Iwataki, Miya

  • Women of color : voices of resistance / produced by Miya Iwataki.

    This mixture of music and poetry was produced for International Women’s Day, 1982 by the Third World Women’s Cultural Hour. Heard is the poetry of Miya Iwataki and Imani Wilkins, the music of Dolce de Priest[sp?] and Lisa Abe (with Warren Furutani), and Charlotte Heth and Babette Vasquez performing contemporary and traditional Indian songs. Produced…

  • An interview with Yuri Kochiyama / produced by Miya Iwataki.

    On May 19, 1982, KPFK celebrated Malcolm X’s birthday with special programming on the civil rights leader. As part of this celebration, Miya Iwataki conducted a telephone interview with Yuri Kochiyama about the impact of Malcolm X on Asians. Kochiyama discusses the fateful day that Malcolm X was assassinated and her feelings as a person…

  • Pacific Asian women poets / produced by Helene Rosenbluth.

    Members of the Pacific Asian American Women Writers West (PAAWW-W/CPOW) read their poetry: Momoko Iko, Sue Kunitomi Embrey, and Miya Iwataki; introductions by Joyce Nako. Produced by Helene Rosenbluth. Contains sensitive language. Broadcast on KPFK, 4 Mar. 1981. This is a truncated version of KZ0993.

  • Pacific Asian women poets / introduced by Joyce Nako

    Joyce Nako of Pacific Asian-American Women Writers-West introduces the following writers: Momoko Iko, novelist, poet and playwright whose “Gold watch” was aired on PBS’ “Visions” series; Emma Gee, who at UC Berkeley established the first course in the United States on Asian women at UC Berkeley and co-editor of Asian Women, the first collection of…