How 3 Universities Are Exploring AAPI Identity, Sharing History, and Inviting Conversation on Campus  
By April Deocariza
Dance Teacher Magazine
June 6, 2023

"Sato organized a Space Making Workshop last November at OSU with U.S.-based Japanese artists Nami Yamamoto and Ayako Kato. Like Sato, Yamamoto and Kato emigrated from Japan to pursue their artistic careers. The workshop provided the women with a platform to share their creative journeys, and also lead OSU attendees through samples of their movement practices. “It was empowering to see them holding space to talk about their work,” says Sato. “Asians are a huge category; it’s multidimensional and there are different, unique perspectives. It was important for me to bring these artists who are currently working in the field, who are on the front lines, to share their points of view.”