CUNY TV: “This week, we’ve gathered a panel of experts to discuss the issue of race in America. In the studio, we have Ken Tanabe, Founder of Loving Day, an organization that promotes multiracial identity.”
Date: 06.24.15
Loving Day
Date: 06.15.15
Attn: “Before Obergefell v. Hodges, there was the landmark case Loving v. Virginia, and Ken Tanabe, founder of Loving Day, wants us all to know about it.”
Date: 06.13.15
Refinery29: “Graphic designer Ken Tanabe learned of the monumental ruling [Loving v. Virginia]…being of an interracial heritage himself, decided to make it the subject of his graduate thesis project. And so, Loving Day was born.”
Date: 06.12.15
AOL News: “Thirty-six years after the trial, Ken Tanabe…founded the Loving Day Project to commemorate the anniversary…The project has since expanded from its humble roots in New York City across the nation and even around the world.”
Date: 06.12.15
NPR: “Karen Grigsby Bates from NPR’s Code Switch team reports on the origins of what is now known as Loving Day…people around the country have commemorated the ruling with Loving Day celebrations.”
Date: 06.11.15
A Plus: “Originally a graduate school thesis project by Tanabe to educate people in New York City about the Loving case, it has grown…volunteer-powered events around the globe…including…Los Angeles…Atlanta…and meetups abroad in Paris, Japan, Amsterdam, Taipei and the UK.”
Date: 06.10.15
Mic: “’I wanted to do something to educate people about [Loving v. Virginia], but also to build a sense of community for people who never had that experience,’ Tanabe said. ‘I hosted one little event in 2004, and now there are events in dozens of cities around the world.’”
Date: 05.14.15
ABC 8 Richmond, VA: “’With some Hollywood firepower behind it [Loving] is very exciting…we are talking about the director who did Mud, an actress who was in World War Z, and an actor who was in Star Wars Episode II. That’s a huge deal,’ said Tanabe.”
Date: 02.19.15
Codigo (Peru): “Tanabe’s presentation was called ‘Engaging new audiences through experience’…His work included ‘Loving Day,’ a day for interracial couples, an event that has reverberated worldwide.” [Translated from Spanish]
Date: 02.06.15
I had the pleasure of speaking to an auditorium full of middle school students at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City. I shared both my work and my personal experience with Loving Day. Afterwards, eighth grader Willa Ferrer wrote an impressive piece for the school newsletter entitled “Loving Day Founder Inspires Students […]
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