
Loochoo nu Kwa Podcast
Discussions on Okinawa/Loochoo identity, culture, history and language connected with the journey to normalize identity and connect with other native/indigenous peoples who share similar stories.
Podcasting since 2020 • 25 episodes
Loochoo nu Kwa Podcast
Latest Episodes
Shimakutuba; Educate and Infiltrate
The University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo campus has been designated as the National Indigenous Language Center, and offers a graduate program in Indigenous Language Revitalization and Education through Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani, the Hawaiian Language ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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59:49

Shurijo or Shuigusuku? Interview with Okinawa student, Rinna Iha
How do we open our eyes to be more connected to identity and to be able to take the responsibility to keep the connection to our ancestors, land, culture and language. Sometimes it takes going away from the ancestral land to look from the...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:03:36

Indigenous Peoplesʻ Day
In many places, especially in Indigenous communities, Columbus Day or Discovererʻs Day is being replaced with Indigenous Peoplesʻ Day. If we look at the background of "Columbus Day" or "Discovererʻs Day", if we really know and understand ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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28:26

Shimanchu Identity
Lots of discussion lately on social media on the topic of "Shimanchu". We need to look at our identity and in how it is connected to our ancestral world view as indigenous people of Loochoo. Our ancestors, like other indigenous peop...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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32:30

Youth Riot in Okinawa: The Hurt is Real
The youth riots in Okinawa on Thursday night sparked immediate condemnation from local communities and racial and hate speeches from mainland Japanese towards the youths who participated in the rare type of uprising. For the country of Ja...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:04:57
