Okinawa 50 yrs since return *Life* 3 / Okinawans with U.S. fathers suffer discrimination

The Yomiuri Shimbun Malia Higa gives an interview on March 22 near a U.S. military base in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, where she spent her elementary school days. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Okinawa Prefecture hosts 70% of all U.S. military facilities in Japan. The presence of U.S. bases has had an effect on the lives of residents. This series looks into the situation.

When she was little, Malia Higa was told by her mother, "Your father was killed in a war."