Discover Nikkei Community Collage - May 2009
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Discover Nikkei presented a special activity during the closing reception at the Imagined Futures Conference presented by the Aratani Endowed Chair, UCLA, and the Japanese American National Museum.
The one-day conference included keynote addresses by Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot and actor George Takei, and workshops by established artists on filmmaking, anime/comics, blogs/new media, spoken word/hip-hop, fiction, and the art & business of clothes.
Participants were invited to help create the collage by sharing a picture, text, or item around themes of community and identity. They then posted their contributions to our collage themselves. Our own real-time board/wall to share something with our community.
Although the limited time period meant that we weren't able to get a large number of contributions to our collage, there were some very interesting postings. This collection presents a sampling of some of the contributions.
Thanks to all who participated!
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Getting startedWe set up our Community Collage space in the lobby of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, which is part of the Japanese American National Museum's campus. This is where the opening program was held, as well as a couple of the workshops, and the closing reception.
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Starting the collage |
Professor Lane HirabayashiProfessor Lane R. Hirabayashi participated in our Community Collage. Professor Hirabayashi is the George & Sakaye Aratani Endowed Chair of the Japanese American Internment, Redress, and Community, Asian American Studies Department of the University of California at Los Angeles, co-sponsor for the conference.
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Lane Hirabayashi |
Prof. Hirabayashi's posting"Sometimes I wonder about my father's stories - about the family farm; about his youthful pranks & highjinks; about my grandmother and my uncles & auntie; about Pinedale and Tule Lake; about topping beets in Idaho; about his dad. If I don't pass these along, where will they go?????" We …
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Father's stories |
NSU ModernUCLA's NSU Modern student dance group performed during the opening program for the conference. They added this message: "NSU Modern from UCLA sends their love to the Nikkei community"
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - NSU Modern from UCLA |
CammyThere were some drawings added to the collage as well. We really liked this one!
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Cammy |
Multicultural communitiesThe participants were primarily younger, college-age Asian Americans, including a number of multiracial/Hapa attendees.
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - I Love Multiracial Communities |
Blogging about SawtelleOne of the workshops was on Blogs/New Media with Phil Yu of Angry Asian Man. This participant appears to have been inspired by it.
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Blogging about Sawtelle |
A community connectsPeople weren't just adding to our collage, they were also checking out what others had posted.
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Sharing ideas |
Obon"Remembering & reflecting on our past while supporting understanding & the knowledge for our future through dance... through OBON."
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Obon |
Oshogatsu at grandma's"Oshogatsu at grandma's...
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Oshogatsu at Grandma's |
EruptionAward-winning author Naomi Hirahara contributed this drawing to the collage. She led the workshop on writing fiction.
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - eruption |
Japanese school"Nihongo gakkou... *Nihongo gakkou --> Japanese school
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Nihongo gakkou |
Ryan SudaRyan Suda of Blacklava contributed to the collage too. Ryan led a workshop titled "The Art and Business of Clothes"
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Ryan Suda |
Spam musubi IS communityThis is what Ryan posted to our collage. It incorporates food, identity, and community!
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Spam musubi IS community! |
Words evoking community & family"Gaman * Nikkei
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Nikkei Community Themes |
Community MATTERSWe agree!
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Community MATTERS |
Finished collageTada.... Here's what our community of participants created together.
Discover Nikkei Community Collage: May 2009 - Finished Collage |
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