The Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series:
U.S. Military Bases and Funshi (Feng Shui): The Anti-Base Movement and Community Development in Yomitan, Okinawa
Tomoaki Hara, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Shizuoka University, JapanThursday, April 22, 2010
3:00 PM in Crawford Hall 115, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sounds like a very interesting topic that Tomoaki will be presenting on Thursday.
(Nifee deebitan to Char for sending it in!)
The UHM Women’s Studies Program is pleased to continue our Spring 2010 Colloquium Series with a talk by Mire Koikari (Director, UHM Women’s Studies Program), “‘I only ask this splendid group of women not to become involved in politics’: Women, Domesticity, and the Cold War in US-occupied Okinawa.” This talk is co-sponsored by the UHM Center for Okinawan Studies.
The event will take place at 2424 Maile Way, Saunders 624 (the Harry Friedman Room in the Political Science Department) Friday, April 16, 2010 from 12:30pm-2pm.
Sorry, late in posting this but please attend if you’re in the area. (Nifee deebitan to Char for the info!)
Obuchi Forum -Okinawa Now-
Sunday, March 21, 2010, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
University of Hawaii Manoa’s Koi Room, Imin Conference Center (Jefferson Hall), East-West Center
Free admission and free parking!
It is our great pleasure to invite all of you to come to learn and discuss contemporary issues in Okinawa at the upcoming Obuchi forum –Okinawa Now-. This forum will be held at the Imin Center at the East-West Center in Honolulu, on March 21st. This event is part of 50th anniversary celebration of East-West Center, which has hosted many students and scholars from Okinawa since its establishment in 1960. As one of the institution’s programs, the Obuchi scholarship was designed to accommodate Okinawan students in 2000 and marks the 10th anniversary this year. At the forum, Okinawan and Okinawa-related students at University of Hawaii and East-West Center, including Obuchi scholarship grantees and many others, would like to share knowledge about and discuss current events in Okinawa, with the Okinawan community in Hawaii.
The forum will feature the following topics: military base issue, tourism, Okinawa in pop culture, and Okinawan’s youth identity.
Download the flyer (PDF) for more info.
(Nifee deebitan to Shari for the info!)
From the flyer:
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · College of Arts & Humanities · Music Department presents
An Evening of Japanese and Okinawan Music and Dance
Saturday, October 17, 2009
7:30 p.m., Orvis Auditorium
$12 general admission, $8 students & seniors @ the doorA recital featuring instructors from UH Manoa’s ethnomusicology and dance programs, including:
Rev. Masatoshi Shamoto (gagaku)
Onoe Kikunobu (Japanese dance)
Cheryl Yoshie Nakasone (Okinawan dance)
Robert Herr (shakuhachi)
Darin Miyashiro (koto)
Norman Kaneshiro (Okinawan sanshin)The concert includes traditional gagaku and bugaku, dances choreographed to classic koto/shamisen music, Okinawan classic and folk numbers, and a contemporary koto/shakuhachi duet.
(Nifee deebitan to Char for the info!)
[Updated: Room has been changed to #2118.]
September 25, 2009
“The trends and directions of Okinawan studies in Hawaii” by Professor Mamoru Akamine of the University of the Ryukyus.
The noon seminar will be held at John A. Burns Hall Rm. 3012 2118, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
(Nifee deebitan to Char for the info!)
Professor Masahide Ishihara will be our first speaker with two different presentation on October 1st and 2nd. Both presentation will be held in the Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 319) at 3:00 pm. Professor Ishihara is a linguist at the University of the Ryukyus. More information on his talk to follow in the coming weeks.
October 1, 2009
“Two Sides of the Coin: Change in Language Attitudes Toward the Ryukyuan Languages”
October 2, 2009
“America’s English Language Policy in Occupied Okinawa and the Reactions of the People of Okinawa”
Link: Center for Okinawan Studies Lecture Series
(Nifee deebitan to Char for the info.)
The International Institute for Okinawan Studies (IIOS) was established on April 1, 2009 at the University of the Ryukyus. It is a research institute that brings together all of the different disciplines focusing on Okinawan Studies at the University of the Ryukyus. Professor Katsunori Yamazato is the inaugural Director of IIOS.
Join us as Professor Yamazato talks about IIOS, its future plans, and its relationship with the University of Hawai‘i.
- Speaker: Professor Katsunori Yamazato, Director International Institute for Okinawan Studies, University of the Ryukyus
- Date: September 2, 2009 (Wednesday)
- Time: 3:00-4:30 pm
- Location: Moore 319 (Tokioka Room)
Co-sponsored with the Center for Japanese Studies, UHM
Event is free and open to the public.
Check out their website for more info.
(Nifee deebitan to Char for the info!)
