Finding Family Stories: An Arts Partnership 1995-1998

The articles and artwork in this catalogue developed out of a three-year Arts Partnership project between the Japanese American National Museum and its Southern California neighbors. Institutional partners included the Korean American Museum, Plaza de la Raza, Watts Towers Arts Center, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and the Skirball Cultural Center. The catalogue includes color reproductions of artwork that appeared in the exhibitions. In addition, the book includes interpretive essays, biographies of the artists, information on all of the institutional partners, and a classroom guide that gives examples of projects to encourage the sharing of family stories and cross-cultural dialogue. Participating Artists: Judy Chan, Heeyon Chang, Michael Cho, Joyce Dallal, Charles Dickson, Julie Sim-Edwards, Aaron Glass, Yolanda Gonzalez, Glenn Kaino, Soo Jin Kim, Karen Kimura, Eddy Kurushima, Frank LaPena, Judith A. Lowry, Yong Soon Min, Kori Newkirk, Linda Nishio, Miguel Angel Reyes, David Alan Yamamoto, and Kim Yasuda.