americanof a milken -- military occupies -- ranging from cooking demonstrations to also fashion shows. invitedvited ok now -- okinawa women. american home economists, you can see the first one on your left. they were dispatched from michigan state university. [inaudible] --ond the university hanoi also became very important. 1961, hawaii also became involved in the occupation. quite a few okinawa traveled from okinawa to hawaii to receive training in industrial sewing, commercial dining, cosmetology, and tourism and hospitality, under the supervision of an american woman who had previously served as home economist in the philippines. so, during the occupation, women's to mystic activities, -- domestic activities flourished across the pacific. subsuming the violent contours of foreign military domination into relentless, nonstop talks and practices all centered on the home and homemaking. then reimagining the occupation as a moment of women to women transnational encounter involving women of varieties of racial and national background. today, i presentation won't speak about war brides