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DESCRIPTION:Thursday, April 24, 2008; 7 - 9pm\nPublic Discussion: Artist Talk with Bob 
 Hsiang, Donna Keiko Ozawa, and Christine Wong Yap\n\nAbout the Artists\nBob 
 Hsiang began photographing various political and cultural events at the 
 dawn of the Asian Movement some thirty five years ago. A student journalist 
 at the time, he witnessed the growth of Asian American awareness on both 
 the East and West Coast. After studying at S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, he lived in 
 New York and was active in the anti-war Vietnam movement and community 
 involvement among Asian American groups. In the mid-seventies, he moved to 
 San Francisco where he joined Kearny Street Workshop and taught photo 
 classes at the de Young Museum Art School. During that period, he became 
 involved with the International Hotel struggle for senior housing and the 
 preservation of the hotel. Hsiang also began documenting Asian American 
 cultural groups such as Asian American Theater, Asian American Dance 
 Collective and Asian American Jazz Festivals. He is still active at Kearny 
 Street Workshop as an advisor and often participates in various exhibitions 
 and events. Aside from community work, Bob developed a freelance 
 photography career in the Bay Area which he practices to this day. Among 
 his clients are corporations, non-profit organizations and private clients. 
 http://www.bobhsiangphoto.com\n                                             
                               \nDonna Keiko Ozawa is a native San 
 Franciscan living in Berkeley with an Oakland studio. Her work is primarily 
 sculpture and installation which include kinetic and viewer-activated 
 sculpture, politically-inspired work and art with recycled and found 
 materials. Her work has been exhibited in Northern California, Chicago, 
 Baltimore and Tokyo, Japan. Since graduate school, Ozawa has worked as a 
 stagehand, museum preparator, and art and environmental educator. In 2005, 
 she created and produced "The Waribashi Project: San Francisco," an 
 environmental art project about disposable chopsticks in collaboration with 
 Japantown restaurants and the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of 
 Northern California (JCCCNC). Prior to receiving her MFA from the School of 
 the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997, she worked as a community organizer 
 and youth advocate. For more information, visit http://www.donnaozawa.com 
 and http://www.waribashi.org.\n                      \nBorn in California 
 in 1977, Christine Wong Yap makes drawings, prints, sculptures, 
 installations and papercuts around the themes of optimism and pessimism. 
 She has exhibited throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and recently at 
 Green Papaya Art Projects (Philippines) and in the FRED Festival (UK). She 
 holds a BFA and MFA from the California College of the Arts (CCA). Her 
 involvement in community work includes leading 17 mural projects around the 
 country. She lives in Oakland, CA and is an Affiliate Artist at the 
 Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, CA. For more information, 
 please visit http://www.christinewongyap.com.\n                             
             \nAbout Kearny Street Workshop\nKearny Street Workshop is a 
 community-based arts nonprofit based in San Francisco. Founded in 1972, 
 KSW's mission is to produce and present art that enriches and empowers 
 Asian Pacific American communities. Our vision is to achieve a more just 
 society by connecting APA artists to community members to give voice to our 
 cultural, historical, and contemporary issues. Now in our 35th year, KSW 
 offers workshops, visual exhibitions, readings, artist salons and panel 
 discussions, an annual arts festival, and more. For more information, 
 please visit www.kearnystreet.org\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/02/18490198.php
SUMMARY:Public discussion: Artist Talk with Bob Hsiang, Donna Keiko Ozawa, and Christine Wong Yap
LOCATION:180 Capp St. #5 \nThird floor\nSan Francisco CA 94110
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/02/18490198.php
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