オハイオ州沖縄友の会ニュースレター
Okinawa Tomonokai of OhioFebruary 09, 2013 Newsletter

Happy New Year!
“Year of Snake”

謹んで新春のお慶びを申し上げます。 本年も皆さまがご健康で、幸せな年でありますよう願っています。
友の会の２０１２年は大変忙しく、そして楽しい年でした。春の集いに続き、７月と９月に２回のピクニックを催しました。 大勢の２世・３世の若い方たちが、ゲーム・ラインダンス・そしてエイサーに参加された大盛況の様子をうかがい、心から嬉しく思いました。
これも会員の皆さまそして役員の皆さまの、並々ならぬご協力とご支援のお陰です。厚く御礼申し上げます。
本年も、友の会の発展を目指し、皆様と共々に頑張っていきたいと思います。

I wish you all a healthy and prosperous year.
It was a very busy and fun year for theTomonokai in 2012. After the Spring Celebration, we had two successful picnics andblessings were aplenty. Seeing many second
and third young generations attending games,
line dance and Eisa activities gave me thegreatest satisfaction and filled my heart withjoy.
I am forever grateful to the officers andmembers for giving countless effort and unyielding cooperation they allow our gatherings
to be as successful as they are. Thank you.
Thank you so very much.
Hideko Moore

冬もたけなわ、寒さの厳しい日が続いています。
皆さまもどうかご自愛下さいますようお願い申しあげます。
秀子ムア

New Members / 新しいメンバー
Yoko BurmmetSpringboro, OH
Dale Fucci
Cincinnati, OH

Single Membership
Single MembershipYear of the Snake

Nomination Committee
次期役員へ推薦したい方がいらっ
しゃる方は、２０１３年選挙推進委員会のサチ・ﾊﾟｰｶｰさん、秀子ムアさん又は、成子ﾊﾐﾙﾄﾝさんへご連絡ください。

1917,1929,1941,1953,1965,1977,1989,2001,2013

Most of the Okinawan people know what yearof the zodiac they were born in. They are likely to ask what your zodiac sign is, instead ofasking how old you are. In this way, you canguess a person's age without asking it directly.
The Okinawans believe that people who areborn in the same animal year share similar
personality and character. For example, people born in the year of the snake were profound thinkers and have tremendous wisdom.
People whose zodiacal sign corresponds to theyear's sign (which means their age is a multiple of 12) are called "toshi-otoko (men)" or"toshi-onna (women)."A nomination committee was setup to manage
and run the 2013 election. Sachi Parker,Hideko Moore, Satoko Kortlandt & Nariko
Hamilton are on the committee. Please contact them if you are interested in making anomination. Their phone numbers are in theKai Members directoryOkinawa Proverbs 沖縄のことわざ
しきのちょうゆい

しいひてしるくらする.

Let’s live helping each other in this world.
ちゅたみぃや、どぅーたみぃ。

If you help others, it is good for you.
ちしがる

うふいゆつゆる。

ｳﾁﾅｰﾝﾁｭの殆どは、自分の生まれ年の干支（えと） One who waits patiently will catch a big fish.
を知っていますので、相手の年齢を直接たずね
You will find more proverbs by
る代わりに、何年（なにどし）生まれかをたず
Goggling Okinawan proverbs
ねれば、だいたいの年齢がわかります。
又、ｳﾁﾅｰﾝﾁｭは、同じ干支の年に生まれた人には、 Asian Festival 2013
The Tomonokai will be ap共通した性格や特徴があると信じています。例
plying to be a vendor in the
えば、へび年生まれの人は、「考え深く、知恵
food court. We hope to findがある」などです。

out if we are selected in March.

