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The first Okinawan immigrants arrived in Honolulu in January 1900 to work as contract laborers on Hawai'i's sugar plantations. Over time Okinawans would continu
The Okinawan Diaspora in Japan
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Pages: 336
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This book is a very readable narrative history of Okinawans in Japan, the first English-language book to cover that territory. Based on interviews, memoirs and
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The experiences of Okinawans in mainland Japan, like those of migrant minorities elsewhere, derive from a legacy of colonialism, war, and alien rule. Okinawans
Embodying Belonging
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Pages: 274
Authors: Taku Suzuki
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Embodying Belonging is the first full-length study of a Okinawan diasporic community in South America and Japan. Under extraordinary conditions throughout the t
Charting the Emerging Field of Japanese Diaspora Archaeology
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This book examines the Japanese diaspora from the historical archaeology perspective—drawing from archaeological data, archival research, and often oral histo