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Pictures at an Asian American Exhibition: Roger Shimomura, “American Matsuri” at the Tacoma Art Museum

Prelude I am thinking about what it means to be seen. Entrance Every October, the foyer and the …

Tamiko Nimura • Aug. 13, 2015

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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values

Discovering a Family Connection in JANM's Collection

Jack Yamasaki, my father’s uncle, is someone I only have the faintest memories of seeing on o…

Lynn Yamasaki • July 28, 2015

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Q&A with Sugar/Islands Artist Laura Kina

Artist Laura Kina is one of two artists featured in the new exhibition, Sugar/Islands: Finding Okin…

Darryl Mori • July 17, 2015

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Mark Yungblut Interview: Portrait of a Young Kiri-e Artist - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Your art seems to focus on traditional aspects of Japanese culture like templ…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • July 10, 2015

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Mark Yungblut Interview: Portrait of a Young Kiri-e Artist - Part 1

Among the remarkable generation of Canadian Nisei artists, there are names like Roy Kiyooka (1926&n…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • July 9, 2015

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Making Art That Matters: Sugar/Islands and Stories of Hawai‘i’s History

“I am constantly struck by how incredibly brave and committed Laura Kina and Emily Hanako Mom…

Darryl Mori • July 7, 2015

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Carlos Runcie Tanaka, Pieces of art and life

All art is made of life, but not all life is made of art. The Peruvian Carlos Runcie Tanaka 1 (Lima…

Javier García Wong-Kit • June 25, 2015

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A Comic Book Artist In Brazil

I met the designer and comic book artist Cristina Eiko Yamamoto, 37, at the launch of the graphic n…

Henrique Minatogawa • June 17, 2015

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Hamilton Fashion Designer HITOKOO - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Can you describe your work as a designer? Are there particular aspects …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • May 28, 2015

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Hamilton Fashion Designer HITOKOO - Part 1

“My craft practise connects me through lineage, to my ancestors. As I make, I think about h…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • May 27, 2015

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