June shows how she strings her koto.

The ceremony was followed by a reception with remarks by President Biden.which was renamed the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts in 2010.

Asawa devoted herself to expanding access to art-focused educational programs.a period that proved formative in her development as an artist.Union Square and Japantown in San Francisco; the Garden of Remembrance at San Francisco State University; and the Japanese American Internment Memorial in San Jose.

actress and singerBruce Sagan.Ohta remains the only ukulele artist with more than 300 tunes played on national radio.

Unable to receive her degree due to continued hostility against Japanese Americans.

Additional information and the list of past recipients is available on the NEA website.president of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition.

to support mutual aid networks.and Italian aliens were held during World War II.

Inland Coalition for Immigrant JusticeLizbeth Abeln.detain and deport Venezuelan immigrants without due process of law.