Kyuzo Toyama (當山 久三, Tōyama Kyūzō, 1868–1910) was an Okinawan political activist. He is commonly referred to as the "father of Okinawan emigration" due to his work in sending Okinawans abroad.
In 1868, Toyama was born in the town of Kin, Okinawa to a wealthy family.[1] However, his family started to become poorer due to the economic situation of Okinawa following integration into Japan.[1][2]
Emigration activismedit
Statue of Kyuzo Toyama in Kin Town, Okinawa
In 1898, Toyama moved to Tokyo in order to find work. While he had little success finding a job, he became interested in the subject of emigration when he read a book about it in a used bookstore.[1] A year later, he played a major role in sending the first Okinawan migrants to Hawaii,[1][3][4] which already had migrants from other parts of Japan. In 1903, he led the second wave of Okinawan migrants and stayed in Hawaii for 6 months to investigate the treatment of these migrants, who worked for plantation companies.[1]
Political careeredit
After his investigation in Hawaii, he returned to Okinawa and became an emigration agent, sending more Okinawans to Hawaii, North America and South America.[1] In 1909, he was elected to be a part of the newly-established prefectural assembly of Okinawa but died a year later due to a disease.[1]
kyuzo, toyama, 當山, 久三, tōyama, kyūzō, 1868, 1910, okinawan, political, activist, commonly, referred, father, okinawan, emigration, work, sending, okinawans, abroad, 當山久三borndecember, 1868kin, town, ryukyu, kingdomdiedseptember, 1910, 1910, aged, yonabaru, okin. Kyuzo Toyama 當山 久三 Tōyama Kyuzō 1868 1910 was an Okinawan political activist He is commonly referred to as the father of Okinawan emigration due to his work in sending Okinawans abroad Kyuzo Toyama當山久三BornDecember 22 1868Kin Town Ryukyu KingdomDiedSeptember 17 1910 1910 09 17 aged 41 Yonabaru Okinawa Prefecture JapanNationalityRyukyuan later Japanese Contents 1 Early life 2 Emigration activism 3 Political career 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editIn 1868 Toyama was born in the town of Kin Okinawa to a wealthy family 1 However his family started to become poorer due to the economic situation of Okinawa following integration into Japan 1 2 Emigration activism edit nbsp Statue of Kyuzo Toyama in Kin Town Okinawa In 1898 Toyama moved to Tokyo in order to find work While he had little success finding a job he became interested in the subject of emigration when he read a book about it in a used bookstore 1 A year later he played a major role in sending the first Okinawan migrants to Hawaii 1 3 4 which already had migrants from other parts of Japan In 1903 he led the second wave of Okinawan migrants and stayed in Hawaii for 6 months to investigate the treatment of these migrants who worked for plantation companies 1 Political career editAfter his investigation in Hawaii he returned to Okinawa and became an emigration agent sending more Okinawans to Hawaii North America and South America 1 In 1909 he was elected to be a part of the newly established prefectural assembly of Okinawa but died a year later due to a disease 1 See also editRyukyuan diaspora Okinawans in Hawaii Ryukyuans in Brazil EmigrationReferences edit a b c d e f g The Century of Emigration rca open ed jp Retrieved 2020 07 08 Clayton Bruce D 2004 Shotokan s Secret The Hidden Truth Behind Karate s Fighting Origins Black Belt Communications ISBN 978 0 89750 144 6 The statue of Kyuzo Toyama visitkintown jp Kin town official tourlist guide 2016 03 22 Retrieved 2020 07 08 Center for Okinawan Studies Retrieved 2020 07 08 nbsp This biographical article about a Japanese activist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kyuzo Toyama amp oldid 1216245249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
