Okinawa Traditions
2025/10/18/ Gardena Okinawan Taiko Group to Host 30th Anniversary Show at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Saturday, Oct. 18 at 6PM
To commemorate this milestone, the group will host a special anniversary show entitled “Chimugukuru nu Utu – Sound of S…
2025/07/20/ Community, culture, and summer fun at the Okinawa Picnic hosted by OAA at Whittier Narrows Recreation Ares
2025 Annual Okinawa Picnic
July 20 (Sunday) • 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Whittier Narrows Recreation Area (Group Picnic Area)
750 S…
2025/07/05, 12, 19/ Bon dance group Team Kawachi Ondo joining Okinawa-style Bon Odori practice
The Okinawa Association of America (OAA) hosts in-person practices of Okinawa-style Bon Odori on Saturdays, July, 5,…
2025/06/28/ Okinawa dance group Tamagusuku Ryu Kansen Atae no Kai presents 40th Anniversary “Lighting the Path for Future Generation” at Armstrong Theater
Okinawan dance group Tamagusuku Ryu Kansen Atae no Kai (formerly Kansenkai) presents its 40th Anniversary performan…
2025/06/23/ 80 years after the Battle of Okinawa: Documentary screening at Okinawa Association in Gardena and online
On June 22 (Sunday), 2 p.m., the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) in Gardena will host their annual Irei no Hi: Remem…
2025/05/18/ Let’s sing and dance! Okinawan concert at Armstrong Theatre in Torrance
This biennial concert is one of the only recurring events in Los Angeles that focuses on the performing arts of Okinawa…
2025/04/29/ Japan Foundation Lecture / Renowned History Scholar Timon Screech talks “Early Western Imaginings of 16th Century Ryūkyū”
Timon Screech taught the history of Japanese art at SOAS, University of London, for 30 years, before moving to a chair at…
2024/5/18: Online Meeting “Finding Okinawa”
On Saturday, May 18, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. in Pacific Time, the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) will host a free multi-au…
2024/5/04: Lecture: Spirituality and Lunar events in Okinawa
On May 4 (Saturday), 4 p.m. Pacific, the Okinawa Association of America (OAA)’s Young Okinawans of Southern Californi…
2024/03/09: Discover Nikkei presents online event about Eisa Okinawan Drumming, Mar. 9, 3:00PM, PST
Discover Nikkei, a project of Japanese American National Museum, presents online conversation about eisa Okinawan d…
2023/12/09: Okinawa Association to host hybrid event “John Manjiro in Ryukyu Kingdom” – Special Presentation by Yoshimasa Kamiya from Okinawa – at OAA Center and online Zoom, Saturday, Dec 9, 11AM – 12PM
The Okinawa Association of America hosts hybrid event "John Manjirō in the Ryūkyū Kingdom" - Special Presentation by Y…
2023/8/31: Explore Okinawan instruments at monthly Okinawa Association of America (OAA) potluck, Aug. 31, 7-9PM
On August 31 (Thursday), 7 - 9 p.m., the Okinawa Association of America, Inc. (OAA) in Gardena invites the whole family t…