The Okinawan Diaspora in Japan: Crossing the Borders Within

Appendix Questionnaire Survey Results

appendix questionnaire survey results Results for Questionnaire Survey of Okinawan Migrants and Their Descendants Residing in Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga Prefectures (July 1999–June 2001) Recorded Respondents: 190 Migrants, 110 Descendants 145 Men, 155 Women TOTAL: 300 1. Why did you first come to the mainland (migrants only)? Study 17 Employment as an individual 74 Employment in a group recruitment 20 Marriage 7 Visit relatives 11 Wartime or early postwar disruption 15 Preferred to live on the mainland 25 Other 22 2. Why did you decide to live on the mainland (migrants only)? Job 117 Marriage 68 For the sake of my children 45 Wartime or early postwar disruption 13 Preferred to live on the mainland 28 Other 8 3. Spouses Migrants’ spouses Okinawan migrant or descendant 106 other Japanese 26 single 20 Their children’s spouses Okinawan migrant or descendant 30 other Japanese 122 single 74 258 | appendix Descendants’ spouses Okinawan migrant or descendant 54 other Japanese 29 single 36 Their children’s spouses Okinawan migrant or descendant 21 other Japanese 49 single 95 4. What are your current connections with Okinawa? Migrants Descendants job or business enterprise 18 (9.5%) 11 (10.0%) friends or relatives in Okinawa 158 (83.2%) 93 (84.5%) dialect or food 85 (44.7%) 67 (60.9%) religious observances or festivals 72 (37.9%) 47 (42.7%) folk or popular music/dance 78 (41.1%) 37 (33.6%) classical music/dance 37 (19.5%) 27 (25.5%) prefectural or village associations 73 (38.4%) 27 (25.5%) friends or relatives from same hometown 97 (51.5%) 51 (46.4%) political activism 13 (6.8%) 5 (4.5%) read periodicals or books from Okinawa 19 (10.0%) 7 (6.4%) root for Okinawa high school baseball teams 99 (70.5%) 65 (59.1%) travel to Okinawa 134 (70.5%) 32 (29.1%) other 4 (2.1%) 9 (8.2%) 5. Who has encouraged you to maintain Okinawan customs and culture? Migrants (190) Descendants (110) father 38 34 mother 40 37 other family member(s) 34 18 spouse 22 13 relative(s) 44 26 friend(s) 31 22 teacher(s) in school 12 4 colleague(s) at work 3 2 supervisor(s) at work 1 4 other(s) 16 7 Questionnaire Survey Results | 259 6. Who has told you to be the same as mainlanders? Migrants (190) Descendants (110) father 16 6 mother 21 9 other family member(s) 9 7 spouse 11 1 relative(s) 10 4 friend(s) 12 3 teacher(s) in school 12 2 colleague(s) at work 3 0 supervisor(s) at work 6 0 other(s) 4 4 7. With whom do you feel comfortable sharing your true feelings (honne)? Migrants (190) migrants or descendants 134 other Japanese 51 no one 5 Descendants (110) migrants or descendants 53 other Japanese 51 foreigner 1 no one 3 no response 2 ...