Where in the World did Okinawans Emigrate?

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This is a compilation of Okinawan Migration databases as well as other genealogical resources and web sites.
You can begin your search by selecting [Migration Databases] and then [Okinawa Emigrants] in the upper
left hand corner. This database contains over 50,000 records1 of Okinawans who emigrated to over 29
countries at the turn of the 20th century. The [Migration Statistics] menu option contains an aggregation
of the different data items contained in this database. Use Chrome browser to translate external web sites.

Where in the world did Okinawans emigrate to?
1Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Okinawa Kenshiro 1900-1911 Vols: 5, 6
Okinawa Kenshi Shirohen 1912-1926 Vols: 6, 8, 11, 19