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hai tai miami!
I left Okinawa a few months ago and am now settled in Miami while I finish writing. It took every ounce of self control not to fly straight the hell outta here a bit of transitioning but I’m finally in a bit of a groove here. I’m finishing up here and and am actually enjoying all […]
Blog on pause
January 18, 2013
My apologies for not keeping up with this blog in the past few months. These past three months have been pretty intense for me. Also, I moved–from Okinawa to the US and then across the US. Now, my kids are in school and I finally have a minute in the daytime to think and […]
Nappy Routes and Tangled Tales II (Dialogue through Questions)
October 5, 2012
Please join me for the second installment of Nappy Routes and Tangled Tales in Ginowan at Cafe Cotonoha. It’ll take place at 6:30pm. Please visit the special event page for more information: gritsandsushi.tumblr.com The inspiration One of the problems of communication for people across the fences and especially for mixed people in Okinawa is that there is very little […]
Old Oomine–remembering the pre-war community
September 15, 2012
The other day I had to pick up a copy of my mom’s koseki (family registration) for some personal reasons down at the city office in Naha. I stopped by my auntie’s house to pick her up in Oroku-Uebaru. I’m so glad she came with me because I wouldn’t have been able to answer some […]
Hip hopping Okinawa with Unqle Kaya and Awich
September 6, 2012
I don’t tend to do any blog posts about the interviews I do for my fieldwork but last night I had the fabulous chance to break it down with someone who welcomed the opportunity to be on this site. He even brought some pics for me to upload. I’d like to introduce to you the […]
Mixed Communication
July 18, 2012
Last Friday, I gave a talk at Kyoto University. Edward Sumoto of Mixed Roots and Professor Yasuko Takezawa (of the Takezawa Research Lab) organize these very interesting seminars on Japanese mixed race issues through the Institute for Research in Humanities. Using the theoretical work of one of my professors at Berkeley, I talked about how […]
The Flow Manifesto, Vol.3
June 13, 2012
Reblogged from Power of Okinawa: The 3rd Flow Manifesto event is to be held at Cotonoha in Ginowan, Okinawa on the 24th of this month at 19:00. This bilingual spoken-word show in both Japanese and English features Okinawan, Japanese and American poets and performers. Tickets are 2,000 yen in advance or 2,500 yen at the […]
Picturing Okinawa — Photography, Art and Remembrance
June 6, 2012
I’ve been going to quite a few art exhibits recently, especially photography exhibits. Those visits are helping me to think through how Okinawa has been and is being framed and gazed upon through art/photography. Last week I went back to Sakima Art Museum. I haven’t been there in about a decade. It was good to […]
Recap on Nappy Routes, Tangled Tales Event
May 29, 2012
On Friday, May 4, 2012 during Golden Week, a motley crew of scholars, former military members, artists, business owners came together for a discussion to raise various issues about spaces of blackness in Okinawa. On Sunday, May 6, 2012, we had a smaller group of discussants but more Okinawans in the audience. Both sessions […]
Haru time
April 27, 2012
When I lived on Sado Island (Niigata-ken), I clearly remember when we were bumping against a new season. I vividly remember the onset of Spring–tanuki sightings, the first promise of blooming sakura, the changes in the rice field in front of my apartment. In Okinawa, it’s harder for me to sense these seasonal shifts in […]
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