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CAA Feb 13, 2025 “Okinawan Diaspora Indigenous Solidarities and the Shimanchu Hajichi Tattoo Revival”
College Art Association Feb 13, 11 am-12:30 pm EST New York Hilton Midtown 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom West 10 Years of ADVA Journal: Hindsights, Insights, Futures Thinking Chairs: Alice M. Jim Concordia University Alexandra ChangRutgers University Newark State University of New Jersey Discussant: Marissa Largo York University “In Relation to Asian American” Tom Wolf, Bard…
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Blue Gold Catalog now available
Mingei’s collection holds over 30,000 objects of folk art, craft, and design. With storage at capacity, acquisitions are carefully considered to align with our mission—especially the commitment to exhibit and collect the work of contemporary artists. Recent highlights include incredible works featured in “Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo” by Laura Kina, Christina…
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Mingei International Museum acquires Laura Kina’s work for “Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo”
The Mingei International Museum commissioned and acquired Laura Kina’s “Hajichi Quilt” 2023, 28.25″x29.5″ for their exhibition Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo on view Sep 14, 2024 – Mar 16, 2025. Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indig Mingei International Museum Located in Balboa Park at 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101…
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Okinawan Princess: Da Legend of Hajichi Tattoos Book Tour
Hawaii book tour August 17-Sept 1, 2019. Join author Lee A. Tonouchi and illustrator Laura Kina for their book tour of “Okinawan Princess: Da Legend of Hajichi Tattoos.”
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Okinawan Princess: Da Legend of Hajichi Tattoos
Okinawan Princess: Da Legend of Hajichi Tattoos (Bess Press, 2019) is a trilingual feminist fairy tale set in Hawai‘i and Okinawa that illuminates an ancient tradition and pushes back against white normative standards of beauty. Okinawan Princess is written in Hawai‘i Creole by Lee A. Tonouchi and translated by Dr. Masashi Sakihara into a mix…
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