Ryan Suda is the owner / founder of Blacklava.net, an online t-shirt company that challenges negative views of Asian Americans with humorous slogans. He talked about how he started his company and how an Asian American studies class and his participation in the hereandnow theatre company transformed him and the focus of his company.
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PechaKucha Nite: Blacklava by Ryan Suda

Ryan Suda of Blacklava at the "PechaKucha Nite: Innovative Nikkei Projects" program presented by Discover Nikkei at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum on August 31, 2010. The program featured six presentations by individuals who are working on projects that engage younger people in their community through culture and activism. The event was co-sponsored by the Museum and the newly formed Nikkei Youth Network based in Tokyo, Japan. In this clip, Dana Heatherton introduces Ryan Suda, the owner / founder of Blacklava.net, an online t-shirt company that challenges negative views of Asian Americans with humorous slogans. Ryan talked about how he started his company and how an Asian American studies class and his participation in the hereandnow theatre company transformed him and the focus of his company. *Discover Nikkei is a project that provides opportunities to connect with others and share the Nikkei experience. It is a project of the Japanese American National Museum, made possible with major funding by The Nippon Foundation. The DiscoverNikkei.org website is the primary component of the project.