A Very Special Umanchu Suruti: ‘IREI NO HI’ Saturday, July 1, 2023 – 3pm (Hawai`i time)
Please find time to join us for a special presentation of Umanchu Suruti featuring our earnest and sincere young students. It will be these youth who will be our next generation of leaders. Let’s listen to hear what they have to say.
Please Zoom in with us for an interesting discussion. link:
https://bit.ly/3oxTPVT
Brandon-shinshii invites you to join his Shimakutuba study session on Monday, June 12 via Zoom.
Here’s a special chance for you to meet the leaders of Ukwanshin Kabudan, Eric Wada, Norman Kaneshiro and Brandon Ing, this coming Saturday, June 17 from 2-3pm. They will be ‘live and in-person’ at Barnes & Noble in Ala Moana Shopping Center As contributors to the Chiburu anthology, they will be signing the book along with editor Lee Tonouchi. Selected purchases during the full day may also contribute to a fundraiser for Ukwanshin. For more detailed information, please see the flyer below. Also, take a look at this amusing promotional video created by multi-talented Brandon Ing. ‘So cute, you know.’ [click on this link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtXULwxOwF4/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Ukwanshin Kabudan is pleased to announce that our upcoming 9th annual Loochoo Identity Summit will be held on March 17, 18, and 19th and returning to Windward Community College in beautiful Kaneohe.
The theme for this year’s Summit is Kajitui: Pulling Forward.
Ukwanshin Kabudan is an independent non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was founded to engage in educational and cultural activities to promote and perpetuate Ryukyu/Okinawan culture, art, history, and language.
A coalition of local concerned organizations will be hosting two important community forums to inform the public of efforts to return ancestral remains to their homeland. Experts in the field of repatriation will present their findings and discuss prospects to recover our cherished ‘sacred bones.’ Both of these events are free and open to the public. Please join us.
Friday, February 24 from 3:30 – 5:30 pm at Hālau o Haumea, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, UH Manoa. Please see attached flyer for details.
Sunday, February 26 from 12 noon – 3:00 pm at Jikoen Hongwanji, 2nd floor – wheelchair lift available. Please see attached flyer for details.
