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OOKA HISTORY

OOKA HISTORY

DAVID J. OOKA (View posts)
Posted: 24 Apr 2000 7:24PM GMT
I AM LOOKING FOR ANY OOKA SURNAME THAT MIGHT BE OF RELATION MY FAMILY. PLEASE VISIT MYFAMILY.COM FOR THE OOKA WEBSITE OR EMAIL ME AT D_OOKA@MYFAMILY.COM. I'M SURE THE OOKA SURNAME IS OF ONE BRANCH AND WE ARE SOMEHOW RELATED. LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU.

Re: OOKA HISTORY

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 5:59AM GMT
Classification: Query
David,

If you do not know any other Ooka's, well you do now. My name is Josepha (Josie) Ooka. There are many more of us in the Bay Area California and further Northeast of San Francisco. I live in Washington. I've never heard of any close relatives named David. You'll find our name was prominent in Shikoku, Japan. Our great grandfather was full blood Japanese and that's where our family originated from. Our grandfather was half Chamorro (islands) and Japanese thus, our last name being 'Ooka'. As a child, our grandfather used to take frequent trips to Japan with his father (our great grandfather), to see our Japanese relatives. Our family is big, but so is our name among other Ooka's not known to be related. There are other Ooka's in Hawaii and they had a supermarket there for decades. It was sad for me to find that the last one closed its doors recently. Shikoku, Japan is known to be a sort of place where many Japanese people make pilgrimages to. It's kind of like a holy place where there are shrines from old Japan. It's good to know that the Ooka families came from such a place revered by the Japanese people. My sister lives in Kyoto, Japan. Our name fares well with the Japanese people and culture. There's no denying her Japanese heritage the minute they hear her name 'Ooka'. I'm glad someone close to me is still living in the spirit of our ancestors in our homeland, and so will you if you ever decide to go back from where your blood came.
Our Uncle Paul Ooka died of Aids in his mid 30's. Before he died he took a trip to Japan and got alot of information about where we were from and he told me alot about it. That's how I know what I'm telling you and the rest of it I know from talking to my Japanese Grandpa before he died. He was big on respect for your elders, and a big time womanizer which was typical of the way the old Japanese men culture viewed women. He always sipped on saki before he would go to bed. There is a book called: 'Ooka the Wise'. Find it if you can, and buy it. I have the book myself. It's becoming harder to get because it was written awhile ago. So there, I hope you have peace in knowing you've come from a very special place. Our name and honor still stands strong. Believe me, our roots go back to old Japan. The Japanese with double 'OO' in our name 'Ooka' is rare. The name with the single 'O' as in 'Oka' is popular. One day you should visit Shikoku, Japan. Do your research because during the days of our ancestors in the islands and Japan, they didn't start to keep records until around the late 1920's-1930's. Anyways, take care David Ooka, this was certainly meant to be.

Re: OOKA HISTORY

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 5:59AM GMT
Classification: Query
David,

If you do not know any other Ooka's, well you do now. My name is Josepha (Josie) Ooka. There are many more of us in the Bay Area California and further Northeast of San Francisco. I live in Washington. I've never heard of any close relatives named David. You'll find our name was prominent in Shikoku, Japan. Our great grandfather was full blood Japanese and that's where our family originated from. Our grandfather was half Chamorro (islands) and Japanese thus, our last name being 'Ooka'. As a child, our grandfather used to take frequent trips to Japan with his father (our great grandfather), to see our Japanese relatives. Our family is big, but so is our name among other Ooka's not known to be related. There are other Ooka's in Hawaii and they had a supermarket there for decades. It was sad for me to find that the last one closed its doors recently. Shikoku, Japan is known to be a sort of place where many Japanese people make pilgrimages to. It's kind of like a holy place where there are shrines from old Japan. It's good to know that the Ooka families came from such a place revered by the Japanese people. My sister lives in Kyoto, Japan. Our name fares well with the Japanese people and culture. There's no denying her Japanese heritage the minute they hear her name 'Ooka'. I'm glad someone close to me is still living in the spirit of our ancestors in our homeland, and so will you if you ever decide to go back from where your blood came.
Our Uncle Paul Ooka died of Aids in his mid 30's. Before he died he took a trip to Japan and got alot of information about where we were from and he told me alot about it. That's how I know what I'm telling you and the rest of it I know from talking to my Japanese Grandpa before he died. He was big on respect for your elders, and a big time womanizer which was typical of the way the old Japanese men culture viewed women. He always sipped on saki before he would go to bed. There is a book called: 'Ooka the Wise'. Find it if you can, and buy it. I have the book myself. It's becoming harder to get because it was written awhile ago. So there, I hope you have peace in knowing you've come from a very special place. Our name and honor still stands strong. Believe me, our roots go back to old Japan. The Japanese with double 'OO' in our name 'Ooka' is rare. The name with the single 'O' as in 'Oka' is popular. One day you should visit Shikoku, Japan. Do your research because during the days of our ancestors in the islands and Japan, they didn't start to keep records until around the late 1920's-1930's. Anyways, take care David Ooka, this was certainly meant to be.

Re: OOKA HISTORY

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 4:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Ooka
Hello, My Name is Joshua V. Ooka. the reply from Josepha is right. her grandfather was my great grandfather, and her great grandfather was my great-great grandfather. I was looking for our family Crest of Japan. My great Grandpa was a political official on Guam, a very important man to the island. His son (Vicente) Ooka Sr. recently passed away on August 18, 2008 of Pancreatic Cancer. he was diagnosed in 2006, and he held on a long time. You would have been happy to meet him. In many ways, almost all, he was like my Great Grandfather. My grandpa told me once that all OOKA's are related, it's a true japanese last name. The double 'OO' is Significant, and seperates us from the other last name 'Oka'. Our last name as i was told means Big Hill or Mountain. If you don't already know. Well i hope to hear from you soon. And trust me, you have so much family it's overwhelming. Were actually thinking of taking a family portrait soon. And i'm from the Bay Area.
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