http://www.discovernikkei.org/nikkeialbum/en/node/7313 Comments for "Community Forum: Okinawans and Their Global Networks" en http://www.discovernikkei.org/nikkeialbum/en/node/7313 <div class="album_coll_teaser"> <div class="box_outer_wrapper"><div class="box_inner_wrapper"> <div class="box_outer_header"><div class="box_inner_header">&nbsp;</div></div> <a href="/nikkeialbum/en/node/7313" ><img src="http://www.discovernikkei.org/dj/nikkeialbum/files/filemanager/public/active/62/DSC_6486E_sm.jpg" /></a> </div></div> <p> Okinawa is well known as a prefecture of emigrants. More Okinawans, also known as Uchinanchu, have immigrated to other countries in the world before and after World War II than from any other prefecture in Japan. They have established communities abroad, but have retained strong bonds that continue to tie them to Okinawa through global networks. </p> </div> http://www.discovernikkei.org/nikkeialbum/en/node/7313#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:21:42 -0700 editor 7313 at http://www.discovernikkei.org/nikkeialbum