The World Uchinanchu Project and Digital Archive of the Okinawa Prefectural Library

Abstract

The Okinawa Prefectural Library has started the World Uchinanchu (Okinawan) Project since 2018 which includes providing a genealogical reference service with overseas Okinawan descendants, collecting documents and publications about Okinawan diaspora and holding exhibitions about it. This paper introduces the digital archive project, especially for Okinawa Migration Record Database and collecting resources on Okinawan migration, which aims to develop the World Uchinanchu network over geographical and linguistic barriers.