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DESCRIPTION:<strong>REGISTER HERE:\n<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u
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 frookinawa2\n</a></strong><em>(The Zoom link will be emailed to you before
  the event)\n</em>\n<strong>Ariko Ikehara: Community Mapping at Okinawa's 
 Koza Crossroads\n</strong>\nJoin us for a conversation with Ariko Ikehara 
 with William Roper and Shō Tanaka.\n\nAriko will speak about MiXtopia\, a
  community research center that lies at the heart of Teruya\, formerly kno
 wn as the Black District in central Okinawa. Representing Koza&rsquo\;s Cr
 ossroads or the coming together of many communities\, the center is curren
 tly conducting a community mapping project that works to document the ever
 yday life of Okinawans who not only survive but thrived in the district\, 
 which includes the market\, the business\, and the bar and entertainment\,
  as one intersecting border that brought together Okinawans\, Black Soldie
 rs\, and multi-ethnic and national communities in the aftermath of the Pac
 ific War. Join us for a conversation with the founder and director of MiXt
 opia Ariko Ikehara as she speaks with Los Angeles based musician William R
 oper about what MiXtopia means to her and how she intends to use art as a 
 decolonial and performance art/life method to represent MiXtory (history\,
  story\, mystery) of the way we think about research. This talk is co-spon
 sored as part of the EastSide Arts Alliance / NAKA Dance Theater&rsquo\;s 
 Live Arts Resistance series (Oakland) and the Afro-Okinawan Dialogue Serie
 s created by the Okinawa Association of America (Los Angeles).\n\n<strong>
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 \n\n<strong>ABOUT ARIKO IKEHARA:\n</strong>\nAriko S. Ikehara is a Directo
 r at Koza X MiXtopia Research Center in Okinawa. She earned her Ph.D. in C
 omparative Ethnic Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley in 20
 16. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Osaka University (2017_19)\, and a Vi
 siting Scholar in the Department of Gender and Women Studies at UC Berkele
 y (2016). Her peer-reviewed published works are &ldquo\;Champurū Text: Po
 stwar Okinawan Writing\,&rdquo\; Beyond American Occupation: Race and Agen
 cy in Okinawa\, 1945-2015. Lexington Press. 2017.\, and &ldquo\;Third Spac
 e as Decolonial Con/Text: Okinawa&rsquo\;s American Champurū.&rdquo\; Tra
 nsnational Asia: An Online Interdisciplinary Journal\, Vol. 1-1. Fall\, 20
 16. Chao Center for Asian Studies\, Rice University. She is currently work
 ing on a book manuscript working-title &lsquo\;&lsquo\;Okinawa&rsquo\;s Mi
 Xtopia: Teruya Soul MiXtory&rdquo\;\, which is a choreographic study of a 
 place known as the black district that existed during the American occupat
 ion on Okinawa. Her forthcoming essay &ldquo\;Sketches of Teruya: MiXtory 
 of Place&rdquo\; will be published in The Avery Review\, a project of the 
 Office of Publications at the Columbia University Graduate Schools of Arch
 itecture\, Planning and Preservation.\n\n<strong>THE MODERATORS:</strong>\
 n<strong> </strong>\n<strong></strong>William Roper is a multi-disciplinar
 y artist residing in Los Angeles. His primary foci are music composition\,
  music performance and improvisation\, and the visual arts. He performs on
  instruments in the low brass family\, several ethnic aerophones and instr
 uments of his own design. He creates works that merge music\, theatre\, ex
 temporaneous spoken word and the visual arts. His works explore histories 
 of place\, ethnic and cultural groups\, and self-history. William studied 
 at CSU Northridge\, Cleveland Institute of Music\, Case Western Reserve Un
 iversity and Carnegie-Mellon Reserve University. As a musician\, his exper
 ience ranges from symphonic music to free improvisation. He has performed 
 or recorded with artists such as Gustavo Dudamel\, Elton John\, Wadada Leo
  Smith and Yusef Lateef. He has toured Japan\, Europe\, and the two Americ
 as\, as soloist and ensemble musician. He is represented on motion picture
  soundtracks and 60+ recordings\, twelve as leader. He has fulfilled commi
 ssions from music and dance ensembles. He has been resident artist at inst
 itutions domestically\, in Germany and Japan. His visual art has been exhi
 bited in the U.S. and Europe. He has received awards from the NEA\, Califo
 rnia Arts Council\, L.A. Dept of Cultural Affairs and others.\n\nShō Tana
 ka is a Yonsei writer and wanderer. His grandmother&rsquo\;s family（⼭
 城）immigrated to the Los Angeles area from Taminato\, a village in the 
 Yanbaru rainforest in northern Okinawa. His grandfather&rsquo\;s family（
 ⽥中）emigrated from Buzen Shoe\, Fukuoka to Tlingit territory settling
  in Juneau\, Alaska. He believes that through sharing food and story we ca
 n work to heal legacies of violence that have accumulated within our colle
 ctive body\, mind\, and spirit. Currently Shō resides on Lekwungen and W
 ̱S&Aacute\;NEĆ Territory (Victoria\, British Columbia) but his ancestral
  homeland lies somewhere in the depths of amerikkka.\n\n<strong>ABOUT THE 
