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Faces of Many Places
One of the many pleasant surprises that making art has brought me is connecting me with the Japanese American community in Seattle. Growing up, my exposure to other Japanese Americans was limited...
Faces of Many Places
One of the many pleasant surprises that making art has brought me is connecting me with the Japanese American community in Seattle. Growing up, my exposure to other Japanese Americans was limited...
pizza and bentos
On this two-sided panel, I portray the“double life” I felt like I was living growing up attending two separate schools - American school on Mondays through Fridays, and Japanese school all day...
pizza and bentos
On this two-sided panel, I portray the“double life” I felt like I was living growing up attending two separate schools - American school on Mondays through Fridays, and Japanese school all day...
北の国 “Kita no Kuni” (Northern Country)
This was one winter at our relatives’ farmhouse in Furano, during one of their many heavy snowfalls. From sledding down the slopes of the field to building snowmen (including a...
北の国 “Kita no Kuni” (Northern Country)
This was one winter at our relatives’ farmhouse in Furano, during one of their many heavy snowfalls. From sledding down the slopes of the field to building snowmen (including a...
Sweet Roots
"Sweet Roots" is an ode to the magic that my uncle created for my brother and I during our childhood visits to the countryside in Japan. One long summer while...
Sweet Roots
"Sweet Roots" is an ode to the magic that my uncle created for my brother and I during our childhood visits to the countryside in Japan. One long summer while...
About the Blog: 二世 (Nisei) – Living Between Two...
As a second generation Japanese-American, my sense of identity and belonging to my Japanese heritage was largely informed by my early days in Japanese school. From 1st grade up until...
About the Blog: 二世 (Nisei) – Living Between Two...
As a second generation Japanese-American, my sense of identity and belonging to my Japanese heritage was largely informed by my early days in Japanese school. From 1st grade up until...
Nisei Passport - Borders and Belonging
As an American-born Japanese person, I grew up having dual citizenship. Once you turn 22, Japan requires you to choose one of your two passports and give up the other....
Nisei Passport - Borders and Belonging
As an American-born Japanese person, I grew up having dual citizenship. Once you turn 22, Japan requires you to choose one of your two passports and give up the other....