Chiburu: A Literary Anthology Of Hawai‘I’S Okinawan Voices

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Edited by Lee A. Tonouchi, CHIBURU: Anthology of Hawai‘i Okinawan Literature brings together stories from an inspiring new wave of Okinawan storytellers and quintessential Uchinānchu writers into a singular publication. This compelling anthology advocates for recognition of the Okinawan American identity because, simply stated, Okinawans are not Japanese! In the Okinawan language, Chiburu can mean “a bottle gourd; a calabash.” Chiburu is also the Hawai‘i Creole word denoting Hawai‘i locals of Okinawan ancestry. This collective work is a literary letter of longing to the homeland, seeking to make connections with the past in a contemporary world. Most importantly, this book is a celebration of cultures, relationships, and the interconnectedness we all share as citizens in the calabash of humanity.

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