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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Presence
This month, I sought out poems from Los Angeles-based Nancy Uyemura and Amy Honjiyo. I'd been askin…

Nancy Uyemura +2 • Sept. 19, 2019

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artists Discover Nikkei +LAB Artists-in-Residence light literature Little Tokyo Service Center Nikkei Uncovered (series) poetry poets
artists Discover Nikkei +LAB Artists-in-Residence light literature Little Tokyo Service Center Nikkei Uncovered (series) poetry poets
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Place/Displace
For this month’s column, I thought it would be a good time to feature the other artists in a …

Amy Sanchez Arteaga +4 • June 20, 2019

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artists California Discover Nikkei +LAB Artists-in-Residence literature Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center Los Angeles Nikkei Uncovered (series) poetry poets United States
artists California Discover Nikkei +LAB Artists-in-Residence literature Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center Los Angeles Nikkei Uncovered (series) poetry poets United States
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The Art of Being Japanese Canadian
Human life – indeed all life – is poetry. It’s we who live it, unconsciously, d…

Sally Ito • Feb. 20, 2019

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Aiko Suzuki artists arts authors Canada directories Japanese Canadians Redress movement writers
Aiko Suzuki artists arts authors Canada directories Japanese Canadians Redress movement writers
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Reconceptualizing the narrative of American art
I have always been intrigued by the titles authors select to represent their books, and most espe…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Oct. 9, 2018

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American modernism artists arts book reviews minorities minority artists modernism (aesthetics) reviews ShiPu Wang
American modernism artists arts book reviews minorities minority artists modernism (aesthetics) reviews ShiPu Wang
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Behind Barbed Wire – Part 2
Read Part 1 >> THE OUTBREAK OF WAR I bid farewellto the faces of my sleeping childrenAs I…

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi +1 • Sept. 6, 2018

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442nd Regimental Combat Team artists arts California concentration camps Hawaii Japanese American Citizens League Japanese American National Museum loyalty questionnaire Redress movement resisters The View From Within (book) Tule Lake concentration camp United States United States Army World War II World War II camps
442nd Regimental Combat Team artists arts California concentration camps Hawaii Japanese American Citizens League Japanese American National Museum loyalty questionnaire Redress movement resisters The View From Within (book) Tule Lake concentration camp United States United States Army World War II World War II camps
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Behind Barbed Wire – Part 1
Editor’s Note: The words and phrases used to describe Japanese American history vary conside…

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi +1 • Sept. 5, 2018

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1907 Gentlemen's Agreement artists arts communities generations Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum migration plantations The View From Within (book) United States World War II World War II camps
1907 Gentlemen's Agreement artists arts communities generations Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum migration plantations The View From Within (book) United States World War II World War II camps
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Representing a Community Through Art: Embodying Life in Little Tokyo
“I love stories. I love personal stories. I love life stories. Anybody. I don’t care …

Kira Matsuno • July 18, 2018

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California Dan Kwong +LAB Artists-in-Residence Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center Los Angeles performances United States
California Dan Kwong +LAB Artists-in-Residence Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center Los Angeles performances United States
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Akiko Matsumoto, a hair and makeup artist who moved to the US in 1990 and is active in Hollywood
"Gaining experience in Japan before moving to the US" was the right decision Hair and ma…

Keiko Fukuda • May 21, 2018

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Akiko Matsumoto artists generations Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) immigrants immigration Issei Japan makeup artists migration postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
Akiko Matsumoto artists generations Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) immigrants immigration Issei Japan makeup artists migration postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
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Transpacific Borderlands: Japanese Brazilian Artists
I was born in Japan, and when I was eight years old my parents decided that we were going to emigra…

Michiko Okano • Feb. 8, 2018

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artists arts Brazil Erica Kaminishi exhibitions identity Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Madalena Hashimoto Oscar Oiwa Transpacific Borderlands (exhibition)
artists arts Brazil Erica Kaminishi exhibitions identity Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Madalena Hashimoto Oscar Oiwa Transpacific Borderlands (exhibition)
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Venancio Shinki: father, nisei and artist - Part 2
Read part 1 >> A CONFLICT RESOLVED IN OLD AGE When Venancio Shinki was a child, being of Japa…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Dec. 15, 2017

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artists families generations Nisei Peruvians Venancio Shinki
artists families generations Nisei Peruvians Venancio Shinki
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