Tamiko Nimura—Writer and Biographer of Senator Rosa Franklin

We Art Tacoma

English - March 13, 2020 03:42 - 42 minutes - 96.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Writer Tamiko Nimura joins the podcast today to talk about her life as a writer, writing the biography of State Senator Rosa Franklin, the first African-American woman to serve in the Washington State Senate. We...

We also talk about the Day of Remembrance in May, which commemorates the incarceration of Japanese-American citizens by the United States and the ways Tamiko helps raise local awareness for Tacoma’s lost Japantown.

Note—in the opening credits, we preview the show ABBA: The Concert at Tacoma Arts Live that has now been cancelled.

Links

Tamiko Nimura
Tamiko on Discover Nikkei
Tamiko on Twitter
Channel 253 membership

Twitter Mentions

@tamikon