Dear Folks,
We will not be having a WUB general meeting in August. Many of our members will be attending the 60th anniversary of Okinawan immigration to Bolivia, the 100th anniversary celebration at Campo Grande, Brazil, and the 3rd World Uchinanchu Conference/World Uchinanchu Business Network conference in Lima, Peru. They have a very busy schedule ahead of them!
Uchinanchus Around the World
2014 Okinawan Festival Coming Soon!
Don’t forget to sign up for Gomi Gumi at the Okinawan Festival!
Agenda: Preparations for trip to South America (Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil), Upcoming Okinawa Festival, and possible preview of revamped WUB Hawaii website.
Time: 6:00 pm July 10, 2014 Thursday
Location: Maple Garden Restaurant 909 Isenberg Street
SPEAKER: LIANA NAKAHODO
Liana Nakahodo
Liana Nakahodo will be speaking at our June 12 meeting.
Liana is a sansei from Brazil. She will tell us about the struggle, perseverance, accomplishments and sense of community among the Brazilian Uchinanchus. The Okinawan diaspora resulted in many leaving the homeland in the Ryukyus for a better life in different parts of the world: Hawaii, mainland USA, but also in South America: Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil. Although scattered all over the world, we are one Uchinanchu community.
Liana graduated from the University of Sao Paulo with a BS degree in Agricultural Engineering. She is an environmental engineer/consultant for TN Ambiental Engenharia Quimica. She recently completed the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program. She is also a recipient of the WUB Scholarship.
Come listen to Liana and learn about our growing Uchinanchu international network!
Time: 6:00 pm June 12, 2014 Thursday
Location: Maple Garden Restaurant 909 Isenberg Street
LINK — liuchiuan.com
Begin (ビギン) is a popular Japanese three-man pop group from Ishigaki Island (石垣島), Okinawa, Japan. Their sound contains many elements of traditional Okinawan folk music, and prominently features the sanshin, an Okinawan three-stringed banjo. Perhaps their most famous song is Nada Sousou. Begin has had at least one song appear on the NHK program Minna no Uta. Source: Jpopasia.com
Event is free and open to the public
Speaker: Senator David Ige
Senator David Ige
Senator David Ige will speaking at our May 8 meeting. He chairs the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. This is the committee that handles the state budget and other money matters.
Senator Ige was born and raised in Pearl City. His professional background is in electrical engineering. During his twenty six years in the Legislature Senator Ige has built up an impressive record of legislative accomplishments in the areas of education, economic development, health care, and legislative reform.
Senator David Ige is challenging Governor Neal Abercrombie in the primary, so come listen to him!
Time: 6:00 pm May 8, 2014 Thursday
Location: Maple Garden Restaurant 909 Isenberg Street
This is a sneak preview of the Okinawan plate lunch that will be served at the “Okinawan Secrets to Longevity” symposium this coming Sunday!
The Okinawan plate lunch was designed by chef Nathan Tasato and Utage Restaurant. Bradley J. Willcox and D. Craign Willcox’s The Okinawan Diet Plan was used in planning the plate lunch.
• Jushi rice
• Goya and tofu champuru
• Kakuni (shoyu pork)
• Sweet potato
• Konyaku
• Sea vegetable
• Soba
Registration Deadline Lifted! Seating is limited. Please fill out registration form below and mail to: Charlene Oshiro (address on registration form below).
Akisamiyo-! is an Okinawan students club. It has partnered with WUB Hawaii on a number of projects in the past. WUB Hawaii is posting this announcement as a way of supporting Akisamiyo-! Contact David Nguyen <davidngu@hawaii.edu> for more info.
