- 26 Jun 2006
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The other day was shown on the Catalan TV a girl that came from Brazil. Obviously, she had some Asian traits, and when the moderator asked about her origin, she said her grandparents emigrated to Brazil. The moderator said "So they were Japanese?", and she replied, "No, they were from Okinawa, and spoke the Okinawan language".
After this, I started looking for information about Okinawa, and its language. Maybe because I came from another minority (Catalans), I became very interested in that culture. I've seen some web pages about the US occupation, the location and the former kingdom of the Ryukyus... but that's all. No word neither about the language nor the political situation of the Okinawans nowadays.
So, the question is; should the Okinawans have the self-determination right, or they are just part of the Japanese culture and are not a Nation?
After this, I started looking for information about Okinawa, and its language. Maybe because I came from another minority (Catalans), I became very interested in that culture. I've seen some web pages about the US occupation, the location and the former kingdom of the Ryukyus... but that's all. No word neither about the language nor the political situation of the Okinawans nowadays.
So, the question is; should the Okinawans have the self-determination right, or they are just part of the Japanese culture and are not a Nation?