my entire family is from okinawa but i live in california. my obaa would tell me stories of ww2 before she passed and i was wondering if any uchinanchu’s have family stories they’d like to share. for my family when my obaa was about 13 she had to hide from US military in a cave for 2 weeks with her mother father and 3 sisters while her two brothers were at battle (they unfortunately were killed by the american soldiers and both we only 19) and my ojii had to hide in the ocean water for hours in the dark while he watched all his friends die because they didn’t want to enter the water. as sad as these stories are im fascinated by stories and povs of other okinawans.
by aikoko_0