Miyuki Baker
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Miyuki Baker is a queer multi-racial, multi-lingual mixed-media artist.[1] In 2012, they were a recipient of the Watson Fellowship.[2] They are also a "journalist, yoga and meditation teacher, barber, translator, seamstress, lecturer and performer."[3]
Education[edit]
Miyuki graduated from Swarthmore College in 2012.[4] In the Fall of 2015, they began a PhD program in Performance Studies at University of California, Berkeley.[5]
Activism[edit]
Miyuki was on the Queer and Trans Conference Steering Committee at Swarthmore College.[6]
For their 2012 Watson Fellowship, Miyuki travelled to 15 different countries in 14 months[7] and "explored the art-making of queer communities."[8] Their project was entitled "Visibly Queer: Exploring the Intersections of Art and Activism."[9] During their travels, they made eight zines[10] under their publishing house Queer Scribe Productions.[11]
Miyuki is also known as the "Queer Barber".[12] They cut hair while having conversations with their clients about queer issues.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "About Miyuki". 14 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Miyuki Baker '12 Awarded Watson Fellowship :: News & Events :: Swarthmore College". www.swarthmore.edu. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "About Miyuki". 14 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Episode 17. Interview with Miyuki Baker". Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "About Miyuki". 14 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Questions for the Queer Barber". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2015-09-19.[dead link]
- ^ "Women of color travel too". Feministing. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Miyuki Baker '12 Awarded Watson Fellowship :: News & Events :: Swarthmore College". www.swarthmore.edu. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Miyuki Baker '12 Awarded Watson Fellowship :: News & Events :: Swarthmore College". www.swarthmore.edu. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Episode 17. Interview with Miyuki Baker". Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "About Miyuki". 14 April 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Questions for the Queer Barber". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2015-09-19.[dead link]
- ^ "Questions for the Queer Barber". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2015-09-19.[dead link]