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Press Articles

"Nobuko's performance and workshop of A Grain of Sand was Extra-Ordinary! Her stories, songs, and histories of the early struggles and unity among Asian-Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and Native-Americans were powerful and it resonated with the hearts and souls of our students. Nobuko empowered them to find their own voice, honor their own stories, and to stand together as a people who do care abou;one another and the future of their community; there was a soulful awakening that occurred..."
-Linda Ando, University of Washington

Reviews of "A Grain of Sand" have been plenty, and here are just a few:

• Los Angeles Times
  "One World, One People"
  "'Grain' Provides a Wealth of Truth"
• The Ann Arbor News
  "Miyamoto finds world in 'A Grain of Sand' "
• The Evergreen State College
  "Miyamoto moves her grains of sand..."
  "Sand a masterpiece"
• Kansas State Collegian
  "Asian Autobiography: performer illustrates her story..."
• Journal and Courier
  "Asian-American performer tells her story"
• San Jose Mercury News
  "CATS jumps into arts education..."
• NikkeiWest
  "CATS Presents 'A Grain of Sand' "
• Northwest Asian Weekly
  "Nobuko Miyamoto's 'A Grain of Sand' is a Rare Pearl"