In 1944 Okinawan dance master Yuko Majikina and his family were evacuated fromNaha, in an effort to save a critical cultural practitioner from potential peril in theimpending Okinawan battle of World War II. It was a deathly frightening time involvinga … Continue reading
Center for Okinawan Studies sponsored the Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Network (WUB) Hawaii Chapter’s Event, “The Taste of Okinawa,” which was held at the Pagoda Hotel. This event aimed to introduce Okinawan food. 10 restaurants served their Okinawan food Taste menu, … Continue reading
October 31, 2022, will mark three years since Shuri Castle was destroyed by fire. Since then, efforts are being made to reconstruct and rebuild this World Heritage Site. Dr. Rei Kawakami, a computer vision expert at the Tokyo Institute of … Continue reading
CALL (College of Arts, Languages, Literature, and Letters) is currently running donation campaign to aid students of CALL. Your donation will provide urgent financial support to students in the College of Arts, Languages & Letters–the largest and newest college at … Continue reading