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They speak the Kyrgyz language, which is the official language of Kyrgyzstan. [12] The earliest people known as "Kyrgyz" were the descendants of several Central Asian tribes, first emerging in western Mongolia around 201 BC. Modern Kyrgyz people are descended in part from the Yenisei Kyrgyz that lived in the Yenisey river valley in Siberia.
The mural is to honor the contributions of women artists in the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community. It is a response to the increased racial tensions and vandalism, and to increase the visibility of Asian American female artists. [10] "Mural Muses" will be one of the large-scale murals in the Bay Area to honor Asian-American artists.
Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900-1970 (Illustrated ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 9780520258648. Poon, Irene (January 1, 2002). Leading the Way: Asian American Artists of the Older Generation. Gordon College. ISBN 9780970748706. Asian American Women Artists Association Staff (2007).
Asian American art often explores, questions, and interrogates identity. Scholars have questioned the use of the term Asian American art or Asian American art history for its limitations in categorization, instead focusing on diaspora, which refers to transnational movement and displaced populations. [31]
Art is a popular form of expression within the Asian American community and can be seen as a way for the community to push against tradition. Common forms of art are painting or photography and the first known record or Asian American art was in 1854, in the form of a photography studio by Ka Chau entitled "Daguerrean Establishment".
Chie Fueki (born 1973), Japanese-American painter; Mihona Fujii (born 1974), manga artist; Kazuko Fujita (born 1957), manga artist; Cocoa Fujiwara (1983–2015), manga artist; Hiro Fujiwara (born 1981), manga artist; Keiko Fukazawa (born 1955), ceramicist and sculptor; Ikuyo Fujita (birth year unknown), needle felt artist
Linda Nishio (born 1952) is a Japanese-American artist whose conceptual pieces focus on self-image and issues of representation, using photographs, text, performance, and film. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She taught at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles.
Shintani is a member of the Asian American Women's Artist Caucus, [2] WEAD (Women Eco Artists Directory), [3] and the Northern California Women's Caucus for Art. [4] She is a member of the collective Sansei Granddaughters, a group of five Japanese American women making art about their ancestors' internment during World War II. [5] [6]