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*''Japanese'': 当山又助 ''(Touyama Matasuke)''
Tôyama Matasuke was a pioneer of Okinawan immigration to the United States.
Matasuke was a passenger on the first ship of Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii, along with his older brother [[Toyama Kyuzo|Tôyama Kyûzô]], who is often called the grandfather of the Okinawan diaspora. The two brothers, along with tens of others, departed Okinawa in December [[1899]] and arrived in Honolulu the following month. A year later, Matasuke journeyed to San Francisco, becoming one of the first Okinawans (if not the very first) to travel to the United States.
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==References==
*''Earth Exhibit of Ryukyu Kingdom''. Ryûfûan Hawaii. 2010.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Other Historical Figures]]
Tôyama Matasuke was a pioneer of Okinawan immigration to the United States.
Matasuke was a passenger on the first ship of Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii, along with his older brother [[Toyama Kyuzo|Tôyama Kyûzô]], who is often called the grandfather of the Okinawan diaspora. The two brothers, along with tens of others, departed Okinawa in December [[1899]] and arrived in Honolulu the following month. A year later, Matasuke journeyed to San Francisco, becoming one of the first Okinawans (if not the very first) to travel to the United States.
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==References==
*''Earth Exhibit of Ryukyu Kingdom''. Ryûfûan Hawaii. 2010.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Other Historical Figures]]