This barrage consciously or subconsciously registers into the mind causing issues with self-image a factor that contributes to an adolescence sense of identity.
Throughout the decades, and in particular when the base closed in 1992, thousands of Amerasian children were left behind, stripped of their fathers and their sense of identity.
In particular, history education has been recognised as ineffective, with critics claiming that the curriculum is not capable of delivering a sense of identity.