Ana Tanaka
Tadaima: “I’m Home” — a reciprocal return of the dolls and the Japanese American...
The MOHAI currently holds dozens of Girls’ and Boys’ Day dolls that couldn’t fit into the singular suitcases folks were allowed to bring with...
One voicemail, everyone’s calling: Racist message directed at public artist, community call for action
“Stop repeating history” is a common and powerful phrase, especially within the Japanese American community who were forcefully removed during WWII from the West...
After theft, new replacement installation planned honoring Sadako Sasaki, symbol of the Hiroshima bombing...
The statue of Sadako Sasaki, lovingly known for folding one thousand paper cranes in hopes of gaining back her health, was stolen from the...
Interactive farmhouse installation connects Japanese American incarceration with immigrant struggles
Emerging Radiance has recently found its semi-permanent home in the Bellevue Public Library, on the site of what was once Japanese American farmland from...
Exhibit captures scenes of liminal space, the in-between beauty of Nihonmachi
Appropriately located in the George Tsutakawa Art Gallery of the Wing Luke Museum, Kamekichi Tokita, Kenjiro Nomura, and Takuichi Fujii’s paintings are memorialized from...
Bob Santos Community Room and Bush Garden represent CID cultural homes
As the holidays get closer, as do the long-awaited openings of the Bob Santos Community Room and neighboring Bush Garden! The Uncle Bob’s Neighborhood...
New Japanese American art displayed at Wilburton Station, ‘Calling of the Ancestors’ exhibit call...
Recently, the link light rail line on the Eastside opened up and the Wilburton Station now has a beautiful new installation that integrates the...
Landmark Penguin anthology brings to light the multifaceted literature of Japanese American incarceration
There’s a certain air of resilience in an anthology about the Japanese American incarceration; much of the Japanese American community has been raised by...
New art, old struggles, and a lasting legacy at Uncle Bob’s Place in the...
While Bob Santos is a dear friend to many, lovingly referred to as “Uncle Bob,” there is a new generation that is growing up...
“We are Not Strangers” depicts solidarity in Seattle’s Central District during Japanese American incarceration
Making his art out of his 1978 converted Bluebird bus, lifelong artist and storyteller Josh Tuininga started illustrating books 15 years ago, beginning with...
