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Episode 304 - The American Outpost, Part 1
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36 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2019
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This week, we start off some coverage of the period of American rule over the Ryukyus, and the entwined histories of USCAR - the US Civil Administration for the Ryukyu Islands -- and the GRI, the Government of the Ryukyu Islands. How did this arrangement work? What were the issues between them? And why did so many Okinawans come to despise American rule?
Released:
Sep 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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