COMING UP:

ALTERNATIVES TO ARCHIVING: MICRO OPERAS AND BEYOND

Alan Nakagawa w Umi Hsu & Amanda L. Andrei, each artist will speak about their art projects that are archiving alternative processes; bringing voice to the asian diaspora in a multi art form. January 22, 2025 , 6:00 PM PT, RSVP @ : AAJIL People’s School for Justice

UMI HSU AND ALAN NAKAGAWA ON DUBLAB / KAYA MICRO OPERAS January 28, 2025 @ 1PM PT

Tangled, hosted by Patrick Shiroishi (who also plays sax and percussions on several of the Kaya Micro Operas) is a monthly show on the seminal LA-based internet radio program: link

KAYA MICRO OPERAS/ CLUB KAYA/ USC VISIONS AND VOICES

On February 12, 2025, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM PT, an experimental birthday party will take place at USC’s One Archives including the four formats of Kaya Micro Operas, an exhibition celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Kaya Press, Literaoke featuring USC faculty and students and panel discussion. Using inter-disciplinary strategies, Kaya Press along with its Artist-in-residence, Nakagawa, proposes an alternative approach to archiving: link

ART MEDIA AGEnCY: Catching A.I.R. by Emily Wilson

an interview of Nakagawa about his A.I.R. experiences (12-31-2024) : link

NAKAGAWA BECOMES THE AIR FOR THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR REDRESS AND REPARATIONS AT THE GERTH ARCHIVES/ CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY DOMINGUEZ HILLS

This is Alan’s third contract with the Gerth Archives. The Library received a ten source collection of the campaign for redress and reparations for the 120,000 Japanese Americans who were wrongfully imprisoned in concentration camps by the US Government during World War II.

A.I.R. HEAD anatomy of an artist in residence (first book)

NOW AVAILABLE: Alan’s first book, an attempt to answer the question; “how did Alan get six artist-in-residencies in four years?” A collaboration with the WritLarge Press team led by poet and publisher Chiwan Choi (Yellow House). Book design by Manforte Studio. FOR SALE AT WRIT LARGE PROJECTS.

1) Article by Melanie Romero/ Libro Mobile

2) Article by Nancy Uyemura for the Rafu Shimpo, 02-23-2023

3) L.A. Taco; 27 Best Books About Los Angeles/ Mike Sonksen

FREE INQUIRY REVIEW OF POINT OF TURN AT MOCA GEFFEN

A nice article by James Underdown, September 2023: link

L.A. HIP HOP VOLUME ONE

Discovered an old Collage Ensemble Inc. project from 1996 at the Japanese American National Museum library today (06-02-2023). Evan at the Museum digitized it for us and it’s now on You Tube. link