Thank you so much, Sasha, for inviting us on this special tour.
The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation @rcg_foundation was introduced to us through our love Lorenza recommendation and was on my family’s wish list. As the conclusion to our family adventure, this visit was truly meaningful and inspiring.
Sasha was so kind to share not only the Renee & Chaims’ unique character and humor, but also stories that touched us beyond the impression of their artworks.
ご縁があって、彫刻家Chaim GrossさんがReneeさんとご家族で過ごしたスタジオ兼お家へ伺うことが叶いました。自由な母は、どこでも我が家のようにリラックスしてしまうけど、優しいSashaさんが迎えてくださって貴重なプライベートツアーをありがとうございました！
Thank you so much, Charlotte -san @raymondfarmcenter , for welcoming us and sharing your family’s legacy. We had a chance to visit the Farm House of architect Antonin Raymond, who designed many significant works in Japan’s postwar reconstruction. Antonin and Noémi Raymond were like saviors — during the war, they invited the Nakashima family, who had been in a Japanese American internment camp, to New Hope, offering them a safe place to restart their lives.
Encounters in different parts of the world became life-saving experiences of friendship that taught me so much.
日本に深く関わった建築家、アントニン・レーモンドのファームハウスを訪ね、孫のシャーロットさんからお話を伺いました。
アントニンとノエミ・レーモンド夫妻は、戦時中に日系人収容所にいたナカシマ・ファミリーをNew Hopeへ招き、安全な生活できるようにって！おともだちを大切にね
One of Our favorite space @nakashimawoodworkers - this Arts Building is a gallery for #BenShahn, friend of George Nakashima. We Love especially upstairs !
ジョージ・ナカシマさんのお友達の画家ベン・シャーンさんへのギャラリーハウスが素敵で、お気に入りの上のフロアでくつろぎながら"ここに住みたいね！" おしゃべりするファミリー
#GeorgeNakashima
#MiraNakashima #NewHope
#JapaneseAmericanArtist with his friend
Thank you so much, Mira-san @nakashimawoodworkers , for welcoming us.
As a part of Japanese American family from Seattle, visiting Mira-san was one of the most meaningful purposes of our journey.
Both the Nakashima family and my grandfather’s family share a common history — they were interned at the Minidoka camp near Seattle during the war.
This time, together with my relatives, we were able to bring some of the records from that period. Even if the people who lived through those years found it too painful to speak about, we hope to gently unravel their memories and deepen our understanding.
This place holds deep meaning for us Nikkei families, as a pilgrimage site honoring Japanese American artists whose legacy continues to inspire the past and future generations.
*The door handle was made from wood brought from Minidoka, Seattle — a small detail that carries a powerful story.
この旅の大きな目的は、日系アメリカ人の家族とともに、ジョージ・ナカシマさん@nakashimawoodworkers を訪ね、レガシーを今に伝え活動を続けるミラさんにお会いすることでした。
中島ファミリーと私たちのグランパの家族は、ともに戦時中 日系人Minidoka収容所にいたという共通の歴史があることがわかり、親戚とともに当時の記録を届け、語られなかった記憶を少しずつ紐解きたいと願う #FamilyAdventure
優しいミラさんは、当時の住まいやワークショップがあるフィールドをご案内してくださいました。
#GeorgeNakashima #JapaneseAmericanArtist
#MiraNakashima #NewHope
Thank you beloved family Kimberly @mikimaki7 and Patrick for bringing us to amazing @ruthasawaofficial at @themuseumofmodernart , Nikkei-Japanese American family proud !
#JapaneseAmericanArtist #FamilyAdventure
#RuthAsawa
#BlackMountainCollege
Thank you so much Amy-san and Hitomi-san for welcoming us for special tour @noguchimuseum ! As Nikkei Family adventure, this is the place to be !
自由な母をノグチ美術館に連れて行ったら、勝手にツアーに参加してたり、エイミー館長にご案内いただいてるのに、触れる作品で体操はじめたり、(弊館だったら監視に注意されていると思うけど、)みんな優しくてありがとうございました🙏
#JapaneseAmericanArtist #FamilyAdventure
The ceremony had been done few days ago, and today, visited my favorite church in Seattle, for Pray to my grandparents with mum @carolnobu + family relative @alanyamagiwa and Joyce. Thank you for the warm ceremony and the beautiful sky that made the moment special ✨
ちょっと前に台湾の友達に会いに行くことになって。家族から渡航前に受け取った、じじちゃん（祖父）とばばちゃん（祖母）のラブレターに書かれた住所を手がかりに、1940年頃、じじちゃんが住んでいた街を訪れました。ここは、じじちゃんが工場長を務めていた元三井農林の紅茶工場（角板山製茶工場）
昔のハウスメイトの @ginamummum と友達の @wagamamashowd ちゃんが連れていってくれました💕 感謝感謝
First time to visit Taiwan and visiting the place where Jiji-chan (grandpa) used to live in Daxi 大渓老.
Keep the address on my grandparent’s Love letters around 40's. The key to my adventure was to take copies of the loveletters 💌 and my Taiwanese BEST friends with me !
This is Daxi tea factory (大渓老茶廠) is where my grandpa used to work as factory manager !
Someone left an empty wineglass on top of the Casa Christo by #LuisBarragan , #guadalajara. It wasn’t me, was just found.
グアダラハラでのルイス•バラガン建築は、管理がオープンでお散歩にはCDMXより良かった。 ご近所散歩
Last year 2023 was the my first time not traveling anywhere except pandemic and stayed in Japan. Looked back and feeling that Tokyo and Japan is interesting to be but now it’s time to have more adventure !!!
