Uchinanchu: The Art of Laura Kina

This event begins at 6 p.m. (not 4 p.m. as given previously).

“Uchinanchu” is the self-identifying term for Hawaiian residents of Okinawan heritage. Chicago-based artist Laura Kina is a descendant of Uchinanchu on her father’s side. Her moving autobiographical pieces make use of traditional craft practices to examine mixed-race identities, indigenous communities, colonization, and globalized pop culture.

Kina is a Vincent de Paul Professor of Art, Media and Design at DePaul University and co-founder of the biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies conference. She co-authored War Baby/Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art (2013) and co-edited the forthcoming anthology Queering Contemporary Asian American Art. Her work has been exhibited internationally, in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and in the Japanese American National Museum.

Admission is free.