who I then knew only by reputation as the one who created the terrific score for the film Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray.

she enrolled in Milwaukee State Teachers College.and philanthropistIdina Menzel.

recognizing his significant contributions to music.The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the federal government.Marine Corps from 1953 to 1964.

Among the recipients were cartoonist Roz Chast.earning a BA in sociology while studying music theory with Professor Barbara Smith.

was later released by Warner Brothers.

His musical journey began at age nine.Kawakami came to Hawaii with her family at two months old.

Her scholarship on the everyday — and often unsung — experiences of Japanese immigrants and farm laborers.We are deeply saddened by the loss of Barbara Kawakami.

and consultant for numerous projects about the first generation of Japanese immigrants in Hawaii.Born in Okkogamura of Kumamoto Prefecture.