（12 年周期で繰り返す）その年の干支（えと）或いは十二支（じゅうにし）と同じ年に生まれた人は「としおとこ」や「としおんな」などと呼ばれています。

友の会も今年のアジアンフェスティバルでのフ－ドコートのベンダー申請をします。参加確定の有無は３月の発表になります。

The 2nd Worldwide Youth Uchinanchu
Festival U.S.A
第2 回世界若者ウチナーンチュ大会 U.S.A・2013

WYUA
World Youth Uchinanchu Association
Our Tomonokai has been asked to help support the 2nd Worldwide Youth Uchinanchu
Festival. The festival will be held in Los Angeles. We want interested youth from the agesof 14 to 25; to consider attending this festival.
The kai officers are making plans to provide
financial aid to help with travel and living expenses for this 4 day festival. We will also
have two adults escort our youths.
Interested youths are encouraged to write ashort one page article. Please include yourpersonal connection to Okinawa and what you
would like to learn at this festival.

Name - The 2nd Worldwide Youth Uchinanchu Festival U.S.A 2013
Organizer- World Youth Uchinanchu AssociationCo-organizer - Okinawa Association of America
Patronage - Okinawa Prefecture, The OkinawaTimes (scheduling), Ryukyu Shimpo (scheduling), Okinawa Television (scheduling), Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting (scheduling), Ryukyu
Broadcasting Corporation (scheduling)
Date of Festival - Schedule being adjusted ,July18-31(4days)
Location - Los Angeles, U.S.A
Participating Nations - More than 8 countries
United States of America, Hawaii, United
Kingdom, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina,China, Philippine, Japan, Okinawa, etc.
Numbers of Participants - Registration Approximately 150
イベント名

The 1st Worldwide Youth Uchinanchu
Festival Brazil 2012 Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=e2_ynuaxSUY&feature=share
The 2nd Worldwide Youth Uchinanchu
Festival USA 2013 Facebook：
http://www.facebook.com/WYUAUSA

第2 回世界若者ウチナーンチュ大会
U.S.A・2013
主 催 世界若者ウチナーンチュ連合会
共 催 北米沖縄県人会
後 援 沖縄県、沖縄タイムス社（予定）、琉球新報社（予定）、琉球朝日放送（予定）、沖縄テレビ（予定）、琉球放送（予定）、NHK 沖縄
放送局（予定）協 賛 沖縄県内企業、他
開催期間 平成25 年7 月18 日～7 月31 日（日）のうち4 日間
開催国 アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州
ロサンゼルス
開催場所 ロサンゼルス内で調整中
参加国
8 カ国以上アメリカ、ハワイ、イギリス、ブラジル、ペルー、ボリビア、アルゼンチン、中国、フィリピン、日本、沖縄
参加人数 約 150 名.

2013 Spring Festival - Haru no Tsudoi

２０１3 年--春の集いのお知らせ

第 18 回 春の集いが 4 月 20 日、Capital City 教会にて開催されます。Tensuke から西へ約 300 ﾌｨｰﾄ、住所は 1290 Old Henderson Road です。2012 年の春の集いがあった場所です。教会のホールには、昇り舞台があり、客席からパフォーマンスが良く見えるようになっています。
The 18th Spring Festival will be held at the Capital City Church. The Church is about 300 feetwest of the Tensuke Market at 1290 Old Henderson Road. This is the same place that we had
the 2012 Haru no Tsudoi. The Church has an elevated stage which will allow for good viewingof the performances.

April 20thPlease MarkYour Calendar
Schedule of Events – If you are planning to perform then please contact Sachi Parker (513923-4488) or Satoko Kortlandt (419-448-8584) by March 5th. They will prepare the program
for the festival which will have the list of performances and the schedule of events. Bring
your favorite covered dish, dessert and beverages so we can share with each other. The Kai
will be providing bottled water. If you arrive around 10 AM, you can help set up the food line.
Please join us to welcome in the New Year.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP IN THE KITCHEN AT THE SPRING FESTIVAL
演目出演をご希望の方は、幸・ﾊﾟｰｶｰさん(513-923-4488)、または里子・ｺｰﾄﾗﾝﾄﾞさん(419-448-8584) へお気軽にご連絡下さい。皆さんのご希望を取り入れながら、当日のスケジュールを組んでいきます。お申し込みは 3 月 5 日までにお願いします。
当日出席のみなさんは、ご手数ですがお好きな一品（ｶﾊﾞｰﾃﾞｨｯｼｭ又はﾃﾞｻﾞｰﾄ）を、お持ち寄り下さい。出席者全員でシェアをします。10時頃会場へ来られる方は、会場設置のお手伝いをよろしくお願いします。新年をご一緒に迎えましょう。
春の集いのキッチン作業をお手伝いしていただけるボランティアを探しています。ご希望の方は、役員のどなたかへご連絡お願いします
Guest fees are just $5. Raffle Tickets, Door Prizes and 50/50
ゲスト料金は 5 ㌦。ﾗｯﾌﾙﾁｹｯﾄ・ﾄﾞｱﾌﾟﾗｲｽﾞ・ﾌｨﾌﾃｨ-ﾌｨﾌﾃｨもありますSpring Festival Program CoverWe are planning to make a collection of pictures for the front
and back cover. We want tohighlight the younger children
in the Tomonokai. If you have
pictures that you would like tohave included on the springcelebration cover. Please contact Kazumi
Makowski at 937-307-5474 , or e-mail her atolivejuice2u2005@yahoo.co.jp. She will becollecting the pictures. Due: March 31

