Focusing on migrations between the Philippines and Okinawa, I look at the current “return” migrations of several groups of people of Okinawan descent: 1) descendants of Okinawans who migrated to the Philippines before the War; 2) Okinawan women who migrated to the Philippines with their Filipino husbands in the post-war period; 3) Okinawan-Filipino Nisei; and 4) Okinawan-Filipino sansei. This research aims to define and establish the concept of “return” migration as it pertains to individuals of Okinawan descent who are currently living and working in Okinawa. It is to be argued that the process of “return” entails issues of identity as defined both by the nation-state and these “return” migrants themselves. While it can be said that “return” posits the concept of “returning home”, I argue that the concept of “return” for these people is transitory and that for them, “home” is defined according to how they construct their identity in relation to current global conditions. “Home” I further argue, should not be seen as fixed and an end in itself, and “return” should not be seen as a one-way route to a fixed destination. Rather, “home” for these individuals should be seen as a situational construct and “return” should be seen as the process by which they construct their “home”.