World War II was a watershed event for the people of the former Japanese colonies of Micronesia. The Japanese military build-up, the conflict itself, and the American occupation and control of the conquered islands brought rapid and dramatic changes to Micronesian life. Whether they spent the war in caves and bomb shelters, in sweet potato fields under armed Japanese guard, or in their own homes, Micronesians who survived those years recognize that their peoples underwent a major historical transformation. Like a typhoon, the war swept away a former life.
The Typhoon of War combines...
World War II was a watershed event for the people of the former Japanese colonies of Micronesia. The Japanese military build-up, the conflict itsel...
Exploring the Kurijmoj festival of the Enewetak people who were exiled from their island in 1947 so that the US government could carry out nuclear weapons tests, this text investigates the empowering aspects of ritual devices such as feasts, speeches, dances, and songs of apocalypse.
Exploring the Kurijmoj festival of the Enewetak people who were exiled from their island in 1947 so that the US government could carry out nuclear wea...
