Keiko Fukuda

@fukuda

After graduating from International Christian University, Keiko Fukuda worked at a publishing company for an information magazine in Tokyo and moved to the U.S. in 1992. She served as Editor-in-Chief of a Japanese information magazine in Los Angeles until 2003 and transitioned to freelance work that same year. She conducted interviews with various people and reported on topics such as education in the U.S. and Japanese food culture. In 2024, she relocated her base to her hometown of Oita and has continued her reporting and writing online. Website: https://angeleno.net　

Updated October 2024

Stories from This Author

Mensole! Okinawa in the USA

2nd Large-scale Prefectural Association with 3,000 People

Feb. 23, 2008 • Keiko Fukuda

Okinawa Association of America Chairman Ken Kamiya / Sansei born in Hawaii There are more than 20 Okinawa Kenjinkai in the United States. The second largest after Hawaii, which has the largest number of members by far, is the Okinawa Association of America (OAA), based in Gardena, California. As of November 2007, the number of members was approximately 3,000 people and 750 households. Ken Kamiya has been the association's president since 2006. The OAA owns three buildings along Western Avenue …

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Mensole! Okinawa in the USA

Part 1: The Uchinanchu who aimed for overseas: Arriving in Hawaii and the United States at the end of the 19th century

Feb. 17, 2008 • Keiko Fukuda

In recent years, Okinawa has become a booming destination in Japan. Yui Aragaki, Yu Yamada, Orange Range... Okinawa natives are also doing great things in the entertainment industry. Also, there is a steady stream of people moving from the mainland to Okinawa in search of the warm climate and natural environment. Here in America, communities of Uchinanchu (Okinawan people) have been formed in every state, having migrated from Okinawa either via Hawaii or directly. The descendants of Uchinanchu who came …