The Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS) at Temple University, Japan Campus cordially invites you to the following evening lecture on Monday, November 25, 2019. All ICAS events are held in English, open to the public, and admission is free unless otherwise noted.

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- ICAS Event -
Book Talk: Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa
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Date: Monday, November 25, 2019
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Venue: Temple University, Japan Campus, 1F Parliament
1-14-29 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo (see access map here.)
Speaker: Akemi Johnson, Author of Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa
Moderator: Mariko Nagai, Professor and Director of Research at Temple University, Japan Campus
Admission: Free. Open to the public
Language: English
RSVP: icas@tuj.temple.edu
* RSVP is encouraged, but not required.

Overview:
The stories we hear from Okinawa are often about tragic crimes and anti-base protests. But what is it really like to live around the many U.S. military bases on this southern island?

Akemi Johnson will read from and discuss her new book, Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa, which explores the complex physical and cultural spaces surrounding the American bases in Okinawa. She'll touch on the history since WWII and the many ways Okinawans interact with the U.S. military presence-including resistance, cultural exchange, and identity formation.

Speaker:
Akemi Johnson is the author of Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa. A former Fulbright scholar in Okinawa, she has written about the island for The Nation, Travel + Leisure, Anthony Bourdain's Explore Parts Unknown, and other publications. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Brown University, she lives in Northern California.