Personal reflections assess cultural heritage and identity in Okinawa and New Mexico, suggesting deeper connections.
The destruction by fire of the Shuri Castle above Naha on October 31, 2019, inspired a poem, “Shuri-jo, Song of Mourning,” by the author, who reflects here on the ephemeral and eternal aspects of expressive culture, intangible cultural heritage, and a critical assessment of two beloved homelands—Okinawa and its maritime border zone, and New Mexico on the US-Mexico borderlands.
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