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X-WR-CALNAME:Japanese Female Immigration in the U.S. and U.K.: "Kensington\
 ," a play by Velina Hasu Houston (USC CJRC\, USC SDA)
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DESCRIPTION:How does one build a life for oneself in a country that you wer
 en’t born in and didn’t grow up in? Such is the challenge for an immig
 rant\, challenges that bring a lot to bear upon family relations. Japanese
  women emigrate to many places\, two destinations being the United States 
 and the United Kingdom. How does living in either nation shape the identit
 y of the Japanese female immigrant with regard to acculturation variances\
 , relations with citizens of color\, the texture of familial relationships
 \, and gender identity? A staged reading of Kensington\, a play by Velina 
 Hasu Houston\, explores the impact of immigration and choices about accult
 uration on the reunion of two sisters – one a short-term immigrant to En
 gland\, one a permanent immigrant to the United States – after a decade-
 long estrangement.  The reading and a post-play talkback provide gateways 
 for discussion about how immigration and its circumstances affect family r
 elations.\n\nThis event is Co-Sponsored by the USC School of Dramatic Arts
 \n\nBios\nVelina Hasu Houston’s literary career began Off-Broadway\, exp
 anding globally to numerous theatres and film companies.  She is a publish
 ed poet\, essayist\, journalist\, blogger\, and novelist with over 25 comm
 issions in theatre and opera.  Honored by the Kennedy Center\, Smithsonian
  Institution\, Rockefeller Foundation\, Japan Foundation\, Wallace Foundat
 ion\, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation\, and others\, she founded graduate
  playwriting studies at the School of Dramatic Arts\, University of Southe
 rn California\, where she is Distinguished Professor\, Director of MFA Dra
 matic Writing\, Head of Undergraduate Playwriting\, and Resident Playwrigh
 t.  A Fulbright Scholar\, she served on the Department of State's Japan-US
  Friendship Commission for six years\, and has served as visiting faculty 
 or lectured at some of Japan’s leading universities.  Her archives are a
 t The Huntington Library\, Art Collections\, and Botanical Gardens\; and t
 he Library of Congress. \n\nJon Lawrence Rivera\, Director\, is the recipi
 ent of the first Career Achievement Award from Stage Raw. Most recently\, 
 Rivera directed the following world premieres for Playwrights’ Arena: I 
 Go Somewhere Else by Inda Craig-Galván\, Billy Boy by Nick Salamone\, Lit
 tle Women by Velina Hasu Houston\, Bloodletting by Boni B. Alvarez\, @TheS
 peedofJake by Jennifer Maisel\, Circus Ugly by Gabriel Rivas Gomez\, Paint
 ing in Red by Luis Alfaro\, and The Anatomy of Gazellas by Janine Salinas 
 Schoenberg. Recipient of a New York Fringe Festival Award\, an LA Weekly A
 ward\, and a five-time Ovation Award nominee\, Rivera is the founding arti
 stic director of Playwrights’ Arena. \n\nActors\nJacqueline Misaye had t
 he opportunity to previously work with Jon Lawrence Rivera and Velina Hasu
  Houston on their production of Little Women.  Other recent credits includ
 e Bliss\, or Emily Post is Dead (Moving Arts)\; Taming of the Shrew (Shake
 speare by the Sea)\; Irving’s Tiara (Theatre 68)\; Kentucky (East West P
 layers)\; Cowboy Mouth (The New Collective)\; Jane Eyre (Oval Theatre\, Lo
 ndon).  Jackie holds a B.A. from the USC School of Dramatic Arts and studi
 ed at the British American Drama Academy.  For more information\, please v
 isit www.jacquelinemisaye.com. \n\nTamlyn Tomita\nBio can be found at http
 s://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000674/ \n\n \n\nFlyer | RSVP
GEO:34.02213;-118.282691
LOCATION:Montgomery Ross Fisher Building (MRF)\, 340
SUMMARY:Japanese Female Immigration in the U.S. and U.K.: "Kensington\," a 
 play by Velina Hasu Houston (USC CJRC\, USC SDA)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usc.edu/event/japanese_female_immigration_in
 _the_us_and_uk_kensington_a_play_by_velina_hasu_houston_usc_cjrc_usc_sda
CATEGORIES:Arts
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