Rockin' the Boat: Flashbacks of the 1970s Asian Movement
Author: Mary Uyematsu Kao
Publisher: Eastwind Books: 2025; 2nd Edition
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
ISBN: 9798218580285
A co-publication of Mary Uyematsu Kao
and Eastwind Books of Berkeley
Description
Literary Nonfiction. Photography. Asian & Asian American Studies. ROCKIN' THE BOAT is a photographic journey into the Asian A*merican Movement from 1969 to 1974 by photojournalist Mary Uyematsu Kao. Never-before seen photographs help tell the story of the beginnings of Asian America from immigrant demonstrations in Chinatowns to Japanese American youth and multigenerational community activism in California and New York.
Contributors
Tomie Arai
Harvey & Bea Dong
Sherry Hirota
Miya Iwataki
Kenwood Jung
Russell C. Leong
Sandy Maeshiro
Vivian Matsushige
Misono Iwata Miller
Nobuko Miyamoto
Marlene Murakami
Wendy Nagatani
Scott Nagatani
James Okazaki
Elsie (Uyematsu) Osajima
Elaine Takahashi
Rex Takahashi
Lillian Tamoria
Author
Born in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, Mary Uyematsu Kao attended UCLA during the struggle to establish Asian American Studies on campus. Kao worked for 30 years at AASC before retiring in 2018 and she is known for her graphic design work for AASC Press publications, especially Amerasia Journal. Recognized for her role as an activist as well as a photographer documenting Asian American community events in southern California and beyond. https://discovernikkei.org/en/journal/author/kao-mary/