Reviews for Women of Okinawa: Nine Voices from a Garrison Island

The average rating for Women of Okinawa: Nine Voices from a Garrison Island based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-10-19 00:00:00 Carl Ford Living in Okinawa, there is such a strong military presence that even I am uncomfortable with it and I'm military! I often wondered about the perceptions of the locals and this book offered that to me. I have much to learn about the history, but what I do know saddens and angers me. I feel deeply for the Okinawans and am grateful to those willing to teach me about their culture and the island. Great book! ESP if you live or will live in Okinawa.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-27 00:00:00 Jessica Bradley I highly recommend this book, especially to those that have been stationed in Okinawa. The author does an outstanding job of choosing nine very different interviews with women from pre-war, American Occupation, and post reversion generations. It's one thing to learn about the island and culture from second hand stories and conversations with fellow Americans, but these narratives give a greater understanding of the hardships faced by Okinawans. I was intrigued by the passages depicting the relationships between mainland Japanese and Okinawans, the changing role of women, and the different local opinions of the American military stationed in Okinawa.