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Byron Fija was born on 1 September, 1969 in Naha, Okinawa, USCAR, is an A 20th-century japanese male singer. Discover Byron Fija's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?
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Linguist |
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54 years old |
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Virgo |
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1 September 1969 |
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1 September |
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Naha, Okinawa, USCAR |
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He is a member of famous Practitioner with the age 54 years old group.
Byron Fija Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Byron Fija Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Byron Fija worth at the age of 54 years old? Byron Fija’s income source is mostly from being a successful Practitioner. He is from . We have estimated Byron Fija's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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His main teacher was a famous stage actor, Makishi Kochu (1923–2011), whom he visited every week to learn.
After mastering the language Fija started to teach.
For years, he has had a radio show which he conducts entirely in local language.
Residents – almost all elderly – call in to request songs and to chat.
He appears on TV shows and is also being paid by the Naha city government to teach local residents.
Fija is an outspoken advocate for more native language practice in daily life and encourages people in Okinawa to learn the language.
As one of the few fluent speakers of the language he is the go-to-person for domestic and international media and regularly attends national and international events on the matter of endangered languages or Okinawan languages.
A video featuring Fija singing traditional Okinawan folk songs in Okinawan language is included in a collection at the Ethnological Museum Berlin compiled by the Okinawan artist Yuken Teruya as part of a new collection telling Okinawan history until today.
Byron Fija (Okinawan: 比嘉 光龍, Fija Bairon; born 1 September 1969 in Naha) is an Okinawan linguist who practices Okinawan language and activist.
He is a radio and TV personality well known in his homeland Okinawa as a knowledgeable scholar, teacher and skilled practitioner of the endangered Okinawan languages.
Fija was born to an Okinawan mother and an American father who was likely a U.S. soldier, but was left with an uncle and aunt soon after birth.
He refers to himself as "American-Uchinanchu" (American-Okinawan).
As a child, he was picked on by his classmates who called him "America" because of his appearance.
At the age of 22, he went to the United States and found it equally irritating that it was assumed that he could speak English because of his appearance.
When he returned to Okinawa at age 24 he encountered the traditional Okinawan folk songs sung in Okinawan language and realized that he identified as Okinawan and wanted to learn the language of the songs.
With no classes or institutions teaching the language Fija had to find his own way of learning.
He learned by talking to elderly people still able to speak Okinawan.
