Ryukyuan diaspora

The Ryukyuan diaspora are the Ryukyuan emigrants from the Ryukyu Islands, especially Okinawa Island, and their descendants that reside in a foreign country. The first recorded emigration of Ryukyuans was in the 15th century when they established an exclave in Fuzhou in Ming Dynasty (China). Later, there was a large wave of emigration to Hawaii at the end of the 19th century, followed by a wave to various Pacific islands in the 1920s and multiple migrations to the Americas throughout the 20th century. Ryukyuans became Japanese citizens when Japan annexed the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1879; therefore Ryukyuan immigrants are often labeled as part of the Japanese diaspora.

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Total population
600,000+[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
 Japan300,000[2]note
 United States160,000[3]
 Brazil187,000[3]
 Peru-[4]note
 Bolivia-[4]note
 China-note
 Palau-note
 Philippines-note
 Canada-[4]note
 Mexico-[4]note
 Argentina-[4]note
 Ecuador-note
 Paraguay-[4]note
 Cuba-[4]note
 Micronesia-[4]note
 New Caledonia-[4]note
Languages
Ryukyuan languages, Japanese, English, Spanish, Chinese, and others
Religion
Ryukyuan religion, Buddhism, Shinto, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Japanese diaspora
^ note: Ryukyuans living in Japan outside of the Ryukyu Islands are considered part of an internal diaspora.
^ note: The exact number of Ryukyuans living in other countries is unknown. They are usually counted as Japanese or Asian in censuses.

See also
  • Ryukyuan people
    • Ryukyuan diaspora in China
  • Colonia Okinawa-A region with Ryukyuan people significant population in Bolivia.
  • Ainu people

References
  1. Noguchi, Mary Goebel; Fotos, Sandra (2001). Studies in Japanese Bilingualism. Multilingual Matters. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-85359-490-8. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. Rabson, Steve. The Okinawan Diaspora in Japan: Crossing the Borders Within. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2012. 2.
  3. Mitchell, Jon (2016-10-22). "Welcome home, Okinawa". The Japan Times Online.
  4. Nakasone, Ronald. Okinawan Diaspora. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2002.

Sources
  • Ethnic Studies Oral History Project and United Okinawan Association of Hawaii. Uchinanchu: A History of Okinawans in Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1981.
  • Kerr, George. Okinawa: History of an Island People. Tokyo: Charles Tuttle Company, 2000.
  • Nakasone, Ronald. Okinawan Diaspora. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2002.
  • Rabson, Steve. The Okinawan Disapora in Japan: Crossing the Borders Within. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2012.
  • Suzuki, Taku. Embodying Belonging: Racializing Okinawan Diaspora in Bolivia and Japan. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2010.
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