Ryukyuan Americans
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Total population |
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160,000+ [1] |
Regions with significant populations |
Hawaii , California and elsewhere |
Languages |
American English , Japanese , Hawaiian Pidgin , Ryukyuan languages |
Religion |
Protestant Christianity , Ryukyuan religion , Shinto , Buddhism |
Related ethnic groups |
Ryukyuan people , Japanese people , Japanese Americans |
Ryukyuan Americans are Americans who are fully or partially of Ryukyuan descent. The vast majority of them trace their family history to the Okinawa Islands .
History
Immigration
The first Ryukyuans to migrate to the United States were 26 Okinawan contract laborers led by Kyuzo Toyama . They arrived at the Territory of Hawaii on January 8, 1900, in order to work on the sugar plantations there. [2] [3]
In the following years, more Ryukyuans (mainly Okinawans) started to settle in Hawaii. Some of them would end up migrating to the continental U.S. , with higher concentrations of them living on the West Coast .
Culture
Identity
A lot of Ryukyuan Americans view themselves to be distinct from the Japanese. [3] This is especially true in Hawaii, where there are numerous Okinawan organizations, the largest one being the Hawaii United Okinawa Association . [4]
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The vast majority of Ryukyuan Americans speak English and Japanese as a first language. There are also some who can speak one of the many Ryukyuan languages , with the most common one being Okinawan . In Hawaii, many Okinawan locals speak an English-based creole language known as Hawaiian Pidgin .
Notable Ryukyuan Americans
Politician
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References
- ↑ Mitchell, Jon (October 22, 2016). "Welcome home, Okinawa" – via Japan Times Online.
- ↑ "Center for Okinawan Studies" . Retrieved 2019-11-04 .
- 1 2 "Okinawans in Hawaii - SamuraiWiki" . wiki.samurai-archives.com . Retrieved 2019-11-04 .
- ↑ "Hawaii United Okinawa Association" . huoa.org . Retrieved 2019-11-04 .
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