Working the Net Together
In August 2018, a group of WUB Hawaii delegates traveled to Brazil to attend WUB Network’s 22 anniversary conference and to take part in the 118th anniversary of the arrival of immigrants from Okinawa to Brazil. Through these visits the worldwide network among Uchinanchus is strengthen through friendship and collaboration. Below are some pictures of this visit.
At the Brazil Okinawa Festival, held at Villa Carrao, August 4 and 5, 2018, the Hawaii delegation got to meet with Jin-Kichi Uezu, President of WUB Okinawa, and Issamu Teruya, President of Cofema, distributor of construction materials and supplies.
Goodwill Ambassador meeting. At left is Kenji Oshiro, President of WUB Brazil and WUB Network’s next president (term begins 2019), John Tasato, and EWC grantee Harry Masuda. Harry is wearing the distinctive Okinawa-inspired Bokunen Naka block-print shirt.
The WUB Network meeting was held at Churrascaria Nova Pampa, a Brazilian BBQ restaurant. WUB Brasil’s website
Carla Taba is President and owner of Invel’s subsidiary in Orlando, Brazil — Invel Goen3. The company sells products made from materials that increases circulation, combines Japanese technology and research with Brazilian fashion. She is married to Mario Hirata. This is one of the companies WUB visited. Carla’s Linked in
Steve presenting Issamu Teruya and his wife with a plaque from WUB Network after our visit at Cofema.
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