Transpacific Borderlands signature image - Shinpei Takeda

Past Exhibition

Transpacific Borderlands

Artist Profile Videos

In this series of short videos, artists featured in the exhibition discuss their work, their backgrounds, and their identities as Nikkei in Latin America and Southern California.

WATCH VIDEOS

Click on the links below to view translated transcripts for each profile on Discover Nikkei.

English | Español | 日本語 | Português

 

Opening Day Artists Panel

On September 17, 2017, JANM presented a panel discussion with artists and curators.

 


Related Content on Discover Nikkei

discover Nikkei logo

JANM’s DiscoverNikkei.org website is a treasure trove of materials and resources on Nikkei (Japanese emigrants and their descendants) life, history, culture, and community around the world. It is a community-based project that partners with organizations and individuals throughout the Americas to share Nikkei-related community and personal stories, events, and more in four languages—English, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese.

See below for interviews with some of the Transpacific Borderlands artists and articles by curator Michiko Okano. Also included are articles to learn more about the Nikkei diaspora.

September 17, 2017 - February 25, 2018

Artist Profile Videos

In this series of short videos, artists featured in the exhibition discuss their work, their backgrounds, and their identities as Nikkei in Latin America and Southern California.

WATCH VIDEOS

Click on the links below to view translated transcripts for each profile on Discover Nikkei.

English | Español | 日本語 | Português

 

Opening Day Artists Panel

On September 17, 2017, JANM presented a panel discussion with artists and curators.

 


Related Content on Discover Nikkei

discover Nikkei logo

JANM’s DiscoverNikkei.org website is a treasure trove of materials and resources on Nikkei (Japanese emigrants and their descendants) life, history, culture, and community around the world. It is a community-based project that partners with organizations and individuals throughout the Americas to share Nikkei-related community and personal stories, events, and more in four languages—English, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese.

See below for interviews with some of the Transpacific Borderlands artists and articles by curator Michiko Okano. Also included are articles to learn more about the Nikkei diaspora.

September 17, 2017 - February 25, 2018

Artist Profile Videos

In this series of short videos, artists featured in the exhibition discuss their work, their backgrounds, and their identities as Nikkei in Latin America and Southern California.

WATCH VIDEOS

Click on the links below to view translated transcripts for each profile on Discover Nikkei.

English | Español | 日本語 | Português

 

Opening Day Artists Panel

On September 17, 2017, JANM presented a panel discussion with artists and curators.

 


Related Content on Discover Nikkei

discover Nikkei logo

JANM’s DiscoverNikkei.org website is a treasure trove of materials and resources on Nikkei (Japanese emigrants and their descendants) life, history, culture, and community around the world. It is a community-based project that partners with organizations and individuals throughout the Americas to share Nikkei-related community and personal stories, events, and more in four languages—English, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese.

See below for interviews with some of the Transpacific Borderlands artists and articles by curator Michiko Okano. Also included are articles to learn more about the Nikkei diaspora.

Related Stories on Discover Nikkei

erica kaminishi at the transpacific borderlands opening

ARTIST—Erica Kaminishi

Erica Kaminishi: Presenting a Brazilian Nikkei Identity through Art
By Patricia Wakida (2018)

ENGLISH | Português

shinpei takeda at the transpacific borderlands opening

ARTIST: Shinpei Takeda

Transpacific Borderlands: Behind the Scenes with Artist Shinpei Takeda
By Darryl Mori (2018)

English | ESPAÑOL | 日本語 | 

Português

jose taro zorilla takeda at the transpacific borderlands opening

ARTIST: José Taro Zorrilla Takeda

José Taro Zorrilla Takeda: A Nikkei Architect on a Quest to Build Social Landscapes
By Sergio Hernández Galindo (2017)

ESPAÑOL | English | 日本語 | Português 

transpacific borderlands artist sandra nakamura in front of her art

ARTIST: Sandra Nakamura

Sandra Nakamura: Her Space, Her Language
By Javier García Wong-Kit (2017)

ESPAÑOL | English | 日本語 | Português

transpacific borderlands artist eduardo tokeshi-in his studio

ARTIST: Eduardo Tokeshi

Eduardo Tokeshi: A Portrait of Curiosity
By Javier García Wong-Kit (2016)

ESPAÑOL | English

michiko okano with artist madalena cordaro in front of artwork

CURATOR: Michiko Okano

Transpacific Borderlands: Japanese Brazilian Artists
By Michiko Okano (2018)

Português | English

michiko okano

CURATOR: Michiko Okano

Living in a Space in Between
By Michiko Okano (2009)

PortuguêsEnglish

Learn more about the Nikkei diaspora

early emigration men sugar can fields hawaii

OVERVIEW

Brief Historical Overview of Japanese Emigration, 1868–1998
By Eiichiro Azuma (1999)

English | ESPAÑOL | 日本語 | Português

ship kasato maru

BRAZIL

In Brazil. 109 years.
By Célia Sakurai (2017)

ESPAÑOL | English | 日本語 | Português 

early japanese in mexico

MEXICO

Japoneses la comunidad en busca de un nuevo sol naciente—Parte 1–10
By Sergio Hernández Galindo (2010–2011)

ESPAÑOL

uruguay 2009

PERU

Transformation of the Nikkei Community in Peru—Part 1–2
By Luis Hirata Mishima (2009)

ESPAÑOL | English

Support the understanding and appreciation of the Japanese American experience.

Become a Member Make a Gift