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Please join the GW Okinawa Collection to discuss the shifting political landscape in Japan and its impact on Okinawa. This webinar, cohosted with the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, will feature leading experts Dr. Mike Mochizuki , Dr. Fumiaki Nozoe, and Dr. Shawn Harding.

Please join the GW Okinawa Collection and Okinawa Prefectural Government for a webinar on Thursday, March 19th, 2026 at 7:00 pm (EST), "80th Anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa." Registration: gwu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join the GW Okinawa Collection to commemorate this milestone.

Yet the battle was only the beginning of Okinawa's militarization. Following the end of the war, Okinawa remained under U.S. military occupation until the 1972 Okinawa Reversion, and some thirty bases and approximately 30,000 troops remain in the prefecture.

In 2025, we recognized the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. This year also marks the anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, one of the war’s most devastating campaigns, which resulted in approximately 200,000 deaths, including approximately 94,000 civilians over 82 days.

Can someone kindly explain the yellow highlight thingy to me?

Introduction to Chaghatay, Summer 2025 This is an application form for the not-for-credit summer course in introductory Chaghatay language to be held through the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the George Washington University in Summer ...

This summer, June 7-August 7, I'll be running an online course in "Introduction to Chaghatay!" 12 meetings. $280 for the whole thing. Open access textbook + videos to walk you through grammar and readings. Fees will support GW's Uyghur Studies Initiative. Apply here!

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Can't wait!

I hate North American book covers so much.

Happening now! You can still join virtually!

We're twinning with that Ikea doormat and crazed look in our eyes.

I will add this to my recurring nightmares about filthy bathrooms. Thanks.

Tomorrow! Register to attend in-person or virtually!

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No, no it is not.

But. . . it's a southern thing.

How demure. Mine is three half-drunk, flat Perriers, a lamp with no bulb, and a white noise machine.

Doing Research on Okinawa: Resources, Methods, and Possibilities Are you interested in researching Okinawa? Are you developing or expanding your research agenda on Okinawan-related topics and themes? Or do you want to know the latest developments, resources, mate...

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Please join us March 19th for our next webinar, "Doing Research on Okinawa," featuring Lynette Teruya (University of Hawai'i-Manoa), Hana Omine (Okinawa Prefectural Library), Jacqueline Toma (Okinawa Genealogical Society of HI), and Cameron Vanderscoff (Okinawa Memories Initiative).

I get to do one of those annoying "come work with me" posts. But seriously-- come work with me. GW is a great workplace!

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If you are in the DC area, you don't want to miss this screening and discussion at the GW Sigur Center and East Asia National Resource Center. Please share!

"Mark--A Call to Action" with Director Ron Small and Paul Bookman, Mark's father.

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What is the Japanese saying that is the equivalent of "Jinx! Knock on wood!" when you and another person say the same thing at the same time? I heard this somewhere and cannot recall it.

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly

From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.

Plane Crashes Into Helicopter Near Reagan National Airport: Live Updates The American Airlines jet, flying from Wichita, Kan., plunged into the Potomac River after it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter operated by the Army. There were 64 people on board.

Heartbroken. Thoughts with the victims and their families. I regularly fly out of DCA and drive by it everyday. Stunned.