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  • Comment: Since the last review, the added sources are pretty much all interviews, blogs, Google Books links, Amazon links, and Youtube links, none of which help establish notability or are actually reliable sources. I think she's close, but I would actually recommend trimming the content to only content supported by clearly reliable, secondary (journalistic) sources. In short, adding more problematically sourced content on top of problematically sourced won't help. Waggie (talk) 16:49, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
  • Comment: I have continued to do my best to improve the article, but that won't help answer the question of notability. Since the article was last submitted for review it has gained one more reference - an interview with The Japan Times. However this is dated less than a week after the article was declined, suggesting that the interview was initiated by the author of the article, specifically for the purposes of helping prove notability. In itself this rather diminishes the value of this and other Japan Times articles as it suggests that it is relatively easy to request them to write a piece. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 20:31, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
  • Comment: I'm not seeing general notability here. You have two newspaper articles about her, which doesn't seem enough for WP:SIGCOV. Editors could disagree but I'd need to see heavier coverage or a better claim of notability per WP:NACTOR to accept this draft. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:08, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
Teri Suzanne
Born (1948-08-18) August 18, 1948 (age 75)
Globe, Arizona, United States
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles, University of San Francisco, United States
Websiteterigami.com

Teri Suzanne (born August 18, 1948) is an American bilingual actress, freehand cut paper artist[1], author, children’s songwriter, and creator of the first bilingual family theatre program and theatre group Performing Arts Group (P.A.G) [2] at the Aoyama Theatre in Japan. She is also a producer of English and bilingual multi-media edutainment products, and edutainer with music labels and companies such as Nippon Columbia, Polygon Records, Crayola, Benesse, and SONY[3][4][5][6][7][8] Suzanne is known for her television series English in Action produced through NHKsoftware for the Ministry of Science and Education. As Head of the International Department.[3] Suzanne became the first foreign female to hold a managerial position in a Japanese government foundation at the National Children's Castle.

The Tokyo Journal named her as one of 50 foreigners who have made a difference in Japan. [9]

Early life

Suzanne was born in Globe, Arizona. She grew up in Southern California and graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a degree in graphic design and children's puppetry theatre. She later received her masters of education and bilingual education from the University of San Francisco. She was one of the pioneer students to receive a degree in cross cultural education and bilingual specialist credential in this degree program.[10]

Music

To date, Suzanne has worked on 13 albums and countless singles. In 2004 Suzanne recorded Genki Genki Utaou Nontan's bilingual Christmas album for Nippon Columbia along with her daughters Kunimi Andrea[2] and Mayuka Thaïs.[2][11]

Albums

Suzanne, has worked on several albums for labels such as Nippon Columbia[12] [13], ALC Publishing [14], Meito [15], Akachan Honpo, NHKsoftware [14], and Benesse [16] [17]

Studio released:
Title Year Role Labels
Minna De Merry Christmas 1988 Studio artist director Nippon Columbia
The Adventures of Shiny & Sparkle 1989 Voice ALC
Ninjin Cha Cha Cha 1993 Songwriter Nippon Columbia
Ahiru Samba 1994 Songwriter Nippon Columbia
Mrs. Santa's Series: Thanks Santa! 1995 Singer, Songwriter Nippon Columbia
All We Need 1998 Songwriter Nippon Columbia
Doki Doki Family 1999 Songwriter,Singer Meito
Teri's Happy Animals 2000 Songwriter, Singer Nippon Columbia, Meito
Mama to Asobou: Eigo no Asobi uta 2000 Songwriter Nippon Columbia, Akachan Honpo
Bring Santa To Me 2001 Songwriter Dream Illumination
Action 8 2002 Studio artist director NHK software
Genki Genki Nontan Utaou! Christmas 2004 Voice Nippon Columbia
Play Time for Toddlers 2005 Songwriter Benesse

Television personality, direction, and narration

Suzanne has been a TV Personality for NHKsoftware[18], NHK, KBS TV, NHK Educational, and SKY PerfecTV![19]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Action 8 Director NHKsoftware
1995-2000 Children’s View Narrator NHK
1997- 2008 Takamatsu Deam Illmination Mrs. Santa KBS TV
1999 Hajimeyo Eikaiwa NHK Educational
1998 Mrs. Santa's Doki Doki Family Mrs. Santa SKY PerfecTV!

Art

In 2014, Suzanne designed and painted two utility boxes for the city of Ventura, California.[20][21][22][23]

Bilingual theatre

Main article: Performing Arts Group (P.A.G.)

