Ana Tanaka
Resilience: A Sansei Sense of Legacy exhibit is an intriguing journey at WA State...
The Resilience: A Sansei Sense of Legacy exhibit at the Washington State History Museum features eight California Japanese American artists whose art focuses on the impact of the U.S. incarceration of Japanese Americans during...
Wing Luke Museum exhibit tells the stories of Japanese American resisters of WWII incarceration
Much of the history of the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans we learn is about how quiet and obedient the community was—and even how we were respected for our complacency. Therefore, resistance to the...
Seattle artist George Tsutakawa’s majestic works showcased at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
George Tsutakawa (1910-1997), a Seattle native, has created pieces of all mediums and styles throughout his life, drawing on the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. The exhibit at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art...
Learning how dream big at a young age to overcome racism, classism and oppression
Dream, Annie, Dream by Waka T. Brown, the first in her family born in America, presents a child’s point-of-view on complex issues. Aoi, “Annie”, is a Japanese American, the daughter of two Japanese immigrants,...
Naoko Morisawa’s Happy Dreamer is on display at Traver Gallery through July 2
Naoko Morisawa’s exhibition, Happy Dreamer, is currently on display at the Traver Gallery in Seattle. Morisawa’s work is a combination of material (e.g., corrugated cardboard, oil-dyed wood) with dynamic color patterns and bold textures...
Talking with the authors of I Am Able to Shine: “If you can’t see...
Growing up Japanese American—and Asian American in general—we often take to mean accepting invisibility. The young character, Keiko, in I Am Able to Shine, goes through ballet lessons and basketball practices wondering why “others...
“Americans Incarcerated: A family’s story of social injustice” at the Bainbridge Island Museum of...
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) currently houses Jan and Chris Hopkins’ exhibition memorializing the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. Put into action by Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, E.O. 9066...
“Emerging Radiance” by Michelle Kumata: A dark history through vibrant color
Renowned Seattle artist Michelle Kumata has brought to life the history of Nikkei farmers, in no other than downtown Bellevue.
Both timely and appropriately located, her farmhouse exhibit is on display at the Bellevue Arts...
“Sex and Vanity”: Another Kevin Kwan story of love, lust, and crazy richness
Known for his masterpiece, Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan has had huge success in bringing Asian representation into pop culture and exposing the obstacles of being Asian in America, while providing luxurious and nearly...
“We Hereby Refuse”: The stories of a lasting refusal
If you’re from Seattle, the Japanese American incarceration during WWII is not likely new information. What we aren’t taught in our history classes is the resistance that prevailed in the community during and after...