Here is a preliminary list of links to additional information on the Ryukyuan Culture. I highly encourage everyone to add to this list.
Thanks,
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Doug Daulton
Moderator
Okinawan Martial Arts
<b>LINKS: Ryukyuan Culture and Traditions</b><font size="2"><ul type="disc"><li><a href="http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/">Okinawa Prefecture: Official Website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.okinawa.com/home.html">Okinawa.com: Need I say more?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://japaneseculture.about.com/culture/japaneseculture/cs/okinawa/index.htm">About.com: Guide To Okinawa</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ryukyushimpo.co.jp/english/eindex.html">Ryukyu Shinmpo: Okinawa's Major Newspaper [In English]</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/index-e.html">Okinawa Times : Another major newspaper [In English]</a></li>
<li><a href="http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/pub/wip/afuji.ap7.html">Okinawan Language: A Personal Study</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nifty.asahi.com/paper/okinawa/index_e.html#list">Asahi.com: Okinawa</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.uchinanchu.org/">Okinawan Peace Network of Los Angeles</a></li>
<li><a href="http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/sarantakes/Okinawa.html">Okinawa: The American Years, 1945-1972</a></li>
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ADDED 10-11-2001<ul><li>Ryukyu Cultural Archives (by Okinawa Prefecture)<li>Okinawa Faces & Voices<li>The 'peaceable kingdom' reasserts its identity by Robin Thompson<li>Naomi's Okinawa Connection
<li>Okinawa Information.com<li>Virtual Okinawa<li><a href=http://www.okinawa.com/uchinanchu_network/uchinanet.html target=_blank>Uchinanchu Network</a>:A great mailing list about all things Okinawan. <li><a href=http://www.okinawamarket.com target=_blank>okinawamarket.com</a><ul>