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Feb 23, 2016

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How did I meet Sophia Chang? Pretty sure it was when she provided illustrations for some interTrend projects I was working on, including the 20th anniversary tenugui project (photo above) and a dogs-in-the-workplace manual (that will eventually see the light of day). Her lines seem so perfect and effortless, as if images and letters flow...

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Feb 22, 2016

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This was my second time attending a Pow! Wow! event, but my first time attending it in Hawaii, which was pretty special since it is home to Pow! Wow! founder and artist Jasper Wong. As soon as I landed in Oahu, I was greeted with perfect weather and stress free vibes. I knew immediately...

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Feb 16, 2016

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Last Friday, I went to the LA Art Book Fair and bought a bunch of comics and zines from old friends and some newly made ones. Yes, one can find plenty of serious galleries and art books at the annual event, but I guess I have trashy taste that goes with my thin wallet. Actually,...

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Jan 28, 2016

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A new exhibition in New York popped up and it's called 'A Japanese Constellation: Toyo Ito, SANAA, and Beyond'. Some of Architecture For Dogs contributing architects, Toyo Ito, and SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa) will showcase Ito's 40-year career and his impact as a mentor to an emerging generation of acclaimed Japanese architects. ...

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Jan 25, 2016

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I went to an intimate event a few months ago when Amy Wang and Jacquie Chang, both co-founders of OrangeGlad were sharing their entrepreneurial story. I loved hearing their down-to-earth trials and learnings, seeing their passionate ambitions, and chuckling at their growing pain stories (imagine a two story spontaneous chute assembly line with parents and...

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Jan 21, 2016

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Last Thursday, Downtown Long Beach and our sister company interTrend threw a Live After 5 event in our very own basement. I've been following the band The Bots for a while now and when I found out they were performing at my work building, I was thrilled! On the day of the show,...

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Jan 19, 2016

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Sometimes things don't go right, even on vacation. There are enormous crowds over a three-day weekend. Your niece fractures her wrist. After facing harsh windstorms all weekend, there's fresh powder on the morning that you leave. On the way home, you want to go to a certain café but it's too crowded so you are...

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Jan 12, 2016

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"In the early 1940s, there was a spot in central California between Sequoia National Park and Death Valley where Japanese Americans hung out. Coming from each of the Western states, they gardened, painted pictures, published newspapers, composed poetry, made babies, and played volleyball and baseball there." I totally remember writing "Return to Manzanar" for Giant Robot...