Rising Up From A Sea Of Discontent
The 1970 Koza Uprising In U.S.-Occupied Okinawa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20085185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wesley Ueunten (corresponding author), Wesley Iwao Ueunten |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 91-124 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Militarized Currents (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5749/9780816673513-008 |
| OpenAlex | W2495410781 |
| ISBN | 9780816673513 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
This chapter examines the 1970 Koza uprising in U.S.-occupied Okinawa and highlights the shared links between Okinawan, African American, and Third World movements in response to U.S. imperialism and militarism. In the midst of the rebellion, Okinawans purposefully refrained from harming African American soldiers, saying that they were “the same as us.” As a territory that has been colonized by Japan and the United States and continues to remain under de facto shared rule by the U.S. military and the Japanese government, Okinawa represents the coarticulation of this complementary and dual neocolonial system. Despite the fact that Okinawa comprises only 0.6 percent of Japanese national territory, 75 percent of U.S. military bases in Japan are concentrated in Okinawa. Okinawa was officially reverted from U.S. military governance back to the Japanese government in 1972, yet its economy, territory, and peoples remain subordinate to the U.S. military’s commanding presence that occupies approximately 11 percent of its lands and 19 percent of Okinawa’s main island
Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Geography · Militarism · Political science · Politics · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |