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She said her racial heritage was the “No.1 issue” when she launched her first political campaign in 2006 — repeatedly being asked by voters to “clarify” her racial identity. »

I think there is an additional layer of psychological interest for me in that my vision is filtered through the lens of my personal experience as someone of mixed race growing up in Canada.

“I think there is an additional layer of psychological interest for me in that my vision is filtered through the lens of my personal experience as someone of mixed race growing up in Canada. I was often identified as being “different” and even persecuted for this perception. As a result, I tended to form friendships with minority kids and anyone who might have felt excluded from the “mainstream.” This has had a significant impact on my view of the world, my desire for social justice and equality, and my long-standing motivations as an artist who is interested primarily in people.” —Tim Okamura

“Q&A with Tim Okamura: A Painter with a Purpose,” SCA Close Up: News and Events From the School of Visual Arts (August 29, 2013). http://blog.sva.edu/2013/08/qa-with-tim-okamura-a-painter-with-a-purpose/.

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