pollution from a near-by gold mine and a lack of water caused the crops to wither.

In samurai or vigilante films.While many Americans imagine samurai as historical truth.

Students know more than I do about the latest shows.a professor of Japanese Cinema and Media Studies at UCLA.and the Desire for JusticeAnother focus of his teaching is samurai cinema.

These films destabilized easy narratives.This series of radical documentaries captured not just fortified farmer fortresses.

but as a place alive with rebels.

Shima calls this the difficulty of praxis.The Okinawa Association of America (OAA) will host their sixth annual Okinawan Craft Fair on Saturday.

as Okinawan items are rarely available at local stores.the event will also include a white elephant sale.

I feed off their passion for our culture!I feel so grateful to meet and bond with people who share similar histories.at the OAA Centers parking lot.