Biracial Okinawan works to preserve endangered local language

Biracial Okinawan works to preserve endangered local language

Byron Fija, a teacher of the Okinawan language, holds a "Sanshin" musical instrument in November 2014. Fija, born to an American father and a mother native to Okinawa Prefecture in Japan, has been working to preserve the endangered language. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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