Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa

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This book is recommended reading for people who want an introduction to Okinawa—its past, present, and future. It gives a comprehensive discussion of Okinawan issues from a feminist perspective, which provides the readers a fresh look into significant events in Okinawa’s story as it weaves these into women’s narratives whose lives have been influenced by the American presence in the prefecture. Akemi Johnson supports her work with key person interviews, archival research, and personal interactions and conversations with various people she met on her stays and visits in the southern island. Thoroughly researched and written in a language accessible to a wider audience, Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa is one important book in current Japan/Okinawan Studies, Asian Studies, and Women’s Studies.