Artist Feature: Janice Mirikitani

Janice Mirikitani is a poet, dancer, and community activist who received her BA at UCLA. She was interned with her parents during WWII and uses her art to speak out against institutional racism, the horrors of war, and the oppression of women. She has multiple collections of poetry and was named the second poet laureate of San Francisco in 2000. She participated in KSW's event "Breaking Silence: A Gathering of Asian American Writers."

photo by Nancy Wong
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