Kathleen ShiromaThe above image is a screen capture from a YouTube video showing traditional Okinawan dance.Another culture that has faced erasure from corresponding assimilation techniques is the Ainu culture. Similarly, in the Hokkaido Former…Mar 18, 2022Mar 18, 2022
Kathleen ShiromaMedium Post #2Despite the 55 years between each piece, there is a consistency in the justification of Japanese imperialism between “The Way of Subjects”…Feb 22, 20222Feb 22, 20222
Kathleen ShiromaMy relationship to JapanI am fourth generation Japanese American, what we call “yonsei”. Both my grandmothers are first generation immigrants (issei), one born and…Jan 5, 20222Jan 5, 20222