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Northeastern Illinois University Asian Heritage Month Keynote Speaker April 24, 2025
Join me in Chicago on Th April 24th at 5pm at Northeastern Illinois University Pedroso Center. I am honored to be their Asian Heritage Month keynote speaker. Painting Community: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes by Laura Kina Thursday April 24th 5 PMNEIU Pedroso Center B-1595500 North St. Louis AvenueChicago, Illinois 60625-4699 Conceived during the 2020…
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LA Times Festival of Books
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books University of Southern California April 26-27, 2025 Join us for a panel discussion on Sunday, April 27, 2025 2-3pm PST – Tickets Required USC Campus – Seeley G. Mudd 124 https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/ “Punks, Rebels, and Recipes: The Popular Culture of Asian America” Jave Yoshimoto, Laura Kina, Elizabeth Ai, Oliver Wang,…
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KUAF Ozarks at Large Interview
‘Word of Mouth’ explores connections, cultures through recipes, illustrations By Daniel Caruth, February 18, 2025 Listen on KUAF Ozarks at Large: https://www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-at-large/2025-02-18/word-of-mouth-explores-connections-cultures-through-recipes-illustrations
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Spring 2025 UARK Press – Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes
Word of Mouth $44.95 Asian American Artists Sharing RecipesEdited by Laura Kina and Jave Yoshimoto136 pages, 8 × 10978-1-68226-267-2 (paper)March 2025https://www.uapress.com/product/word-of-mouth/ About:Conceived during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and the accompanying rise in anti-Asian bigotry, Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes is an artists’ cookbook featuring stories and artwork from twenty-three Asian American and Asian diaspora…
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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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Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within – Yale University Press/The Noguchi Museum. Preorders now available
We are excited to announce an expansive monograph titled, Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, by The Noguchi Museum, in association with Yale University Press, is available for preorders! https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300267402/toshiko-takaezu/ Edited by Glenn Adamson, Dakin Hart and Kate Wiener Contributions by Ai Fukunaga, Nonie Gadsden, Diana Jocelyn Greenwold, Laura Kina, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Margo Machida, Laura Mott and…
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Exhibition Catalog “Over the Rainbow, One More Time”
Now available – exhibition catalog for Laura Kina’s solo show “Over the Rainbow, One More Time” at the Riverside Arts Center Freeark Gallery March 26-May 6, 2023 curated by director Joanne Aono. Thank you to Young Sun Choi for photographing the work and RAC board member Dan Streeting for designing the catalog. 32 pages, full…
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Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes
The Virtual Asian American Art Museum launches “Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes” curated and illustrated by Laura Kina and Jave Yoshimoto. This online exhibition/cookbook began during the Spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and in response to the increased attention to anti-Asian violence.