Expert in Japanese & Okinawan Culture in Hawaii

Shari Tamashiro, Cybrarian at Kapi'olani Community College, University of Hawaii. Curated the Looking Like the Enemy exhibit in the Attack Building at Pearl Harbor National Monument, as well as the Battle of Okinawa and 100th/442nd, MIS, 1399 & MIS exhibits. Shari’s passion is storytelling (especially Hawaii Japanese and Okinawan stories) and documenting/preserving primary source materials in Hawaii’s community. She often serve as a bridge between UH and the local Okinawan community because she think it's important to connect university resources and expertise to enhance community archivism and projects. Currently working on the Hawaii Okinawan Restaurant project. Former president of the Hawaiian Historical Society and 1st foreign World Eisa Ambassador.
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[@DioJeanBaptiste]

wow such powerful history, thank you for sharing this.

[@bamaye914]

I LOVE THIS CONVERSATION! Im also 100% HALF Okinawa heheheh. thank you for this.

[@lifeontherally]

A few things to add: We have the ryusou, a lighter weight version of the kimono, perfect for the hot and humid weather. It's made from joufu, a high quality hemp material. Also, we have bashofu, made from banana fibre. Soba noodles made from scratch is probably the ultimate Okinawan food in Okinawa aside from pork of course but it's still in the recipe. For living long... to have friends and get together, garden, let stress go, have fun and keep moving is essential just as much as diet. I'm a hafu Uchinanchu (Okinawan) American raised in the mainland USA and now living in Okinawa. Mahalo for making this, I really enjoyed it.

[@keisukenishihara4513]

"Okinawan outfits" came out around 1970, and started using the name "Kariyushi-Wear" from 1993, so I'm guessing Aloha shirts have a longer history. (I checked the Okinawan Prefecture official website)

[@lyamazato]

In my family, they came from Okinawa to Brazil, they say the secret for a long life is goya 😂

[@franciscoq.3551]

Soy de Chile, y ayer empecé a buscar una musica que tenia en mi recuerdo, específicamente, era una llamada sonambulo, de los hemanos Santo y johnny Farina.... el caso es que llegue a descubrir que se usa una guitarra de acero para lograr esos sonidos característicos de música hawaiana. Descubrí que fue un instrumento que se desarrolló en Hawái por Joseph Kekuku, cuando vi su foto, me llegó de golpe la imagen de un Japonés y que sumando al ingenio para desarrollar el instrumento me hizo investigar la posible conexión entre Japón y Hawái llegando a este video.. muy interesante

[@lyamazato]

I've also heard that Aloha shirts came from Okinawans. They used to make shirts from ladies yukata.

[@user-zk1vt1ly3e]

My mom is from Itoman.

[@Mr.Monta77]

Itoman is a lovely place. Wonderful scenery and beaches too. I was just there.

[@kshinokevin]

Captain James Cook and Christian missionaries' attitude towards the Native Hawai'ians was like: you weren't allowed to speak Olelo Hawai'i at school & at government buildings, only English; you only could speak Hawai'ian at home.