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.
| Total population | |
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| 600,000+[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 | 300,000[2]note |
 | 160,000[3] |
 | 187,000[3] |
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| 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
- Ainu people
References
- Noguchi 2001, p. 69.
- Rabson, Steve. The Okinawan Diaspora in Japan: Crossing the Borders Within. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2012. 2.
- Mitchell, Jon (2016-10-22). "Welcome home, Okinawa". The Japan Times Online.
- 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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