春の集いプログラムの表紙
今回のプログラムの表紙（表と裏）を、友の会の子供達の写真を組み合わせて作る予定です。
あなたもお子さんやお孫さんの写真を春の集いのカバーに載せてみませんか？ 和美マカウス
キーさんへ電話かＥメールにてご連絡下さい。
電話 937-307-5474
E-ﾒｰﾙ olivejuice2u2005@yahoo.co.jp
写真の提出期限は、3 月 31 日です。

Lunch with Orion Beer Visitors
November 10th.

Kai Members with Orion Beer Visitors

Kai members from Cincinnati,
Columbus and Dayton had alunch get together at Tom andJune’s to welcome Mr. Ryota
Higa and Mr. Kentaro Saita toOhio. They visited Ohio to renew their relationship with ourTomonokai. They work for Orion Beer Company in Okinawa.
We now have their contact info
and plan to visit them at Orionbeer on our next trip to Okinawa.

2012 年 11 月 10 日
沖縄県名護市オリオンビール株式会社より、比嘉良太氏と細田健太郎氏のお二人がオハイオ州を訪問。
シンシナ
ティ・コロンバス・デイトン地域より集まった友の会メンバーが、McVey 宅で歓迎会を開き、オリオンビール社と友の会の親交を深めました。みなさんも里帰りの際は、是非オリオンビールの工場を訪ねてみてください。
Ryota Higa, Richard Burgan& Kentaro Saita

Tomiko Fifer, 63, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2012, at Heartland Hospice of Watervillesurrounded by family and friends. She was born September 26, 1949 in Okinawa to Chishin and Hatsu
Shimabukuro. After coming to United States, she continued to be involved in her Japanese Culture by playing music, singing, dancing, making origami and cooking food. She loved flowers especially dahlias andwould have plants all around the house and a garden in
the summer. She loved playing with her grandkids andspoiling them. She worked as a seamstress at Superior
Uniform, and worked at S & K Menswear until it
closed in 2009.
Tomiko is survived by her children, daughter
Michelle(David) Cousino; son, Edward Fifer; 2 Granddaughters; McKenzie and Camryn Cousino; 6 sisters;
Hiroko Kanna, Eiko Azuma, Reiko(Munetake) Ooshiro,Machiko (Masaru)Arakaki, Yoshiko Shimabukuro,Naoko(Shigeo) Arakaki; 1 brother, Chiichiro Shimabukuro and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and 2 brother in laws; Torao
Kanna, Kenshin Azuma.
A memorial service was held on December 9th,
2012 and a luncheon followed at the First Christian
Church 5271 Alexis Road, Sylvania, OH 43650
A heartfelt thank you to her dear friend Inge Floering. And a special thank you to St Charles ICU andCCU, DaVita Dialysis, Regency Hospital, Heartland ofWaterville, Heartland Hospice of Waterville, and hermany doctors for all the loving care she received.
Several Tomonokai members attended at the service.
Hideko Moore read a letter written in “Japanese” fromthe Shimabukuro family, Karl Kortlandt then read atranslated version of the letter in English. We will missher lovely performances and our friendship with Tomiko.

