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"Transpacific Borderlands" Artist Profiles
Sept. 19, 2017
JANM
Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo examines the experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either Latin America or predominantly Latin America…
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Interview: Mike Shinoda
March 12, 2013
editor
Michael Kenji Shinoda, a member of Linkin Park, was born and raised in Agoura Hills, a suburb north of Los Angeles, to a Japanese American father and Caucasian mother.
This album introduces the following 8 clips from his interview on…
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Haunting Beauties: The Art of Audrey Kawasaki
Feb. 26, 2013
DMo
Los Angeles-based artist Audrey Kawasaki was inspired by the manga she read from an early age, as well as by ukiyo-e and Art Nouveau. While studying fine art at the Pratt Institute, she developed a unique style that has gained her a wide f…
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Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles
Nov. 11, 2011
JANM
The exhibition, Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles, is on view at the Japanese American National Museum from October 15, 2011 through February 19, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA. Drawing the Line ex…
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Bunkado: Gifts and Music
March 27, 2009
avam
Bunkado, meaning “House of Culture” was founded in 1945 by Tokio Ueyama and his wife Suye. Suye and Tokio had just been released from the internment camps, meaning that Tokio could finally pursue his dream of owning a business. Tokio was a…
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"Living Treasures" of New York - Jimmy Mirikitani (1920-2012)
March 9, 2009
APA_Institute
The New York City arts community is one of the most renowned in the world. Yet amidst the richness of cultures, activities, art institutions, landmarks, and the hustle and bustle of life in The Big Apple, are “Living Treasures of New York”…
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"Living Treasures" of New York - Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi (1921-2008)
March 9, 2009
APA_Institute
The New York City arts community is one of the most renowned in the world. Yet amidst the richness of cultures, activities, art institutions, landmarks, and the hustle and bustle of life in The Big Apple, are “Living Treasures of New York”…
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The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air - Audio Tour
Aug. 25, 2007
eishida
Ruth Asawa, one of the most important female artists of the 20th century, was born in 1926 in Norwalk, California. She is the fourth of seven children. Her parents were truck farmers, so Ruth and her six siblings worked long hours on the f…
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Henry Sugimoto Collection
June 29, 2007
eishida
Henry Sugimoto was born in 1900 in Wakayama, Japan, and lived until the year 1990. During his lifetime, he created hundreds of works of original art, many pieces depicting the everyday lives of Japanese Americans in the World War II concen…
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Carlos Runcie Tanaka: Collection of my ceramics
Aug. 29, 2006
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Carlos Runcie Tanaka (Lima, 1958) is one of the most renowned Peruvian artists of his generation. Here is a collection of my ceramics.
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