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@intrepidmouse

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Nima since 2006 last login 1+ years ago
@Miyakemar

Art friends and food

Mexico Nima since 2020 last login 1+ years ago
@Elysha

Elysha Rei is a Japanese-Australian artist based in Brisbane, Australia.

Queensland, Australia Nima since 2021 last login 1+ years ago
@traciakemi

Author of “Navigating With(out) Instruments,” a book of poetry, micro essays and notes to self—which is being taught in contemporary literature, ethnic, and Asian American studies courses at the university level, and has gained critical acclaim from a wide spectrum of poets, authors, artists, musicians, academics, community leaders & activists. tkk also narrates for audiobooks from time to time, and recently recorded her 13th title, “The Fervor,” by Alma Katsu, acknowledged by The New York Times’ “6 Audiobooks to Listen to Now.” Her other recordings include “The Memory Police” (Yoko Ogawa); “The Swimmers” (Julie Otsuka); “Intimacies” (Katie Kitamura); and “Temple Alley Summer,” by Sachiko Kashiwaba and Avery FIscher Udagawa, which garnered tkk a Earphone Award and an Audie Award nomination. traci is the Director/Co-Founder of Tuesday Night Project; a core artist of Vigilant Love; a longtime supporter of Okaeri; and a lead organizer with the Nikkei Progressives/NCRR Reparations Committee and the newly formed National Nikkei Reparations Coalition. tkk is a performer and principal writer for PULLproject Ensemble, co-led by aerial artist Kennedy Kabasares, and together with composer Howard Ho and their creative team, developed “TALES OF CLAMOR,” which premiered at the Aratani Theatre Black Box in 2019, and was recently awarded a National Theatre Project grant from NEFA (New England Foundation for the Arts), which support further development of the play and capacity to tour beginning in 2023.

California, United States of America Nima since 2015 last login 1+ years ago
@jirwin

Born in Yokohama, Japan, naturalized American Citizen residing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Occupation: arts administrator. Two surviving children, four grandchildren.

Utah, United States of America Nima since 2016 last login 1+ years ago
@Aifallas

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2016 last login 1+ years ago
@genjii931

I run the Seattle area taiko performance calendar at www.seattletaiko.info.

Seattle, Washington, United States of America Nima since 2014 last login 1+ years ago
@Francesca

Writer, Journalist and Author specializing in multicultural themes, art, politics, satire, comedy and popular culture for newspapers, books, radio, the web and television. Perhaps my greatest influence as a writer stems from my background of being half Japanese on my mother's side and Russian-Jewish on my father's side, which has inspired me to be more empathetic, interested and passionate about mixed race cultures and the varied human experience. Raised in both Hawaii and Los Angeles by parents who are artists and former professors, I was exposed to a rich cultural and academic experience that still feeds my inspiration to create new work and continually progress and grow as a "Hapa" artist. Some of my articles are featured in the Japanese- American National Museum exhibit entitled "Hapa-Japan, Visible and Invisible". Currently I am writing two books about my mixed racial identity; one book will be a compilation of short humorous essays, while the other will be a novel about the 442nd Infantry. Some of my articles can be read here on this wonderful site, DiscoverNikkei.org.

San Francisco, California, United States of America Nima since 2013 last login 1+ years ago
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Will Scott @corinadelfuego

Will Scott is a young filmmaker in Los Angeles, California. Will was born and raised in Los Angeles by two hapa parents from Hawai‘i. He studied film at the New School in Manhattan before returning to California to pursue a career in film and music. Will enjoys biking, camping, playing ping pong, and going to jazz shows.

Will began volunteering with Discover Nikkei this past summer as a video editor. He’s already edited a number of videos to help promote our current initiatives, including for our Pass the Food project and Nikkei Names 2 series. We’re so thankful to Will for all his great work!

What do you like most about volunteering for Discover Nikkei?

My favorite thing about volunteering for Discover Nikkei is getting to learn about peoples’ life stories from around the world and help share those stories with others. As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned the importance of community and storytelling, especially in an increasingly individualistic society. I am grateful to have found the community of Discover Nikkei and am always excited to help expand and foster that community.

How do you connect to your Nikkei identity?
I often feel removed from my Japanese heritage and have had to find ways to connect with Japanese culture on my own, most often through my artwork. I’ve always loved the aesthetics of Japanese art, from textiles to old samurai films to koto music to anime and manga. I love exploring these art forms both in my own practice as well as learning about the history of them.

Whenever I visit my extended family in Hawai‘i, I love to be a little nosy and go through my grandparents’ Japanese trinkets and ask them about their stories and significance.

My grandmother has a lot of Japanese fabric from the fabric store she used to run, and I love going through the patterns and the clothes she made with her and learning about all the different sewing techniques she uses.

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