New from Dayo Press: Balancing Cultures
“Balancing Cultures moved me profoundly.”
—George Takei, Actor, Author, Activist
Jerry Takigawa’s seminal book (Aline Smithson) Balancing Cultures has been released by Dayo Press. It presents the work of a multi-award-winning photography series about the artist’s family’s experience in the WWII American concentration camps. Awakened by a discovery of old family photographs taken in the Jerome, Arkansas prison camp, Takigawa was compelled to speak out in contrast to his parent’s silence on the matter. Creating a journey through transitory collaged photographs—using artifacts, documents, and memories—Balancing Cultures is a unique visual account of one family’s odyssey from immigration to incarceration, and re-integration.
“Balancing Cultures masterfully interweaves narrative, memory and image to shine the light of history on prejudice, discrimination and the unfinished business of racial justice in America.” — Ann Burroughs, President and CEO, Japanese American National Museum; Chair of Amnesty International’s Global Council
Purchase Balancing Cultures online at:
Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA
The Magenta Foundation, Toronto, ON
Purchase Balancing Cultures in store at:
BookWorks, Pacific Grove, CA
Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, CA
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Pilgrim’s Way Book Store, Carmel, CA
River House Books, Carmel, CA
The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
The Weston Gallery, Carmel, CA