Miya HANNAN

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Miya HANNAN

Participating Project	Research Residency Program
Activity Based	Kumamoto
City / Place stayed	Tokyo
Period	2024.5 - 2024.7

Purpose of the residency

My current art project is based on the hidden history of Japanese Northern Pacific Railway workers who moved to the Intermountain West in the late nineteenth century and now lie buried in the Missoula City Cemetery. Little is known of them except for their names and birthplaces. During the program at TOKAS, I will be conducting deep research and writing an essay on the history and writing an essay. Even though my artwork will be abstract, it is important for me to know the historical background of these workers.

Plan during the residency

• Research on the background history around the railroad workers at the National Diet Library in Tokyo
• Visiting the Immigration Center in Yokohama and Kobe to gather information
• Meeting with historians who have both written about the history of Japanese migrants to the US
• Writing an essay with information on the subject
• Planning an art installation

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