Kimoto Butsudan watercolor and is based on a

and is based on a photo I took during a recent visit to my mom's hometown

which only places value on the Japanese side of identity rather than embracing the entirety of a person’s experience

4"x4" gouache on paper

Reproduction of original oil painting from the Tadaima Collection

Kimoto Butsudan watercolor and is based on a"Kimoto Butsudan" is part of the Daburu collection, a partnered exhibition with my friend and fellow Japanese American artist Marie Okuma Johnston at Gallery 110. This collection explores our bicultural identities and experiences between the United States and Japan. Daburu is the Japanese hepburn spelling of double, a rising identity of mixed race Japanese. Traditionally, mixed race Japanese have been called hafu or half, which only places value on