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Lauren Iida and Lawrence Matsuda in the Artist Studio
Date & Time
Free First Thursday
Thursday, April 3, 2025
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Poetry + Paper
Lauren Iida + Lawrence Matsuda
Lauren Iida and Lawrence Matsuda collaborate through paper cutting and poetry inspired by the Burke’s collection of artifacts from Japanese Gulch, a lumber community located in Mukilteo, Washington, that was active between 1903 and 1930.
Read more about Japanese Gulch on the Burke Blog article, The soles of Japanese Gulch.
About the Lauren Iida
Learn more about Lauren's work on her website and on Instagram @laureniidastudio.
About Lawrence Matsuda
Lawrence Matsuda was born in the Minidoka, Idaho Concentration Camp during World War II.
He and his family were among the approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese held without due process for approximately three years or more. Matsuda has a Ph.D. in education from the University of Washington. He is a retired teacher, counselor, principal, assistant superintendent, visiting professor, and school design consultant. Currently he is a writer and educational consultant.
In July of 2010, his book of poetry entitled, A Cold Wind from Idaho was published by Black Lawrence Press in New York. In 2014, Glimpses of a Forever Foreigner was released. In 2015, Matsuda collaborated with artist Matt Sasaki and produced a graphic novel, Fighting for America: Nisei Soldiers. An American Hero-Shiro Kashino which is chapter one of the novel was animated by the Seattle Channel. It won a 2016 regional Emmy. In 2016, he and Tess Gallagher collaborated on Boogie Woogie CrissCross, a book of poetry published by MadHat Press. In 2019 his novel based on his mother’s life, My Name is Not Viola, was published by Endicott and Hugh Books. In 2023, his book Shapeshifter-Minidoka Concentration Camp Legacy won an Honorable Mention in the Idaho Book of the Year competition.
