getting back to the Okinawan Festival in Hawaii. it was great to see so many local Japanese enjoying this cultural event.
during WWII, many Okinawan/Americans had to go to interment camps. they couldn’t take anything with them so they made their own instruments. the Sanshin to Okinawans is like the Ukulele to Hawaiians. a necessity.
i didn’t know that the 3 months of combat in Okinawa took the lives of more than 100,000 Okinawan civilians. that’s 1/4 of the whole population. omg, i’m so shocked.
a group of Okinawan/Americans from Hawaii sent 550 pigs to Okinawa to help with food. that’s just another amazing story of support.
i took a video of “Sanshin no Hana.” imagine the sanshin, ukulele, taiko drums, and a beautiful voice going all at once. i still have chicken skin when i play it over and over…
