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Articles 1 - 19 of 19
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Nor Sanavongsay Interview, Sittha Abhay
Nor Sanavongsay Interview, Sittha Abhay
Asian American Art Oral History Project
Nor's Biography:
My name is Nor, pronounce Naw, I was born in Thailand. My family moved to the US when I was four years old. We landed in Kingport, TN and stayed with our sponsors for about six months before heading up to Illinois.
I grew up watching Transformers, Bruce Lee movies, Thundercats, and all the great 80's cartoons. I also have a facination with comic books and graphic novels. I began drawing at the age of six with my uncle as a mentor. I honed my artistic skills as the years pass by.
Nor's Websites:
Lani Montreal Interview, Thi Navi Thach
Lani Montreal Interview, Thi Navi Thach
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with Filipina teacher, writer, performer Lani T. Montreal by Thi Navi Thach
Ann Poochareon Interview, Christina Yang
Ann Poochareon Interview, Christina Yang
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with new media artist Ann Poochareon by Christina Yang
Tatsu Aoki Interview, Brian Callahan
Tatsu Aoki Interview, Brian Callahan
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with musician Tatsu Aoki
Li Lin Lee Interview, Barry Au
Li Lin Lee Interview, Barry Au
Asian American Art Oral History Project
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Artist Biography
Li Lin Lee is a self-taught painter who over the years has attended many exhibitions. Many of his earlier exhibitions had his group panel paintings while later ones displayed solo works. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, he studied biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. He has traveled many places in Southeast Asia. Among his solo exhibitions: Symbiology and Urban Archaeology was displayed at Walsh Gallery in Chicago in 2001 and 2008 respectively.
Tina Ramirez Interview, Karina Lopez
Tina Ramirez Interview, Karina Lopez
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with poet Tina Ramirez
Dahuang Zhou Interview, Julia Lin
Dahuang Zhou Interview, Julia Lin
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with multimedia artist and entrepreneur DaHuang Zhou
Chi Jang Yin Interview, Anna Huang
Chi Jang Yin Interview, Anna Huang
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with experimental documentary filmmaker Chi Jang Yin by Anna Huang
Indira Freitas Johnson Interview, Michelle Burke
Indira Freitas Johnson Interview, Michelle Burke
Asian American Art Oral History Project
Bio: Indira Freitas Johnson was born in Mumbai, India. She has received undergraduate degrees from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art and the University of Bombay. She also received a masters degree in fine arts from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1967. Her father was an artist and her mother was a social activist, both of whom she was influenced by. She strongly believes that art and activism are a powerful combination for social change. Indira founded the Shanti Foundation for Peace in 1993 in response to the rise of ethnic violence. This foundation helps people …
Von Kommanivanh Interview, John Pluciennik
Von Kommanivanh Interview, John Pluciennik
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with Loatian born/Chicago based painter Von Kommanivahn by John Pluciennik
Sam Del Rosario Interview, Nancy Shaba
Sam Del Rosario Interview, Nancy Shaba
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with writer and the former ED of the Asian American Artists Collective- Chicago Sam del Rosario by Nancy Shaba.
Rominna Villasenor Interview, Jamelle Apolinar
Rominna Villasenor Interview, Jamelle Apolinar
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with writer, performer, visual artist Rominna Villasenor by Jamelle Apolinar
Saira Wasim Interview, Jeremy Adkins
Saira Wasim Interview, Jeremy Adkins
Asian American Art Oral History Project
A Divine Comedy of Errors: Political Paintings by Saira Wasim
Paradoxes of Genre: the Epic Miniature
Teeming with figures captured in mid-action, paintings by Saira Wasim present grand narratives. If it weren’t for their petite size and two-dimensionality, they might be mistaken for Greek mythology, Baroque opera, epic film, or other monumental genres. Yet, these small paintings represent a singular creation, one that transcends any individual medium or genre. In Wasim’s hands, the centuries-old format of the miniature painting has been transformed into a stage for human drama, a jam-packed cinematic space that approaches the grandeur of Cecil B. DeMille …
Masahiro Sugano Interview, Crystal Han
Masahiro Sugano Interview, Crystal Han
Asian American Art Oral History Project
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Artist Bio
Born in 1972, Osaka, Japan. Moved to the U.S. at age 18. B.A. in philosophy from CalState, Northridge. M.F.A. in Film/Video/Animation from University of Illinois at Chicago. Currently runs a production company based in Chicago, Eye from the Sky, Inc. Sundance Film Festival alumnus (1999). His next project is titled “Transcendental Joe” and it is billed as “Neo-Fundamental Buddhist Journey” across the U.S.
Michiko Itatani Interview, Liza Rush
Michiko Itatani Interview, Liza Rush
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with painter and School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor Michiko itatani by Liza Rush
Mike Park Interview, Ben Rogers
Mike Park Interview, Ben Rogers
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 interview with Mike Park from Asian Man Records by Ben Rogers
Ann Marie Chua Lee Interview, Jasmin M. Ortiz
Ann Marie Chua Lee Interview, Jasmin M. Ortiz
Asian American Art Oral History Project
2010 Interview with cosplay costume designer Anne Marie Chua Lee by Jasmin M. Ortiz
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Interview, Flor Sigaran
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Interview, Flor Sigaran
Asian American Art Oral History Project
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai is a Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based Chinese Taiwanese American spoken word artist who fights for cultural pride and survival through how she spits and how she lives.
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai has been featured in over 400 performances worldwide at venues including the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, the House of Blues, the Apollo Theater, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and three seasons of the award-winning “Russell Simmons Presents HBO Def Poetry.” The author of Inside Outside Outside Inside (2004) and Thought Crimes (2005) and the CD Infinity Breaks (2006), Tsai has shared stages with Mos Def, KRS-One, Sonia Sanchez, Talib Kweli, Erykah …
Howard Henry Chen Interview, Diane Nguyen
Howard Henry Chen Interview, Diane Nguyen
Asian American Art Oral History Project
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Artist Bio
Howard Henry Chen is an artist that is interested in the ideas of migration, assimilation, hybridization, the global system of change, and the way wealth affect the developing world. He was born in Vietnam in 1972 and left in 1975 with his parents to United States. He grew up in the east coast, Pennsylvania. He attended Boston University where he studied journalism and political science. After graduating, he worked as a journalist for …