
Episode 2!
Join co-hosts Erica & Mariko for our second episode welcoming our first ever guest speaker, Brandon Ufugusuku Ing! Brandon is a musician, educator, and Uchinaaguchi language revitalizationist. Heās also the creative mind behind Letās Sing Uchinaaguchi and Letās Speak Uchinaaguchi. Weāll talk story, hear a little bit about his inspirations and his relationship to uchinaaguchi and Okinawa, ... and of course, weāll end with our Okinawa fun fact of the day.
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Show Notes:
Brandon Ing YouTube Channel Letās Sing Uchinaaguchi
Uchinaa1000 by the World Uchina Business Network
Igor Shin Moromizato - Animator for the Letās Sing Uchinaaguchi videos
Katsumi Gushiken - Character design for Letās Sing Uchinaaguchi videos
Rikka, Uchinaa-nkai! Okinawan Language Textbook for Beginners - PDF Download
Uchinaguchi Study Group - YouTube Channel
Uchinaa Shibai (ćć”ćŖć¼čå± ) - āOkinawan Play / Dramaā
Umanchu Suruti Series: Monthly Uchinaaguchi lessons taught by Brandon through Ukwanshin Kabudanās. Please email events@ukwanshinkabudan.org for information Shimakutuba (Words to Our Soul) by Brandon Ing
NPR Codeswitch - āSaving a Language Youāre Learning to Speakā Proverb: āKiramaa miiyushiga, machigi ya miiranā āYou can see the Kerama Islands but you canāt see your own eyelashes.ā
Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival 2022 - Sekai UchinanchuTaikai 2022
GUEST SPEAKER & MUSIC CREDITS
Ippee nifee debiru (thank you very much!) to Brandon Ing for providing this episode's music!
https://www.instagram.com/lets_sing_uchinaaguchi/
Listen to Brandonās music on Bandcamp
Oki Phrase of the Day / Oki Fun Fact of the Day:
RYUJIN MABUYER - Okinawan Super Hero!
Ryujin Mabuyer Official Webpage (Japanese)
PRODUCTION
Huge thank you to Joseph Kamiya for audio editing and mastering.
DONATIONS
Donations to Ichariba Choodee are very much appreciated!
Support for the podcast can be made through Kofi!