Quick Bio - Music - English
Robert Kajiwara (also known as Rob Kajiwara) is an Okinawan rock and pop singer-songwriter based in Okinawa City. His style is inspired by the Beatles, Elton John, and Motown. Often blending American, British, and world sounds, he is influenced by traditional Okinawan folk and Hawaiian country styles. He is half Okinawan, a quarter Nahua (Native Mexican), and a Hawaiian Kingdom national. Born in San Francisco, raised in Hawaii, Seattle, and Okinawa, Kajiwara has a multicultural, multiethnic background. He has a PhD ABD in History from Manchester Metropolitan University specializing in China - Okinawa relations and cultural exchange, as well as a BA from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Kajiwara is founder and president of the Peace For Okinawa Coalition, and his petition to save Okinawa's coral reef has over 212,000 signatures. He has represented Okinawans at the United Nations, Washington DC, Yale University, University of the Ryukyus, and elsewhere, promoting Indigenous rights of the Asia-Pacific. Kajiwara has appeared in over 60 news and media publications in more than 15 countries.*
Quick Info
Nationalities: Okinawan, Hawaiian
Languages: Uchinaguchi (Okinawan), English, Chinese Mandarin, Uchinaa Yamatuguchi (Okinawan Japanese)
Education: Ph.D. A.B.D. in History - Manchester Metropolitan University (present)
Master of Asian International Affairs; Graduate Certificate in Chinese - University of Hawaii at Manoa (2022)
MA in History - University of Nebraska at Kearney (2019)
BA in History, Asia/Pacific focus - University of Hawaii at Manoa (2015)
AA in Teaching; Certificate in Global Studies - Leeward Community College (2014)
Height: 190 cm / 6'2.5"
Weight: 89 kg / 198 pounds
Also known as:
English: Robert Kajiwara (or Rob Kajiwara)
うちなーぐち：比嘉孝昌 (Fija Takamasa)
中文：魏孝昌 (Wei Xiao Chang)
日本語：梶原ロバート (Kajiwara Robaato)
*Some media have published inaccurate information about Kajiwara.
English: Robert Kajiwara (or Rob Kajiwara)
うちなーぐち：比嘉孝昌 (Fija Takamasa)
中文：魏孝昌 (Wei Xiao Chang)
日本語：梶原ロバート (Kajiwara Robaato)
*Some media have published inaccurate information about Kajiwara.
Petition to save Henoko, Okinawa
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Kajiwara has been an outspoken advocate for both Native Ryukyuan and Native Hawaiian rights. On December 8, 2018 he started a petition calling for a halt to the construction work of a new military base at Henoko, Okinawa. The petition quickly garnered international attention, amassing over 100,000 signatures within just 10 days, and currently has over 212,000 signatures, including from many notable celebrities.
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比嘉孝昌（英語名前：ロバートカジワラ）や 琉球人・うちなーんちゅ とぅ ネイティブハワイ人ミックス 音楽家、作家、先住民権利活動家。比嘉や やん ゆく をぅとーてぃ 六十ニュース とぅ メディア。* 比嘉や うちなー わだんぬ しんかぬ 創設者とぅ会長、沖縄市本部とぅハワイ・ホノルル支社。２０１８年から比嘉や 頻繁ぬスピーカー琉球独立実勢ネットワークまじゅん、２０１９年から彼や 頻繁ぬスピーカー国連をぅとーてぃ。なー 他ぬ所頻繁例米ワシントンぬキャピトルヒル、日本国会、イェール大学、琉球大学、沖縄大学、沖縄国際大学、南西会議アジア研究、他ぬ所。
* 一部ぬメディアや 誤虚偽ぬ情報公開比嘉んかい。なー アメリカ人 とぅ やまとぅんちゅや 目的中傷習しインターネット をぅとーてぃ 比嘉とぅ他琉球人・うちなーんちゅんかい。慎重くゐみそーり、避虚偽ぬ情報。
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２０１８年比嘉孝昌（ロバートカジワラ）うるま市をぅてぃプレゼンテーション琉球独立実勢ネットワークまじゅん
比嘉孝昌歌三線民謡会、新型コロナ前
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２０１６年比嘉孝昌まじゅん琉球沖縄平和んちゅ辺野古キャンプシュワブゲートぬ前
２０１９年国連プレスクラブ（ACANU)スイス・ジュネーブをぅてぃ
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琉球沖縄辺野古新基地問題署名活動
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２０１８年１２月８日比嘉孝昌（ロバートカジワラ）や 署名活動開始ホワイトハウスぬ『We the People』ウェブサイトをぅとーてぃ、琉球沖縄辺野古新基地問題んかい。10日後１００,０００人署名そーいびーん。 今２１２,０００人署名そーいびーん。
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More Links:
Kaji Music, LLC - www.KajiMusic.net
The Peace for Okinawa Coalition - PeaceForOkinawa.org