identity
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A lesson in embracing one’s identity
July 25, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
The Favorite Daughter Written and illustrated by Allen Say (New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2013, $17.99, 32 pp., hardcover) I love Allen Say. This book, with its watercolor illustrations, […] READ MORE
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RABBIT RAMBLINGS: How to be Asian American
February 23, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
I have been seeing a young black writer, Baratunde Thurston, on TV who is promoting a book that he has written called, “How To Be Black.” I have not read […] READ MORE
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Panel explores ‘inadequate’ state of multiculturalism in Japan
March 17, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
For centuries, the Japanese government promoted ethnic homogeneity. The Tokugawa Shogunate prohibited foreigners from entering the country for some 200 years, and barriers to immigration remained high even after the […] READ MORE
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‘Distillations’ exhibit captures Japanese American identity
August 26, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
“Distillation: Meditations on the Japanese American Experience” opened last week at John F. Kennedy University’s Arts & Consciousness Gallery in Berkeley. It offers a unique portrayal of Japanese American identity […] READ MORE
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Identity & Art San Francisco-Based Artist Finds Direction After Connecting with His Japanese Heritage
April 8, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Akira Beard, a 34-year-old San Francisco-based artist, is currently showing 18 works in “New Territory,” an exhibit at White Walls gallery in the city’s Tenderloin District. Beard, who lives nearby […] READ MORE
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Nikkei Reflect on ‘What it Means to be a Japanese American Woman’
October 22, 2009 by Nichi Bei Web
When community members at this year’s Mountain View Obon Bazaar and Festival were asked to explain what it means to be Japanese American, the responses were as diverse as the […] READ MORE
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