A very lovely Bingata and tea experience with Kinjo先生. So grateful to all the opportunities I am able to experience while I'm here in Okinawa.
Library funding is almost always justified through patron numbers. The more people a library serves, the more funding it gets. So even if you don't regularly use a public library, get a library card. It costs you nothing and helps everyone in your community.
Sata Andagi – Okinawan Dango Moililili Hongwanji Temple (Hawaii) Ingredients: 4 cups Flour 2 cups Sugar 4 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/3 cup Evaporated Milk /3 cup Water 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 2 Tablespoon Veggie Oil (I use Sunflower Oil, nothing is bromated in that)
Between today, Chevron, the reversal of Roe, and Citizens United, I feel like it would be pretty tough to name a more destructive Supreme Court than John Roberts'
This is a great (free!) short piece by an Okinawan activist who also won Japan’s Akutagawa Prize. Also check out the manga Okinawa by Susumu Higa. Also, I did a podcast episode on Okinawan/Ryukyuan lit—a lot of it is about the influence of US bases. I’ve got a reading list if you want fiction.
Against the U.S. military presence in Japan.
UN experts "horrified at details emerging from mass graves unearthed in the Gaza Strip. Over 390 bodies have been discovered at Nasser & Al Shifa hospitals, including of women & children, w/ many reportedly showing signs of torture & summary executions, & potential instances of people buried alive.”
GENEVA (6 May 2024) – UN experts* today condemned the continued and systematic onslaught of violence committed against Palestinians in Gaza, with most victims being women and children over the past se...
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Please join us for our next webinar, "U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa: Assets or Liabilities?" featuring Dr. Shino Hateruma and Dr. Mike Mochizuki and moderated by Dr. Steve Rabson. Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 7:00 pm Register here: forms.gle/97pdfN34Tggt...