皆様に感謝してトミ子は ８人兄弟の４女として恩納村にうまれ 大家族の中で苦楽を共に過ごしました。 学生時代はスポーツマンで足が速くいつもー位 また美術の大会で入選を果たすー面もあり、刺繍や絵画に意欲的に取り組む姿が今も心に残るます。 トントンミーというニﾂクネームで元気者で ユーモアにあふれ チャレンジ精神旺盛な トミ子は高校卒業後 東京で着物の着付けや琴を学び資格を取得しました。
当時家族の同意をなかなか得られない中アメリカへ渡ってからは 慣れない環境で様々な苦労を重ねながら子育てをし 洋裁や三線、琉舞の習得に励み精一杯前向きに出来ることを見つけ 謳歌している頑張り屋でした。
病いに見舞われてからは 弱音を口にすることもありましたが 孫達を可愛がりその成長を いつくしんでおりました。まだまだやり残した思いがあったでしょう。
訪れた別れは悲しくてなりませんが充分頑張ってくれましたので これからはどうがゆっくり休んでほしてと願ってやみません。
生前（後）皆様に温かく見守られお心物質両面でいろ
いろと御支援、御厚情いただき親戚一同厚く心より感謝申し上げます。
本日は御多忙の折りにもかかわらず遠い所から御列席頂きありがとうがさいました。
2012 年 12 月

兄弟一同数名の友の会メンバーも葬儀に参加。島袋家のあいさ
つ文を秀子ムアさんより日本語で紹介され、カールさんより英語翻訳文が紹介されました。トミ子さんの素敵な演奏、そして温かい友情はいつまでも私たちの胸の中に残ることでしょうTomonokai Officers

Tomonokai Trustees

President - Hideko Moore
Vice President – Kazumi Makowski
Communication Coordinator – June McVey
Secretary – Tom McVey
Entertainment Coordinator – Sachi Parker
Treasurer – Richard Burgan
Assistant Treasurer – Yoshiko BurganEntertainment Coordinator – Satoko Kortlandt

Trustee – Karl Kortlandt
Trustee – Kazue Motoki
Trustee – Chizuko Reese
Trustee – Setsuko Lanning
Trustee – Andy Lizon

Tomonkai Website
The Kai website was upgraded to a Word Press site in October 2012. The website contains copies of prior newsletters, upcoming events and pictures from prior Kai gatherings. The site is interactive and you can leave comments and start discussions. Please share the link to this website with your family and friends.
Website address: 287apsa.com/tomonokai

OKINAWA TOMONOKAI OF OHIOMembership Form
NAME:__________________________________________________ DATE: _______________ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________
CITY:___________________ STATE:_____ ZIP: _________ E-MAIL: _____________________HOME PHONE: ______________________ CELL PHONE: _____________________________
If you DO NOT want your information in the membership directory write NO in this box(ages are not published)

Where is your hometown in Okinawa or Japan: _______________________________________________
Please list all family members included in this membership as well as their ages here. Everyone listed must beliving at the same address or be in school or university to be on one membership.
Please list family members
Name

Age

Name

Age

Name

Age

The Okinawa Tomono Kai of Ohio determines qualifications for membership as set forth in the bylaws.
Social members need not be of Okinawan descent.

Type Membership Requested (Check One)Family membership
Single membership
Second generation (single or family)
Social membership

Annual Dues $20(one household)Annual Dues $15(one person)
Annual Dues $10 - A parent must be a member
Annual Dues $20 - Requires two Kai sponsors

Sponsor _________________

Amount Paid
Optional Donation:
Total Amount Paid:

Sponsor _________________$_________$_________$_________

Please make check payable to: Okinawa Tomono Kai of Ohio.
Mail to: Okinawa Tomono Kai of Ohio
PO Box 6001
Hilliard, OH 43026

Annual dues are used to pay
for rental of meeting rooms,
food and beverages, forevents, operating expenses,
newsletter printing and postage.

Office use: Date Received _________________ Member # _______

Cut along dotted line and keep as your receipt

Member Name __________________________ Amount Paid $ __________ Date Paid __________
Paid to: ________________________________ How Paid (check one)  Cash  Check  Mailed Check