Indigenous and Japanese American Representation in the Media
Schedule
Sat Nov 01 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
220 NW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97209-3943, United States | Portland, OR
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In conjunction with the exhibition Frank S. Matsura: Portraits From the Borderland, this two-part conversation will focus on identity and representation of Indigenous and Japanese American cultures in the media.We’ll start with a panel discussion with curator Michael Holloman, Dr. Satsuki Ina, and Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong, moderated by Dr. Melanie Fillmore. Following will be a short break and then a guided reflection process led by Dr. Ina.
Melanie Fillmore is urban mixed Hunkpapa, Lakota of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma.
Michael Holloman is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and is an Associate Professor at Washington State University.
Dr. Satsuki Ina is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in community trauma, author, and co-founder of Tsuru for Solidarity.
Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong is the Executive Director of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Please note that this program will take place OFF SITE at the 220 PDX Building.
Frank S. Matsura: Portraits From the Borderland is on view now at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon. Learn more about the exhibition here.
Frank Matsura Panel Discussion and Reflection Session
Saturday, November 1
1:00-3:30pm
220 NW 2nd Ave
Portland,OR 97209
RSVP at https://jamo.org/event/matsura-panel/
Photo: Frank Sakae Matsura, Wapato Smithins Family, c. 1903-1913. Courtesy Okanogan County Historical Society/Dean Davis Photography
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