AIKO TENGAN TOKUNAGA: CELEBRATIONS IN OKINAWA
published Oct 23, 2018

An Oral History

Aiko Tengan Tokunaga


Aiko Tengan Tokunaga is a survivor of the Battle for Okinawa. She was just a baby whose mother was able to stay alive and to preserve her children's lives. Interviewed for the website, Densho Digital Archives, Mrs. Tokunaga describes much of what it was like growing up prior to, during and following the war.

In this fifth segment:

  • Involvement with Okinawa Kenjinkai
  • Going back to Okinawa to study dance
  • Getting married
  • Teaching traditional dance
  • Thoughts on Japanese wartime politics
  • The importance of the Okinawan community in the U.S.

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