Guest speaker panelists, clockwise from top: Marc de la Cruz, Jackie Gorman, Kanani Miyamoto.
AA&NH/PI Representation in the Arts: Building Culturally Responsive Education - K-12 Professional Development Workshop
Event Sponsors: Make Us Visible WA, The Asian American Education Project, Washington Education Association, Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington, Puget Sound Educational Service District, Soundview Uniserv Council, Wing Luke Museum
In celebration of Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join us for a free 2-hour online workshop exploring AA&NH/PI representation in the arts – who gets to tell these stories, how they’ve been told, and how educators can bring more authentic, culturally responsive narratives into their K-12 classrooms.
This workshop invites K-12 educators to explore AA&NH/PI representation in education. Participants will examine how dominant narratives across the arts have marginalized these communities. A highlight will be a live artist panel sharing about their journeys and how their art connects to the histories and communities that educators can bring into the classroom. Educators will leave with practical strategies and ready-to-use resources for culturally grounded, relevant instruction.
Guest Speaker Panelists
Marc de la Cruz
Marc de la Cruz is an actor and the first Filipino American to play Alexander Hamilton in the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. Other credits include If/Then and Disney’s High School Musical on Broadway, as well as Off-Broadway and international productions. Marc was born in Hawai’i and raised in Seattle.
Jackie Gorman
Jackie Gorman is a design artist and animator based in the LA area. She has done animation, design, and graphics work for NBCUniversal, Bang Zoom! Studios, to name a few, and her award-winning short film, “The Usual Suspects” can be found on YouTube and Vimeo. Originally from Maui, Jackie is very proud of her Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Irish, German, and Portuguese heritage.
Kanani Miyamoto, artist/educator
Kanani Miyamoto is an artist, curator, and educator whose works include large-scale murals and mixed media installations. She co-curated the exhibition, DISplace, currently on view at the Wing Luke Museum, which honors the often-overlooked histories of people with ties to Hawai’i and the Pacific Northwest since the late 1700s. Originally from Hawai’i, Kanani currently lives in Oregon.
Questions? Please contact makeusvisiblewa@gmail.com