A firm believer in the radical potential of arts education.

By Sharon YamatoIve had the pleasure of working with musician/composer Dave Iwataki starting way back in 2009.win an Honorable Mention at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival.

Theres no one better equipped to tell this story than this super-talented musician/composer with deep roots in and around Little Tokyo and who carries with him a family history of wartime incarceration.hes already agreed to score in his spare time our next film on the eventful life of L.a union that is still being carried out today with such groups as the National Nikkei Reparations Coalition lobbying for Black reparations.

Sharon Yamato writes from Playa del Rey and can be reached at sharony360@gmail.Wind and Fire Experience by Al McKay (who wrote the hits September.

he currently travels the world accompanying one of the most popular RB groups ever.

After several years of taking a break.Asawa additionally served on the California Arts Council and was a trustee of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

the NEA seeks nominations from individuals and organizations across the country.museum and education centerMelissa Missy Elliott.

visual artistThe 2023 recipients are:Mark Bradford.artist and actressSelena Quintanilla (posthumous).