Amy Uyeki
Amy Uyeki is a visual artist who lives and works in Arcata, California. Recently she and her mother, Aiko Uyeki, published a poetry book of her grandmother’s senryu poems, Sanae, Senryu Poet: Her Life in 5-7-5, The Poetry of Shizue Harada . She may be reached at amyuyeki.art@me.com
Updated December 2010
Stories from This Author
Exploring Japanese Traditions From Behind the Redwood Curtain
Dec. 29, 2010 • Amy Uyeki
A recent trip to Los Angeles to present at the Japanese American National Museum afforded me a glimpse into a culture in which I’m not often immersed—my own. I live in the uppermost reaches of California, the real Northern California, not the San Francisco Bay area, which we North Coasters refer to as Central California. It’s a wilder region with more redwoods than people, a rocky and scenic coastline, and a notoriety borne out of its most recent export, marijuana. …