Suzanne founded the first multi-cultural bilingual group called the Performing Arts Group (P.A.G) to perform the first bilingual family theatre and family disco productions founded in 1985 in Tokyo, Japan. Their performance and productions were at the Aoyama Theatre in Tokyo, Japan. In the span of 13 years the company produced over 150 shows.[3][4] [2]

Books

Children's books

In 1989, Suzanne published a bilingual children's book with cassette called Shiny & Sparkle's Adventure.[24] In 1998, Suzanne also published scissor art books Choki Choki Kids[25], Katachi wa HAPPY![26], and Party! Party![27] through Iwasaki Publishing.

Takashimaya floor design

Suzanne designed the children's floor for Takashimaya based on her bilingual children's book Adventures of Shiny & Sparkle.

Childcare blog

Suzanne has been a contributing blogger for the Japanese magazine childcare site 赤ちゃんとママ.[28]

Personal life

Suzanne has two daughters Kunimi Andrea and Mayuka Thaïs who have worked on many of her multi-media bilingual edutainment projects.[3][29][30][4] [2]

Video interviews, speeches, & lectures

  • "We all Japan #10 - Mayuka Thaïs"[31] 2011
  • "Teri Suzanne Scissor Talk at World Toy Summit for Peace 2013 世界おもちゃサミット テリースザーン"[32]
  • "Freehand Paper Cutting Art"[33]

References

  1. ^ "Scissors: More than a Cut Above". School Arts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers. v104 n5: 42. January 1, 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Johnston, George. "INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Learning Japanese and the Shimajiro Connection". Rafu Shimpo. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Wakabayashi, Liane (November 23, 2001). ""English in Action" Pioneer still speaking up and acting out". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Samuels, Elliot (April 23, 2017). "Cut paper artist Teri Suzanne: 'a pair of scissors is the superhero of utensils'" (Interview). The Japan Times. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Children's Celebration of the Arts 2014" (PDF). City of Ventura. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Gaikokujin Talent". Gaikokujin Talent. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ^ "保育所外国人保育セミナー". The Nippon Foundation Lbrary. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Scissors: More than a Cut Above". School Arts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers. v104: 42. January 2005. ISSN 0036-6463. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ^ "The 1st Annual Tokyo Journal 50 Foreigners who make a difference Castle Mom TERI SUZANNE". Tokyo Journal. September 1996. p. 24. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. ^ "teri Suzanne Consultant, Translator, Voice Over Actor". ZoomInfo.com. Zoom Info. Retrieved 11 March 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  11. ^ "Genki Genki Nontan". Nippon Columbia Japan. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "トクトクえいごのうた 50曲 Various Artists". iTunes. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  13. ^ "げんきげんきノンタン　うたおう！クリスマス". Columbia Japan. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Pioneer still speaking up and acting out". The Japan Times. Retrieved 25 April 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  15. ^ "テリーさんのバイリンガルあそびうた Doki Doki Family". Meito Japan. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Teri Suzanne Consultant, Translator, Voice Over Actor App-Developer-for-iTunesiPads". Zoominfo. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  17. ^ "テリー・スーザン たのしいあそびうた". Tsutaya Japan. Retrieved 25 April 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  18. ^ "Action 8". IMDb. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Mrs. Santa's Doki Doki Family". IMDb. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  20. ^ "Year Round Beauty". Public Art Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Ocean Songs". Public Art Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  22. ^ Foster, Michele. "Think Outside the Box". Visit Ventura CA. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  23. ^ "Street Scape Mural Projects" (PDF). City of Ventura. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  24. ^ "Teri Suzanne シャイニーとスパークルのだいぼうけん". kinokuniya.co.jp. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  25. ^ "チョキチョキ Kids". Books Google. Iwasaki Shoten. Retrieved 25 April 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  26. ^ "かたちはＨＡＰＰＹ （テリーさんのまほうのはさみ）". Honto. Iwasaki Shoten. Retrieved 25 April 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  27. ^ "テリーさんのまほうのはさみ〈3〉パーティー・PARTY (テリーさんのまほうのはさみ (3))". Amazon Japan. Iwasaki Shoten. Retrieved 25 April 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  28. ^ "赤ちゃんとママ　テリーのおYEAH子　memories". akamama.co.jp/teri. Baby and Mama's Media. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  29. ^ Samuels, Elliott (November 12, 2016). "Artist Mayuka Thais: 'Remember to look at everything with wonder'" (Interview). The Japan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  30. ^ Jeffs, Angela (February 5, 2005). "National Children's Centers cater to body, spirit". The Japan Times. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  31. ^ We all Japan #10 - Mayuka Thaïs. YouTube. 2011-01-18.
  32. ^ Suzanne, Teri (2014-02-11). Teri Suzanne Scissor Talk at World Toy Summit for Peace 2013 世界おもちゃサミット テリースザーン. YouTube.[self-published source]
  33. ^ Freehand Paper Cutting Art. YouTube. 2014-07-01.


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