Loving Day
Date: 06.12.13
CNN: “Ken Tanabe is the founder and president of Loving Day, an international, annual celebration that aims to build multicultural community…He is a speaker on multiracial identity, community organizing and social change through design.”
Date: 06.12.13
La Croix (France): “”De nombreuses manifestations sont prévues demain et dans la semaine dans le cadre du ‘Loving Day’. L’idée a été lancée il y a dix ans par un artiste new-yorkais, Ken Tanabe…””
Date: 06.12.13
NBC 4 New York: “Loving Day is named in honor of…a Virginia couple who took their right to marry all the way to the Supreme Court…Joining us now is Loving Day founder and president Ken Tanabe…”
Date: 06.12.13
I was honored when CNN invited me back to write a second piece for their “In America” series. This piece also focused on the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision, multiracial identity, and its portrayal in popular media. Of course, it was published on June 12th for Loving Day. Read on CNN, or learn more […]
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Date: 05.31.13
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: “June 12 marks Loving Day, an annual celebration that’s gaining momentum…graphic designer Ken Tanabe…provides free educational materials and a central communication center at LovingDay.org.”
Date: 04.07.13
Two design projects I worked on, Loving Day, and the Hafu Film, were featured in the “Visible & Invisible” exhibit on multiracial Japanese identity at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. The exhibit was part of the 2013 Hapa Japan Conference and Festival, where I served as an advisor and a panelist for […]
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Date: 01.18.13
I had the honor of coauthoring a piece for a book of essays called “War Baby / Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art.” I collaborated with filmmaker and marriage equality activist Stuart Gaffney on “Loving Days: Image of Marriage Equality Then and Now.” The book was edited by DePaul University professor of art, media, […]
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Date: 12.12.12
Forbes: “About 10 years ago, designer, organizer, educator, speaker, and startup friend Ken Tanabe decided to commemorate the court decision of Loving v. Virginia…The flagship commemoration takes place in New York City each year and attracts over 1,500 people…”
Date: 06.15.12
The Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival in Los Angeles was the largest Loving Day Celebration on the west coast in 2012. I was honored to join the festival organizers at City Hall as they were acknowledged by the city council and received an official Loving Day resolution from the city council. Special thanks to […]
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Date: 06.12.12
CBS 2 WFMY: “It’s the 45th anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia case…And in honor of this, hundreds of people will attend celebrations across the country hosted by an organization called Loving Day.”
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