Editorial
Commissioned and edited 24 articles, fiction, and photography pieces as Guest Editor of the 97th issue of the magazine, focusing on stories of intergenerational transmission of culture and tradition.
Features include a photo essay of the Yoshida Ryu, a hotspot of student political activism in Kyoto since the uprisings of the 1960’s and now threatened by government and university opposition; an account of indigenous Ainu community building and identity in contemporary cities; feminist organizing today and an intergenerational divide after years of fierce stigmatization; as well as collaborations with Kyotographie international photography festival, Hong Kong International Literary Festival, and award winning writers Forrest Gander and Pico Iyer.
featured articles
Images by Sandra Sanders
Organized a call for fiction and photography from young artists working in the political and social turmoil of the 2019 Hong Kong summer protests.
“All of a sudden, a young student in his white secondary school uniform walks past me, his face half-covered with a black mask. He glances briefly at my black mask, and I at his. In our eyes there is a moment of recognition, a second of silent solidarity. He hurries to the next compartment, then the next and then out of sight.” Monica Wat, “The Train”
Illustration by Hikaru Hirata-Miyakawa
Coordinated with internationally published author, Pico Iyer, to spotlight a young physician and author named Justin Ker.
“The shop was two streets from the coast, and the man held a small statue of the Virgin Mary in his hands. Under the tungsten light of a green table lamp, he sat at a wooden table in the workshop, repainting her porcelain face with the frayed ends of a thin paintbrush.” Justin Ker, “Repairer of Many Gods”
Photos by Anna Lee Campbell
Arranged and coordinated the publishing of new Japanese translations of Pulitzer Prize winning poet Forrest Gander’s poetry on the dance duo Eiko & Koma. These works are featured in tandem with text on the process of translation in literature and between medium such as poetry and dance.
Compiled and edited articles on material innovation and creative process in clay. Facilitated our magazine release event hosted by Harvard Ceramics Program.
Further Editorial
Assistant Editor, Kyoto Journal 94, 95, and 96
Editorial Assistant, The University of Chicago Press
