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Much Mahalos
Dayton Asato’s Way of Saying Mahalo: Supporting da Community with KC Waffle Dogs
Dayton Asato, 61 grew up in one small apartment in one small lane between Fern and Date Street in…

Lee A. Tonouchi • April 23, 2025

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business economics food Hawai'i management Okinawan Americans restaurants small business Uchinanchu United States waffle dogs
business economics food Hawai'i management Okinawan Americans restaurants small business Uchinanchu United States waffle dogs
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Gus Hokama: “The Past in a Song”
From the windows of his house, Gus Hokama can see the city of Posadas. The capital of Misiones Prov…

Fernando Krapp • Jan. 29, 2025

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Argentina Discover Nikkei Fest (event) Discover Nikkei programs (event) Gus Hokama interviews music musicians Okinawa Okinawans Paraguay singer-songwriters Uchinanchu
Argentina Discover Nikkei Fest (event) Discover Nikkei programs (event) Gus Hokama interviews music musicians Okinawa Okinawans Paraguay singer-songwriters Uchinanchu
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The Subject: Banzai, Jorge J. Okubaro!
Born in Araraquara in 1946, Jorge Junzi Okubaro is a multifaceted intellectual with a diverse aca…

Meiry Mayumi Onohara • Jan. 8, 2025

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Brazil families family histories genealogy identity Kachigumi (victory group) Okinawans Shindo Renmei (organization) Uchinanchu World War II
Brazil families family histories genealogy identity Kachigumi (victory group) Okinawans Shindo Renmei (organization) Uchinanchu World War II
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He get da Eye of da Lion! Jon Itomura stay Perpetuating Okinawan Lion Dance in Hawai‘i
Jon Itomura, 61 stay da Executive Director of da Hawai‘i United Okinawa Association (HUOA) and Co-F…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Jan. 7, 2025

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Chinese lion dance dance Hawai'i Hawaii United Okinawan Association Lee Tonouchi Okinawa Okinawans shishimai (dance) Uchinanchu United States
Chinese lion dance dance Hawai'i Hawaii United Okinawan Association Lee Tonouchi Okinawa Okinawans shishimai (dance) Uchinanchu United States
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No Longer One Need for Speed: Sanshin Master Kenton Odo on mastering da moment
It’s kinda funny how growing up Kenton Odo always wanted for be da fastest. Like da fastest for r…

Lee A. Tonouchi • July 9, 2024

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Hawai'i Japan Lee Tonouchi music musical instruments Okinawa Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Ryukyu Islands sanshin Uchinanchu United States uta-sanshin
Hawai'i Japan Lee Tonouchi music musical instruments Okinawa Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Ryukyu Islands sanshin Uchinanchu United States uta-sanshin
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Storytelling Sensation Kathy Collins—How one “short Japanese girl” could still do acting
Growing up in rural upcountry Maui, Kathy Collins [maiden name Yogi], 67, always had one fascinatio…

Lee A. Tonouchi • June 6, 2024

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comedy generations Hawai'i Hawai'i residents Kathy Collins Maui Okinawans Sansei stand-up comedy storytelling Uchinanchu United States
comedy generations Hawai'i Hawai'i residents Kathy Collins Maui Okinawans Sansei stand-up comedy storytelling Uchinanchu United States
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Juana Miyashiro: sensei and entrepreneur
His first student was his mother, an Okinawan immigrant. When she was a high school student, Juana …

Enrique Higa Sakuda • April 1, 2024

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Chacra Cerro School education identity Juana Miyashiro Okinawans teachers teaching Uchinanchu
Chacra Cerro School education identity Juana Miyashiro Okinawans teachers teaching Uchinanchu
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An Unsung Humanitarian - Battle of Okinawa
Morimasa Kaneshiro was born and raised in Hilo where his family ran a barbershop. After graduating …

Dan Nakasone • March 15, 2024

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Battle of Okinawa Hawai'i Military Intelligence Service Okinawans Uchinanchu United States World War II Yoshino Nakasone
Battle of Okinawa Hawai'i Military Intelligence Service Okinawans Uchinanchu United States World War II Yoshino Nakasone
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John Azama: The Peruvian Nikkei Who Revitalized Ryukyu Damashii, the Eisa Group of Dallas-Fort Worth
“I was a very shy child,” he confesses, preferring to be at the back of the group during sanshin pr…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Feb. 16, 2024

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bicultural identity biculturalism communities Dallas eisa (dance) folk dances generations identity Japan Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Japanese Peruvians John Azama Lima music Okinawa Okinawans Peru Ryukyu Damashii (performance group) singers Texas Uchinanchu United States Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don (event) Yonsei
bicultural identity biculturalism communities Dallas eisa (dance) folk dances generations identity Japan Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Japanese Peruvians John Azama Lima music Okinawa Okinawans Peru Ryukyu Damashii (performance group) singers Texas Uchinanchu United States Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don (event) Yonsei
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Much Mahalos
Why You Should Talk to Strangers—Crafting celebrity Joy Shimabukuro says chance ‘em
Local people in Hawai‘i might not know her last name, but mostly everybody recognizes her face an…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Feb. 6, 2024

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crafts Hawai'i Hawai'i residents Joy of Crafting (TV) Joy Shimabukuro Okinawans Uchinanchu United States
crafts Hawai'i Hawai'i residents Joy of Crafting (TV) Joy Shimabukuro Okinawans Uchinanchu United States
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