Category Archives: 2017
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)
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
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