Research Guides: Okinawa Studies Research Guide: Diaspora

WorldWIde Uchinanchu Festival

The 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival
- Available in Japanese, English, Spanish & Portuges
- See the list of past events (1st ~6th)
琉球新報　世界のウチナーンチュ
Worldwide Unica Network | 世界のウチナーネットワーク

For questions on Ucninanchu Festival-related information, please contact the International Exchange Division, Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Okinawa Prefectural Government (文化観光スポーツ部交流推進課).

Okinawa Overseas & Domestic Network

Collections on Okinawa Diaspora

Database for Okinawa Collection Recent Acquisitions

Okinawa Collection Recent Acquisitions on Okinawan Diaspora

Book cover of Okinawa municipalities history on diaspora

Primary Sources on Okinawa Diaspora

Please visit the Municipality History pages for more information.

University Libraries Online Resources for Japanese/Okinawa Diaspora Issues in general

US

Japan

琉球大学付属図書館沖縄文献情報データベース Bibliographic Information Database of Okinawa Materials (BIDOM)
筑波大学附属図書館　沖縄歴史文献データベース検索 | University of Tsukuba Library
成城大学図書館　民俗学研究所蔵書書誌検索 | Seijo University Library OPAC Bibliography Search
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Simple search and advanced search available both in Japanese and English and Japanese.

Academic Journal Articles

J-Stage
Institutional Repository DataBase (IRDB) | 学術機関リポジトリデータベース
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- Database service that collects and provides metadata of contents registered in academic repositories in Japan.
- There are both English-language articles and Japanese ones.
- Check the search results for 'Okinawa' and 'diaspora', 'Okinawa' and 'immigrants.'
琉球大学学術研究レポジトリ | University of the Ryukyus Repository
沖縄移民研究センター『移民研究』
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- Peer-reviewed yearly journals published by the Okinawa Migration Research Center
- Articles in PDF available 2005~2019
CiNii　論文情報ナビゲータ National Institute of Informatics
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History

Media Resources

琉球放送【琉球サウダーヂ】移民の追憶

第一話　「移民県沖縄」
第二話　「金武小学校」
第三話　「熱血漢當山久三」
第四話　「最後の打電」
第五話　「写真結婚」
沖縄映像センター45周年記念番組

第２話『母と子の50年　アルゼンチン花嫁移民』
第３話『ボリビア移民　開拓の道'うるま'からの出発』
伊芸銀勇氏とペルー移民 | Ginyu Igei y los Inmigrantes
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The life of Gin'yu Ige, an honorary villager of Ginosa Village, and the history and achievements of Japanese Peruvian immigrants.
『オキナワサントス』（日系移民強制退去事件）
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Documentary on Japanese immigration mandatory receding incident in 1973 in Brazil
Discover Nikkei - Interviews with Okinawan diasporas
Interviews in English, Japanese or Spanish
Transcripts available in English, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese
『キューバ沖縄移民・家族の系譜』(第10回ＦＮＳドキュメンタリー大賞ノミネート作品）
- Produced by Okinawa Television （沖縄テレビ）
- Approximately 200 Okinawan emigrated to Cuba, a tropical land with a booming sugar industry from the beginning of this century to the 1930s,

Immigration Online Records

Brigham Young University - Idaho Japanese Immigrants to the United States, 1887-1924
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- Search for records using last name, first name format
- Useful to know some common family names in Okinawa
Family Search Japan Passenger Lists, 1893-1941
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- Need an account for free
- List of Japanese emigrants from the country as recorded by the Diplomatic Record Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Pioneros ペルー日本人移民データベース(1899-1941)
- Available in Spanish and Japanese
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- Contains data on all 18,727 Japanese immigrants to Peru who traveled as contracted immigrants between 1899 and 1923, and a portion of approximately 11,650 immigrants who traveled as free immigrants between 1923 and 1941, or 2,348 individuals.
Data on Japanese immigrants can be searched by name, prefecture of origin, name of the ship on which the immigrant boarded, date of arrival in Peru, and name of the place of cultivation.

East Asia National Resource Center GWU

"Let's Talk East Asia" Series: A panel of experts to talk about the history and contemporary trends of transnational migration between East Asia and Latin America