My friend Pat told me about this article and I thought I'd share.
INTERNATIONAL / ASIA PACIFIC | October 7, 2007 Okinawans Protest Japan's Plan to Revise Bitter Chapter of World War II By NORIMITSU ONISHI In new high school textbooks, the Japanese government is now denying that Okinawans had been coerced by troops into committing mass suicide during World War II.
I'm a half Okinawan, half Dutch American citizen. Over the past year, life has changed dramatically. And here you can read about it along with tid bits of info I find interesting