Nobuko Miyamoto joins host Leianne Wong Lamb for episode 8 of the "Realities of Being an AAPI Artist" series, in which artists share their insights and experiences as artists.
Nobuko Miyamoto is a groundbreaking artist, activist, and Artistic Director of Great Leap. Born in Los Angeles in 1939, she began her career as a dancer and actress, performing in productions like West Side Story and Flower Drum Song. In the 1970s, Nobuko shifted her focus to political activism, co-creating the influential album A Grain of Sand, the first to address Asian American identity through music. She founded Great Leap in 1978 to use the arts for social change, blending music, dance, and theater to uplift und...