Matsuro and Tsuruko Nakasone Endowment Fund Application period for the Matsuro and Tsuruko Nakasone Endowment Fund is now open. UHM students, particularly graduate students, are encouraged to apply. See below or go to http://manoa.hawaii.edu/okinawa/wordpress/?page_id=1066 for more information. The purpose of … Continue reading
Please join us for the first COS Lecture of the year. Dr. Lonny Carlile of the Asian Studies Program and Center for Japanese Studies will speak on “RESIDUAL SOVEREIGNTY IN PRACTICE: Japanese Law and Government in the US-Administered Okinawa, 1952-72.” … Continue reading
Social Process in Hawai`i, volume 45, features research on the Honouliuli Internment and POW Camp located in west O`ahu. The collection of articles covers diverse facets of Hawai`i unique World World II experience. The book will be available for purchase … Continue reading
We’ve received the preliminary program for the Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) XVIII Uchinaa symposium to be held September 17-20, 2014 in Okinawa. For more information, see: http://ryukyuans.org/tentative_program
Congratulations to … COS faculty, Dr. Masato Ishida, on his attainment of tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Philosophy! COS faculty, Dr. Mari J. Matsuda (see photo below), civil right leader and professor of law the Richardson School of … Continue reading
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Introduction to Okinawan Dance (at Leeward CC) July 6 – August 3 (5 Sundays) 1pm-3pm, Leeward CC Theater Small Dance Studio, Cost: $49 Instructor: Yukie Shiroma EXPLORE OKINAWAN CULTURE THROUGH DANCE Join us for a unique experience through this introductory … Continue reading
EVENT DATE/TIME/LOCATION: April 27, 2014, 3:30pm, UHM Center for Korean Studies Auditorium The Center for Okinawan Studies presents a screening of a documentary film, “The Targeted Village.” This award-winning film reveals the untold stories of Okinawan residents sued by the … Continue reading
EVENT DATE/TIME/LOCATION: April 22, 2014, 3:00pm, Moore 319 Please join us for the next talk in the COS Lecture Series. Lee Tonouchi – poet, playwright, award-winning author, and “Da Pidgin Guerrilla”- will be the speaker. Lee’s presentation will be about … Continue reading
EVENT DATE/TIME/LOCATION: April 11, 2014, 3:00-4:30 pm, Moore 319 A talk by UHM Women’s Studies Associate Professor Mire Koikari. Professor Koikari will relate the significance of luncheon meat (aka SPAM) in Okinawa and its role as a narrative nexus for … Continue reading
EVENT DATE/TIME/LOCATION: Feburary 11, 2014, 3:00pm, Moore 319 Please join us for the next talk in the COS Lecture Series. Professor Patrick Heinrich of Dokkyo University will give a presentation on language revitalization. His talk is titled “Language, Security and … Continue reading
