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What images come to mind when we think of the wartime experience of Japanese Americans? For many, the photographs produced by Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams …
As one of JANM’s 30 Changemakers Under 30, Miye Sugino had amassed an impressive body of work and accomplishment most adults never achieve, all before …
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One of the most interesting aspects of the book, Signs of Home, which elaborates on my father Kamekichi Tokita’s art history and accomplishments, is that …
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Read Part 2 >> Reportage or Art? Wakaji produced countless individual portraits, documented civic activities like parades and cultural events, and recorded private celebrations such …
Read Part 1 >> While Tei managed the farm, Wakaji pursued his gifts. He first studied photography through a correspondence course. According to family legend, …
Read Part 1 >> Life After Internment in Edmonton “At age 14, I had no ambitions but once I left the internment camp, I had …
The paintings of Dr. Henry Shimizu, retired Edmonton Nisei plastic surgeon, were presented in a show at the University of Victoria’s (UVic) Legacy Gallery entitled …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Oopsie, My Mistake” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Art Tools I Wish Existed” Check back every weekend for …
Yonsei artist Lauren Iida and I first met online years ago when I interviewed her from Cambodia. Since that conversation her arts practice has expanded …
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