Asian American Studies
Featured Exhibit Contributors
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Kip Fulbeck is an American artist, slam poet and filmmaker. He is the author of
Permanence: Tattoo Portraits; Part Asian, 100% Hapa; Paper Bullets: A Fictional Autobiography; and the upcoming
Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids, as well as the director of a dozen short films including
Banana Split and
Lilo & Me. Kip has been featured on CNN, MTV, and PBS, and has performed and exhibited in over 20 countries. Find out more about Kip's work at
www.seaweedproductions.com.
Larry Hama is a writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s. He is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics, where he wrote the licensed comic book series
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the Hasbro action figures. He has also written for the series
Wolverine, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja, and
Elektra.
Daniel Inouye represents Hawaii in the United States Senate. A
Nisei, he was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most highly decorated unit in the history of the Army. A Medal of Honor recipient , he is an eight-term U.S. Senator and the second most senior member of the U.S. Senate. To learn more about Senator Inouye, visit
http://inouye.senate.gov/Home/Home.cfm.
Michael Kang is a filmmaker who wrote and directed the movies
The Motel and
West 32nd. His acclaimed feature film directorial debut
The Motel premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and won the Humanitas Prize. Michael was a fellow at the Sundance Filmmakers Lab in 2002 and won the 2002 Geri Ashur Award in screenwriting through the New York Foundation for the Arts. For more information, visit
www.kangisman.com.
Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese American writer and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. She has contributed to the feminist movement with such works as her memoir,
The Woman Warrior. Kingston has received several awards for her contributions to Chinese American Literature including the National Book Award in 1981 for her novel
China Men.
Yuri Kochiyama is a
Nisei civil rights activist who advocates on a variety of human rights issues. From her experience with racism and interment during World War II, Kochiyama has created bridges with many ethnic groups through her work for social justice. Kochiyama is well known for her affiliation with Malcolm X and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize through the "1,000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005" project.
Stella Lai grew up on a small, car-less island southwest of Hong Kong Island called Cheung Chau. Her work has been featured in magazines such as
The Face,
IdN,
Beautiful Decay,
Giant Robot and
Vogue China. In 2007 Stella was selected as one of 10 artists from around the world to design a can for Pepsi. While not working on commercial projects, Stella is busy working on new paintings for her next exhibition, having already shown in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, New York, Manchester, Shanghai and Beijing. Her work can be seen at
www.tree-axis.com/stella/#/home.
Lac Su is an executive for TalentSmart, a global think tank and management consulting firm during the day. After 5 p.m. and on the weekends, he is a husband, a father, a painter, a photographer, and a writer. He was born in Danang, Vietnam, grew up in Los Angeles, and now resides in San Diego.
I Love Yous Are for White People is his first book-a memoir.
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