Tomie Arai
New York artist/activist Tomie Arai (b. 1949) often explores issues of identity, community, and acculturation in her work.
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Tina Yong
Malaysian-Australian dancer and choreographer
Martha Nishitani
Martha Nishitani was a Seattle modern dance teacher and choreographer, and one of the leading proponents of modern dance in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr Ruby Inouye Shu
Dr. Ruby Inouye Shu was the first Japanese American woman physician in Seattle and an icon in the local Japanese community.
Patti Warashina
American ceramicist internationally recognized for her technically refined, figurative sculptures that helped expand the boundaries of clay as a medium.
Misao Tanigoshi
In 1943, three Japanese American women helped two German prisoners of war escape from a Colorado prisoner-of-war (POW) camp. Prosecuted for treason and convicted of conspiracy to commit treason in federal court in 1944, they served two years in prison.
Tsuroko Wallace
In 1943, three Japanese American women helped two German prisoners of war escape from a Colorado prisoner-of-war (POW) camp. Prosecuted for treason and convicted of conspiracy to commit treason in federal court in 1944, they served two years in prison.
Florence Otani
In 1943, three Japanese American women helped two German prisoners of war escape from a Colorado prisoner-of-war (POW) camp. Prosecuted for treason and convicted of conspiracy to commit treason in federal court in 1944, they served two years in prison.
Ruth Asawa
Ruth Aiko Asawa (1926–2013) was a renowned sculptor, painter, and printmaker acclaimed for her biomorphic wire forms and public art installations as well as her activism in public art education.
Takayo Fischer
Nisei actress Takayo (Tsubouchi) Fischer appeared in dozens of major Hollywood films including Moneyball (2011), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and War of the Worlds (2005).