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The World of Kenzi Shiokava
I was deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of the sculptor Kenzi Shiokava on June 18, 2…
Emily Anderson • June 30, 2021
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An Interview with Filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña
Renee Tajima-Peña is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and professor of Asian American Studies at Univer…
Carol Cheh • March 6, 2018
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Erica Kaminishi: Presenting a Brazilian Nikkei Identity through Art - Part 2
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Later, you returned to Japan as a graduate student and stayed for many years, worki…
Patricia Wakida • Feb. 20, 2018
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Erica Kaminishi: Presenting a Brazilian Nikkei Identity through Art - Part 1
Artist Erica Kaminishi, born and raised in Mato Gross, Brazil, is one of the hundreds of thousands …
Patricia Wakida • Feb. 19, 2018
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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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Transpacific Borderlands: Behind the Scenes with Artist Shinpei Takeda
“Some people think my work looks like it’s speaking something like a megaphone,” says Shinpei Taked…
Darryl Mori • Feb. 2, 2018
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José Taro Zorrilla Takeda: A Nikkei Architect on a Quest to Build Social Landscapes
José Taro Zorrilla Takeda is a young Japanese-Mexican artist and architect who was educated at pres…
Sergio Hernández Galindo • Oct. 16, 2017
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Sandra Nakamura: Her Space, Her Language
There are as many artistic manifestations as there are artists in existence. Each artist seems to b…
Javier García Wong-Kit • Sept. 6, 2017
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