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Aug 5, 2023 · Nobuko Miyamoto is an icon of Asian American music and activism. Since the early 1970s, she has been exploring ways to reclaim and respirit our minds, bodies, histories, and communities, using the arts to create social change and forge solidarity.
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Nobuko Miyamoto (宮本 信子, Miyamoto Nobuko, born March 27, 1945) is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films.
Herstory — Nobuko Miyamoto. Uprooted. As a third-generation Japanese American, I was a child uprooted by our forced removal during World War II. I heard songs I loved on the radio. Songs filled my loneliness, gave me joy, made me want to dance. I didn’t realize I was missing my own song.
May 3, 2024 · Miyamoto’s lifelong quest to tell Asian American stories is chronicled in a documentary film premiering Saturday in Los Angeles at the VC Film Festival: Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement.
- Josie Huang
- Asian American Communities Reporter
With Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement, filmmakers Tadashi Nakamura and Quyên Nguyen-Le deftly explore Nobuko Joanne Miyamoto’s life and career. As a singer, dancer, and long-time activist of the AAPI community, there is no better person to encapsulate this year’s theme of memory, reconnection, and vibrant community of Asian American ...
May 4, 2024 · Featuring rare archival footage, Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement tells the story of a changing community through one of its most beloved storytellers as she reflects on decades of groundbreaking cultural work and a life that has bridged coasts, industries, families, and history.
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Featuring rare archival footage, NOBUKO MIYAMOTO: A SONG IN MOVEMENT is a story of a changing community told through the singular life of one of its most beloved storytellers. Directed by Tadashi Nakamura, Quyên Nguyen-Le