Events
Okinawa Memories Initiative
VIRTUAL Akemi Johnson – Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the US Military Bases
Akemi Johnson is an author and journalist who’s work centers on Okinawan history and identity, she has contributed to NPR’s All Things Considered and Code Switch, and has written for The Guardian and The Nation. Now, Akemi Johnson joins us to discuss her 2019 book Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of […]
VIRTUAL EVENT: Photographic Memory
On the heels of a very successful Zoom chat with writer Akemi Johnson, the team at the Okinawa Memories Initiative is excited to kick off a monthly Community Conversation Series. Next up is a talk that cuts to the core of our organization: Photographic Memory. Sparked by a collection of photos taken in Okinawa in […]
Christopher Nelson: Eisa – Drumming, Dancing and Memory
Virtual EventWith the beginning of the 2020 – 2021 school term on the near horizon the OMI team is delighted to announce their next program! Professor Chris Nelson (UNC Chapel Hill) will be joining OMI to discuss Eisa, Obon, dancing and cultural memory in contemporary Okinawa. Professor Nelson is an anthropologist who published a study of […]
Japan Circa 1972: Setting The Stage For Reversion
Virtual EventPlease join the conversation on Okinawa, Japan, and the media in the years leading up to reversion. Yoshikuni Igarashi will discuss the contents of his recent book, Japan, 1972: Visions of Masculinity in an Age of Mass Consumerism in conversation with Drew Richardson (PhD. UCSC), and set the stage for a series of OMI events […]