Revising History
- Supreme Court of JapanJudgement from the Supreme Court of japan on whether to revise school history textbooks.
You may wish to watch
Clint Eastwood made 2 films about the battle of Okinawa. They were filmed concurrently.
Flags of our Fathers was from an American point of view and filmed first.
Letters from Iwo Jima was from a Japanese viewpoint and in Japanese with subtitles.
The end of the war and surrender
Long term US Occupation
- What Are the Consequences of the Battle of Okinawa and theU.S. Occupation for Minorities in Okinawa?An abstract from the Journal of mass Communication Studies.
- Okinawa: In the crosshairs of warSeventy years after the Battle of Okinawa, the southern archipelago is still struggling to leave the legacy of war behind.
Lt Oneda - surrender after 30 years
- Lt. Onoda's Return ~ The Untold Story of a Japanese War Straggler ~In March 1974, Former Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda surrendered on a small island in the Philippines 30 years after World War II ended.
WASLA Teacher Librarian of the Year- 2017: Jo-Anne Urquhart
- 2016: Lise Legg
WASLA Library Officer of the Year- 2012: Karen Notley