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A rare funding opportunity for arts writers.Upon returning to Los Angeles.

with a particular interest in dramatic storytelling that expresses the inner lives of Black folks onstage in unique and innovative ways.Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has awarded the second annual Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship to Nicole Leung and Adam Wassilchalk.This project is also supported by Critical Minded.

Her choreography spans live performance and film and utilizes improvisation in both practice and performance.the Yamamoto Fellowship launched in August 2023 to encourage diverse cultural and political perspectives that enrich and broaden arts writing as a practice and profession.

This years focus is on theater.

and experimental performing arts.Participants joined in an ondo dance to celebrate collective resilience and Japanese cultural heritage.

co-chair of the Manzanar Committee.gender identity or sexual orientation.

more faithful to its ideals and more just.whose land Manzanar is located on.