Ying Chiun LEE
Grants
To conduct research in Okinawa, Japan, focusing on the impact of postwar U.S. military presence on local Ryukyu glass culture and urban development. Lee aims to explore Ryukyu glass and urban development of “American Village” in Chatan and Okinawa City. They will conduct archival research and interviews with glass artisans, local historians, and community members to examine how Okinawan society has engaged with, adapted, and reinterpreted foreign influences post-World War II from a material culture perspective.