{"id":2001,"date":"2024-03-22T22:49:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T04:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2024-03-22T22:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T04:50:59","slug":"john-hasegawa-explores-asian-american-identity-through-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=2001","title":{"rendered":"The Artist John Hasegawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.44.55-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"957\" src=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.44.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.44.55-PM.png 794w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.44.55-PM-249x300.png 249w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.44.55-PM-768x926.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo Credit: John Hasegawa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Native to Seattle, Washington, Associate Professor John Hasegawa leads the Ceramics department at Mt. Hood Community College, where he instructs students in both introductory and advanced levels of ceramic artistry. His educational journey commenced with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puget Sound, where he pursued a dual major in Philosophy and Mathematics, followed by a second Bachelor of Arts degree in Art. Continuing his academic pursuit, he attained a Master of Fine Arts degree in Ceramics from the University of Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI have created some mizusashi and when I think about it, it\u2019s really my version of them because that\u2019s a very Japanese thing. There\u2019s probably all these rules, but I was looking at what these Japanese artists were and trying to reinterpret them back into my Japanese American aesthetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>John Hasegawa<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout his career, John has imparted his expertise at various institutions across the United States, including Emporia State University in Kansas, Worcester Craft Center in Massachusetts, Armory Art Center in Florida, University of Oregon, and University of Massachusetts &#8211; Dartmouth. Notably, he recently relocated from Paducah, Kentucky, where he enriched the artistic community by teaching Ceramics, 3-D design, and Digital Photography at the Paducah School of Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.41.39-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.41.39-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.41.39-PM.png 808w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.41.39-PM-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.41.39-PM-768x638.png 768w, https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-22-at-11.41.39-PM-361x300.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>John&#8217;s artistic endeavors extend beyond the classroom, with his works showcased in exhibitions nationwide, earning him numerous accolades for his contributions to the field of ceramics. Johns work highlights subtle and elegant detail, modern and traditional; his work is creative and timeless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnhasegawa.com\/\">https:\/\/www.johnhasegawa.com\/<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2023\/12\/10\/john-hasegawa-uses-pottery-to-explore-asian-american-identity\/\">https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2023\/12\/10\/john-hasegawa-uses-pottery-to-explore-asian-american-identity\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: John Hasegawa Native to Seattle, Washington, Associate Professor John Hasegawa leads the Ceramics department at Mt. Hood Community College, where he instructs students in both introductory and advanced levels of ceramic artistry. His educational journey commenced with a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=2001\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":2004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,554],"tags":[116,515,57,146,69],"class_list":["post-2001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aapi-communities","category-asian-cultures","tag-awareness","tag-ball","tag-community","tag-info","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2001"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2006,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001\/revisions\/2006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}