trainees in the farming industry. (As of 2010)Affiliated Org. None Related Org. None Publication None PR The association was created by the first generation who are still active, so it is still a young association with about 30 first-generation families. There is a sanshin group, and we would like to learn Eisa as well. - Calgary Okinawan Club Activity contents
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URL https://calgaryokinawanclub.wixsite.com/club Description Picnic, sanshin practice. Own scholarship program None Exchange with other region None
