Hope everyone is doing well and keeping safe during these difficult times. I also wanted to apologize for the lack of updating our site. We hope to have a dedicated webmaster to keep this site updated and everyone informed of upcoming events.
I wanted to share an article from one of our former member that moved to Hawaii.
Aloha,
I’m reaching out to Uchinanchu groups to share a post-Battle of Okinawa relief effort story (attached). This article is a synopsis of all the information (documents, letters, articles and photos) we uncovered both in Hawaii and in Okinawa (prefecture archive and prefecture library).
Hawaii is one of many states that rallied to support Okinawans in desperate need in the motherland. Okinawans in countries like Argentina also sent relief supplies. This story covers Hawaii’s effort but the scale coming from across the country and S. America was phenomenal.
In sharing this story I’m finding out that the majority of Uchinanchu are not aware of the extent of the relief effort. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Ippee nifee deebiru!
Dan Nakasone