Geographical study on transnational networks and consciousness and behavior of Okinawan immigrants

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03016
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: University of the Ryukyus
• Principal Investigator: MACHIDA Munehiro 琉球大学, 法文学部, 教授 (10145518)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 浜崎 盛康 琉球大学, 法文学部, 教授 (30208574) ; 金城 宏幸 琉球大学, 法文学部, 名誉教授 (50274874) ; 宮内 久光 琉球大学, 法文学部, 教授 (90284942)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 沖縄 / ウチナーンチュ大会 / 沖縄県系 / 移民 / バスク / 文化共有集団 / 県人会館 / バスクの家

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In July 2015, we conducted a field survey of the "7th International Basque Cultural Festival" in Idaho State, USA. In addition, we conducted a questionnaire survey at the Basque Festival in McAchin in Argentina in October of the same year. We compared this with the conventional Uchinanchu survey. As a result of this international comparison, it became clear that the nature of consciousness such as linguistic culture and social spatial formation and behavior, Uchinanchu identity etc in the transnational networks of Okinawan immigrants.

Free Research Field

人文地理学