Table of contents : Contents Note on Transliteration and Conventions Preface Part I. Introduction Chapter 1. “An Impossible Possibility” Chapter 2. Theorizing on the Okinawan Diaspora Chapter 3. Okinawa in the Matrix of Pacific Ocean Culture Part II Journeys Chapter 4. The “Japanese” of Micronesia: Okinawans in the Nan’yō Islands Chapter 5. “The Other Japanese”: Okinawan Immigrants to the Philippines, 1903 –1941 Chapter 6. Japanese Latin American Internment from an Okinawan Perspective Chapter 7. Colonialism and Nationalism: The View from Okinawa Chapter 8. Eissa: Identities and Dances of Okinawan Diasporic Experiences Chapter 9. Hawai‘i Uchinanchu and Okinawa: Uchinanchu Spirit and the Formation of a Transnational Identity Chapter 10. Agari-umaai: An Okinawan Pilgrimage Appendix Glossary References List of Contributors Index