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I think a lot of people think that those Movements were basically political, but I think, there was another component to that and in that, it’s in the area of making culture. Culture makers which I consider VC [Visual Communications] in the works we did, very important part….I look at myself and I think VC not only as kind of media activists but kind of culture makers…. Trying to answer the question “who am I?” and if you don’t know “who you are” then it’s very difficult to plan the future.
Date: August 16, 2011
Location: California, US
Interviewer: Alexa Kim
Contributed by: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum
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