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DESCRIPTION:<strong><em>Mixed Race Identity lecture/discussion at Okinawa A
 ssociation</em></strong>\n\nOn Saturday\, December 5th\, 3:00 PM\, the <st
 rong>Okinawa Association of America (OAA) in Gardena</strong> will host a 
 special event focusing on mixed race identity. Titled &ldquo\;Okinawan and
  All Mixed Up\,&rdquo\; this mini seminar will be led by <strong>Annmaria 
 Shimabuku\, Ph.D</strong>\, an Assistant Professor of Japanese/Comparative
  Literature at University of California\, Riverside. <strong>RSVP is requi
 red due to limited seating and parking.</strong>\n\nLecture topics will in
 clude the history of racial mixing in Okinawa\, Okinawa&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;A
 merican-Uchinaanchu&rdquo\; movement\, and mixed race identity as it relat
 es to larger issues in Okinawa and Japan. Audience members will also have 
 a safe space to share their personal experiences with mixed race identity.
 \n\nThe goal is to address the complexities of mixed race identity in Okin
 awa\, which includes a history of discrimination. &ldquo\;In the end\, we 
 will question the notion that being mixed makes us less Okinawan\,&rdquo\;
  Professor Shimabuku writes\, &ldquo\;and instead understand how mixing is
  fundamental to the Okinawan experience itself.&rdquo\;\n\nThe December 5t
 h event is open to everybody\, but we will be focusing on the specific exp
 eriences of mixed race Okinawans. This event is part of an ongoing series 
 of educational/cultural programs at the OAA. <strong>Admission is free for
  current OAA members and $5 for non-members.</strong> The OAA is located a
 t 16500 S. Western Ave.\, Gardena 90247. <strong>RSVP is required: oaamens
 ore@gmail.com or 310-532-1929.</strong>
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SUMMARY:Mixed Race Okinawan Identity\, lecture and discussion
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