 AFRO-OKINAWA DIALOGUES SERIES:</strong>\n<strong> </strong>\n<strong></str
 ong>Hosted by the Okinawa Association of America\, this interactive discus
 sion series will provide a platform to yuntaku (talk story) in a space tha
 t centers Black/African descended peoples and their experiences within the
  Okinawan community. Acknowledging that Japan\, Okinawa and the United Sta
 tes each have their own unique forms of anti-Black racism\, we hope that t
 hese dialogues will provide a space to challenge stereotypes and diversify
  our understanding of Blackness in Okinawa and the Okinawan diaspora. Each
  dialogue will be discussion based and feature a Q&amp\;A with artists\, a
 ctivists\, academics and community members whose work exists at the inters
 ections of Black and Okinawan community issues. Potential topics discussed
  may include understanding mixed race politics\, dismantling anti-Black ra
 cism and celebrating Black/Okinawan art forms.\n\n<strong>ABOUT LIVE ARTS 
 IN RESISTANCE:\n</strong>\nLIVE ARTS IN RESISTANCE is a dynamic series of 
 performances\, artist residencies\, and community town halls to address ra
 cial inequity and white supremacy in popular culture. Collectively\, we co
 ntribute to a new cultural consciousness of self-determination and indigen
 ous knowledge as integral to our resistance to systemic oppression and imp
 erialism.\n\nLIVE ARTS IN RESISTANCE includes dance\, theater\, poetry and
  interdisciplinary performances\, curated by socially-conscious artists. T
 ogether we push the boundaries of our practices and contemplate our role a
 nd responsibility in connecting the many struggles of our respective commu
 nities both locally and globally.\n\nLIVE ARTS IN RESISTANCE fosters risk-
 taking\, rigor\, and a radical critique on the role of political activism\
 , cultural work and art in society. This role is historically rooted in a 
 culture fighting for justice\, equity and self-determination &mdash\;the p
 olitical empowerment of our people.\n\nWe seek to create a place where art
 ists and audience members can engage in a meaningful dialogue about innova
 tive ideas and experimental work\; where artists can reflect on the proces
 s of creating progressive art and revolutionary movements\; redefining aes
 thetics and ethics that will decolonize minds. There is a profound need to
  construct a culture of resistance outside of &ldquo\;market forces&rdquo\
 ;\; a culture that will defend our communities from the current reactionar
 y political climate. With the absurdity of backward national elections\, x
 enophobia\, fascist policing and militarism that has been shaping our live
 s\, all the inflamed racism\, sexism and classism is being rekindled on th
 e world stage.\n\nWe reiterate Malcolm X&rsquo\;s words that &ldquo\;Cultu
 re is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle&rdquo\;. And once ag
 ain\, we must SEIZE THE TIME! &mdash\; to magnify our struggle\, giving wi
 ngs to our imagination and finding new ways to speak our truth.\n\n<strong
 >ABOUT THE OKINAWA ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA:\n</strong>\nThe Okinawa Associa
 tion of America\, Inc. (OAA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Gar
 dena\, California that is dedicated to preserving and promoting Okinawan c
 ulture. Formed by first generation Okinawan immigrants (issei)\, the OAA h
 as grown into a multi-generational organization that hosts numerous events
  throughout the year including cultural lectures\, performances\, social g
 atherings\, and senior-focused activities. 2019 marked the organization&rs
 quo\;s 110th anniversary as well as the 20th anniversary of the OAA Center
  in Gardena.&nbsp\;<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fww
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 OUT EASTSIDE ARTS ALLIANCE:</strong>\n\nEastSide Arts Alliance is an organ
 ization of Third World artists\, cultural workers\, and community organize
 rs of color committed to working in the San Antonio and other Oakland neig
 hborhoods to support a creative environment that improves the quality of l
 ife for our communities and advocates for progressive\, systemic social ch
 ange.&nbsp\;<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.easts
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 g>\nABOUT NAKA DANCE THEATER:</strong>\n\nFounded in 2001\, NAKA Dance The
 ater creates experimental performance works using dance\, storytelling\, m
 ultimedia installations and site-specific environments. NAKA builds partne
 rships with communities\, engages people's histories and folklore and expr
 esses experiences through accessible performances that challenge the viewe
 r to think critically about social justice issues. NAKA brings together an
 d creates rapport among diverse populations\, encouraging dialogue and civ
 ic participation.&nbsp\;<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F
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SUMMARY:[VIRTUAL] Afro-Okinawan Dialogues\, Part 2 feat. Ariko Ikehara (Pre
 sentation on Black-Okinawan Identity)
URL:/en/events/2020/10/29/virtual-afro-okinawan-dialogues-part-2-feat-ar/
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