Author: Jared Guzman

Giving Day 2022

In the summer of 2022, OMI launched its inaugural OMI Scholars Program, to support paid summer internship opportunities for undergraduates.  In partnership with the Okinawa Association of America (OAA) in Gardena, California, thirteen OMI Scholars worked to digitize an extensive collection of photographs, conduct oral history interviews, and produce digital media content of our process.  90%…
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Mobilizing the Reversion: A Geo-Political Perspective

Yoshikuni Igarashi will discuss contents of his recent book, Japan, 1972: Visions of Masculinity in an Age of Mass Consumerism in conversation with…

Okinawa Reversion Series

Japan Circa 1972: Setting the Stage for Okinawan Reversion To set the stage for our series of events on Okinawan Reversion, we’ve invited professor Igarashi to discuss the contents of his recent book Japan, 1972: Visions of Masculinity in an Age of Mass Consumerism. Graduate student and OMI scholar Drew Richardson will be moderating the…
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OMI Graduate Student Discussion

On April 2nd at 4:20 PM PST, Alexyss “Lex” Mclellan, Drew Richardson, Meleia Simon-Reynolds, Nirupama Chandrasekhar, and Wyatt Young gathered for a conversation centering around their work with OMI, graduate research in History, and working in the humanities. If you’re looking to go into graduate school in the humanities, or have thought about it and…
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The Gail Photo Collection – ms0470_121-152

OMI Archive/The Gail Photo Collection Overview Background Scope and Content Overview Title: The Gail Photo Collection Location: UCSC Special Collections Collection number: _________ Creator: Charles Gail Dates created: 1952-1953 Publication Rights: _________ Etc… Background Dr. Charles Gail was an aspiring photgrapher and dentist who was stationed in various regions of Okinawa from 1952-1953. Due to…
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The Gail Photo Collection – ms0470_91-120

OMI Archive / The Gail Photo Collection / ms0470_(91-120) Overview Background Scope and Content Overview Title: The Gail Photo Collection Location: UCSC Special Collections Collection number: _________ Creator: Charles Gail Dates created: 1952-1953 Publication Rights: _________ Etc… Background Dr. Charles Gail was an aspiring photgrapher and dentist who was stationed in various regions of Okinawa from…
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The Gail Photo Collection – ms0470_61-90

OMI Archive / The Gail Photo Collection / ms0470_(61-90) Overview Background Scope and Content Overview Title: The Gail Photo Collection Location: UCSC Special Collections Collection number: _________ Creator: Charles Gail Dates created: 1952-1953 Publication Rights: _________ Etc… Background Dr. Charles Gail was an aspiring photgrapher and dentist who was stationed in various regions of Okinawa from…
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The Gail Photo Collection – ms0470_31-60

OMI Archive / The Gail Photo Collection / ms0470_(31-60) Overview Background Scope and Content Overview Title: The Gail Photo Collection Location: UCSC Special Collections Collection number: _________ Creator: Charles Gail Dates created: 1952-1953 Publication Rights: _________ Etc… Background Dr. Charles Gail was an aspiring photgrapher and dentist who was stationed in various regions of Okinawa from…
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The Gail Photo Collection – ms0470_1-30

OMI Archive / The Gail Photo Collection / ms0470_(1-30) Overview Background Scope and Content Overview Title: The Gail Photo Collection Location: UCSC Special Collections Collection number: _________ Creator: Charles Gail Dates created: 1952-1953 Publication Rights: _________ Etc… Background Dr. Charles Gail was an aspiring photgrapher and dentist who was stationed in various regions of Okinawa…
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