Occupied Okinawa

Occupied Okinawa. Discusses Okinawan history, including the Ryukyu Kingdom, the illegal annexation by Japan, the Battle of Okinawa, the U.S. military bases, and the movement to restore Luchu’s independence. Done for the Master of Asian International Affairs program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Asian Studies 651: East Asia Now. Scene from the East West Center. With: Hoshin Nakamura, Professor Emeritus of history at Okinawa University Fumiko Shimabuku, Uchinaanchu (Okinawan) peace advocate Alfred de Zayas, Professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations and a United Nations official Cameos: Ronald Barnes, Ambassador of the Native Peoples of Alaska to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland H.E. Leon Siu, the Hawaiian Kingdom Robert Kajiwara (Fija Takamasa), Luchuan (Okinawan) and Hawaiian national. うちなーぐち名前：比嘉孝昌 英語名前：ロバートカジワラ Donate directly via Paypal! Or support us on Patreon!