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Next Meeting: 6 June 2017
Guest Speaker: Lee Tonouchi
Lee Tonouchi
Address One Ala Moana Condo Location Party Room
Date Tuesday 6 June 2017 Time 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Parking Park at Ala Moana Shopping Center 4th floor at the old Nordstrom’s garage. take elevator down to 1st floor, walk over to One Ala Moana, and check in with guard.
Costs $20 for WUB members and guests, $10 for Akisamiyo! members
Agenda Lee Tonouchi — also known as the Pidgin Guerrilla — will talk about: (1) his Uchinanchu identity and (2) his many faceted career as a college instructor, book publisher, magazine publisher, dictionary compiler, playwright, and more recently, as a food columnist for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Ho! Da guy get choke talent! His presentation will be both entertaining and informative, encouraging and inspiring. [Go read Liuchiuan.com article]
Meeting @ One Ala Moana Condo
April 30 – Community Talk Story
Jikoen Hongwanji
Date: 30 April 2017 (Sunday)
Time 4:30 to 6:00 PM
Place: Jikoen Hongwanji (1731 N. School St.)
From Surviving to Thriving
Sustaining Life past, present & future in Okinawa and Hawaii
Join in community conversation “yuntaku” sharing stories from the past, challenges today & hopes for the future.
For more info:
HOA (Hawai`i Okinawa Alliance)
dok@riseup.net
Flag of the Ryukyus
Next Meeting: 26 April 2017
NEW LOCATION! One Ala Moana Condo
Cabana – One Ala Moana
Address One Ala Moana Condo Location Cabana #1
Date Wednesday 26 April 2017 Time 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Parking Park at Ala Moana Shopping Center 4th floor at the old Nordstrom’s garage. take elevator down to 1st floor, walk over to One Ala Moana, and check in with guard.
Costs $20 for members and guests, $10 for Akisamiyo! members
Agenda Steve Sombrero and Roy Irei will present plans for the upcoming WUB conference which will celebrate WUB Network’s 20th anniversary. We need a good turnout by members to ensure a high quality, exciting conference for our fellow WUB members coming in from Okinawa, Japan, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and other parts of the globe.
Map of Okinawan Diaspora Source
9 April 2017 – Film “Afterburn”
Time Sunday 1:00 to 4:00
Location Shidler College, University of Hawaii at Manoa – Room A-101
Shidler College – University of Hawaii at Manoa
Map of Shidler College – Look for Building A in lower right
Reviews
Japan Times by Mark Schilling (brief)
EMRO (Educational Media Reviews Online) – by Joseph Baumstarck (detailed)
March 11 – Anniversary of the Overthrow of the Ryukyus
On 11 March 1879, King Sho Tai was forced by Japan to vacate his throne, leave Shuri Castle, and relocate to Tokyo.
In January 1879, 160 military police and 400 soldiers from Japan seized control of the Ryukyus. In February 1879, China through formal diplomatic communications urged Japan not to unilaterally annex the Ryukyus. On 18 March 1879, Nabeshima Naoyoshi was installed as the first governor of Okinawa Prefecture. This annexation is known as the Ryûkyû shobun (琉球処分).
Matsuda Michiyuki returned to Ryûkyû in January 1879, and again in March, this time bringing with him a considerable entourage including 160 military police, and 400 soldiers from the Kumamoto Garrison. In February, Beijing sent diplomatic communications formally urging Tokyo to not unilaterally annex the Ryukyus. On March 27, Matsuda presented to Prince Nakijin the formal document declaring the abolition of the Ryûkyû Kingdom and the annexation of its lands as Okinawa Prefecture. King Shô Tai was given until March 31 to vacate the castle and leave for Tokyo; there, he would officially submit to the Emperor, be stripped of his title as “King” (or, by this time, han’ô), and be absorbed into the Japanese peerage as a Marquis (kôshaku). The king did so on March 30, and Japanese authorities immediately took over Shuri castle, installing a military garrison there. Source
US forces from USS Boston in support of the overthrow
The Kingdom of Hawaii would share a similar tragedy in 1893 when Her Majesty Queen Lili`uokalani was forced by Americans to vacate her throne. The Hawaiian islands were annexed by US Congress in 1898 against the express wishes of the overwhelming majority of the indigenous population and without a referendum of any kind. Today both islands bear the burdens of military occupation and mainland colonialism.
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono – The island’s sovereignty is perpetuated by rightness.
Next Meeting: March 14, 2017
NEW LOCATION! One Ala Moana Condo
Address One Ala Moana Condo Location Party and Vino Room
Date Tuesday 14 March 2017 Time 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Parking Park at Ala Moana Shopping Center 4th floor at the old Nordstrom’s garage. take elevator down to 1st floor, walk over to One Ala Moana, and check in with guard.
Costs $20 for members and guests, $10 for Akisamiyo! members
Latin America report: John Tasato and Steve Sombrero
With the Governors of Hawaii and Okinawa
Gov. Ige, Steve Sombrero, and Gov. Onaga
Gov. Daivd Ige, Steve Sombrero, and Gov. Takeshi Onaga
At the 2016 Taikai, WUB Network President Steve Sombrero found himself between Hawaii Governor, David Ige, and Okinawa Governor, Takeshi Onaga. This shows World Uchinanchu Business hard at work building networks around the world.
Next Meeting: 15 February 2017
NEW LOCATION! One Ala Moana Condo
Address One Ala Moana Condo Location Theatre Room
Date Wednesday 15 February 2017 Time 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Parking Park at Ala Moana Shopping Center
Costs $20 for members and guests, $10 for Akisamiyo! members
November 6 – Film Screening
At our August 2016 meeting WUB Hawaii voted to endorse this event. Please support this worthwhile event. Mahalo!
Advanced tickets can be purchased at $15 by calling EM Hawaii at (808) 548-0396 or EMHawaii (deadline is October 8). Or thru Eventbrite.