DiscoverNikkei.org - Okinawan Cubans to Mark Immigration Centennial -- Oct. 25 - 27, 2007 - Comments http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/ja/node/1869 Comments for "Okinawan Cubans to Mark Immigration Centennial -- Oct. 25 - 27, 2007" ja Okinawan Cubans to Mark Immigration Centennial -- Oct. 25 - 27, 2007 http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/ja/node/1869 <p>This year marks the 100th year anniversary when Masaru Miyagi, the first known Okinawan immigrant arrived in Cuba. To honor this milestone, the Nikkei Society of the Island of Youth and the Okinawa Kenjinkai are hosting a three-day commemoration on La Isla de la Juvenetud (the Island of Youth), which lies southwest of the mainland, from Oct. 25 through 27. While the organizations invite Nikkei from around the world to attend, they strong encourage Okinawans from the United States to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/ja/node/1869">続きを読む</a></p> http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/ja/node/1869#comment News Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:10:29 -0700 yn 1869 at http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum