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No. 61: John Manjiro's descendants speak out

An extraordinary life story and achievements While there are many immigrants and migrants who trav…

Ryusuke Kawai • April 25, 2025

California friendship international relations interpersonal relations Japan Kochi Prefecture Manjiro Nakahama Massachusetts migration Okinawa Prefecture Shikoku United States U.S.-Japan relations

550 Pigs Cross the Pacific Ocean

The pig transport ship departed from Portland. The ship's name was the Owen. It set sail on Augus…

Tetsuro Shimojima • July 10, 2024

armed forces California concentration camps generations Hawai'i Herbert Nicholson Japan Manzanar concentration camp Nisei Okinawa Prefecture Oregon Portland (Or.) retired military personnel swine Thomas Taro Higa United States veterans World War II camps

Much Mahalos

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

Hawai'i Japan Lee Tonouchi music musical instruments Okinawa Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Ryukyu Islands sanshin Uchinanchu United States uta-sanshin

Hawaii’s Uta-Sanshin Master Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata: An Incredible Story about Identity—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Up until Grant’s divorce and his son’s illness, for about 30 years, he remained una…

Jodie Chiemi Ching • March 22, 2024

adoptions Choichi Terukina Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata Hawai'i identity Japan music Okinawa Prefecture United States uta-sanshin

Hawaii’s Uta-Sanshin Master Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata: An Incredible Story about Identity—Part 1

A typical night at Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata’s house consists of a group of his uta-sanshin st…

Jodie Chiemi Ching • March 21, 2024

adoptions Choichi Terukina Hawai'i identity Japan music Okinawa Prefecture United States uta-sanshin

Much Mahalos

“Da Okinawan Hammah” stay nailing it!—Brandon Ufugusuku Ing’s projects promote Okinawan language

“Da Okinawan Hammah” get one skill that not too many people get. Uchinaaguchi, da Okinawan language…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Jan. 4, 2024

Argentines Brandon Ufugusuku Ing generations Hawai'i Japan languages music Okinawan language Okinawa Prefecture Uchinaguchi United States Yonsei

The Little Immigrant — Part 1: When the Wind Calls

My father, Masao Nakachi, was born in Motobu, Okinawa. He migrated to Peru very young. He only we…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Dec. 4, 2023

generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Masao Nakachi migration Okinawa Prefecture Peru

Identity in both the United States and Japan - California Congressman Al Murato

People of the Showa Era Al Murato is known as the only Japanese-American member of the California …

Keiko Fukuda • Oct. 31, 2023

Al Muratsuchi California Daniel K. Inouye education Japan legislators Okinawa Prefecture United States U.S. Senate

Much Mahalos

In it for da Long Haul: Grant Kagimoto Shares da Secret to Cane Haul Road's Longevity

Grant Kagimoto stay da creative genius behind Hawai‘i’s iconic T-shirt brand, Cane Haul Road. For a…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 11, 2023

Cane Haul Road (firm) clothing communities Grant Kagimoto graphic design Hawai'i Hawai'i residents Japan Okinawa Prefecture plantations t-shirts United States

Hajichi Stories — Tree Local Women Tell Why Day Got Their Okinawan Hand Tattoos

My great grandma who wuz born in Okinawa in 1885 had traditional Okinawan hand tattoos known as haj…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Sept. 7, 2023

Hawai'i Japan Okinawa Prefecture tattooing tattoos United States women

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