"Is it okay to sacrifice the mainland?" Former high school teacher's wish for "ideal Okinawa" in pursuit of desired return to Japan

[Blue Struggle 5.15 Mainland Students and Return to the Motherland] (Center) Katsue Maezato (79), former high school teacher, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, winter 1963. On a snowy night, a university dormitory was engulfed in flames. It was an old wooden building, and the cause of the fire was unknown. An announcement was made over the hall, "Take your valuables and get outside." "What are my valuables?"