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A symbol of Okinawa's individuality The 7th World Uchinanchu Festival (organized by the Okinaw…

Ryusuke Kawai • Nov. 11, 2022

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

Karen Tengan Okuda: Exploring and Expressing Her Uchinānchu / Okinawan Identity

As a second-generation Uchinānchu (Okinawan immigrant), Karen Tengan Okuda lives and works on the u…

Karen Kawaguchi • Oct. 17, 2022

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Revival of the Ryukyu Diplomacy through Uchinanchu Abroad! Alternatives to the Issue of Relocation of the US Military Base to Henoko—Part 2

Thousands of People from Brazil and Hawaii Gather for This Huge Event The next thing I think of af…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Sept. 2, 2022

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Revival of the Ryukyu Diplomacy through Uchinanchu Abroad! Alternatives to the Issue of Relocation of the US Military Base to Henoko—Part 1

Announcing One’s Candidacy at the White House on a Whim? Shimoji Mikio (from Okinawa, 60 y…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Sept. 1, 2022

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No. 13 "Identity is a place to belong" - Michie Yasufuso, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of NPO ABC Japan

Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City: A city of multicultural coexistence Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, is the main …

Ryusuke Kawai • Aug. 12, 2022

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Julieta Fonte Iha, a Cuban Nikkei

Modernity shortens distances, information is just a click away, we can strengthen bonds of friendsh…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • July 4, 2022

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The first Nisei and Okinawa

I write this article in memory and recognition of all the Nisei who had to travel from a very young…

Fernando Nakasone Nozoe • June 29, 2022

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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community

Nantu, the Mochi of Uchina

As Nikkei, we have inherited a culture that our ancestors brought from Japan. My grandparents, who …

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • June 8, 2022

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

Graziela Tamanaha: Young Leadership and Inspiration in the Brazilian Nikkei Community—Part 1

Her father’s family is from Nishihara, Okinawa; her mother’s is from Hokkaido, Japan. H…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Feb. 23, 2022

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Sata Andagi

I don't know when you came into my life, I just know that now you are part of it, of my culture…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Nov. 19, 2021

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The 18th Uchinanchu Festival: A gathering of Okinawans from around the world