I look forward to the new initiatives she will enact to strengthen our Bruin community in the coming years.

Her works include fountains in Ghirardelli Square.She co-founded the Alvarado School Arts Workshop in 1968 and was instrumental in the 1982 creation of the first public arts high school in San Francisco.

and dedication have inspired and touched so many in our country and around the globe.the NEAs presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed advisory body.With a career spanning over six decades.

Born in Norwalk to Issei parents.The NEA manages the nomination process on behalf of the White House.

and National Endowment for the Humanities Chair Shelly C.

Asawa continued to produce art steadily over the course of more than a half century.Given a 15-minute pounding time limit.

Photo by VICKY MURAKAMI-TSUDAThe team from the Japanese American National Museum wield their mallets to pound rice.The final decoration of the kagami presentation varied from simple to very elaborate.

and the turner added water into the mix to prevent it from sticking to the usu and their hand.Vicky Murakami-Tsuda (team photographer) and myself.