University of Connecticut professor and artist Minnie Negoro first learned ceramics while imprisoned at a Japanese concentration camp in Wyoming.

There, she produced tableware for the U.S. army and other incarceration camps. Despite the repression, Negoro discovered a lifelong love for pottery, which she shared with generations of students.

Now, UConn is curating an exhibit to honor Negoro's work and legacy.

Today, we hear about Negoro's journey as an artist, and as a teacher.

GUESTS:
Hana Maruyama: Assistant professor of Asian American Studies and Public History at the University of Connecticut
Denise Pelletier: Professor of Art at Connecticut College
Jason Oliver Chang: Associate Professor of History and director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut

<a href="https://benton.uconn.edu/minnie-negoro-from-heart-mountain-to-uconn/">University of Connecticut professor and artist Minnie Negoro</a>&nbsp;first learned ceramics while imprisoned at a Japanese concentration camp in Wyoming.
There, she produced tableware for the U.S. army and other incarceration camps. Despite the repression, Negoro discovered a lifelong love for pottery, which she shared with generations of students.
Now, UConn is curating an exhibit to&nbsp;<a href="https://today.uconn.edu/2025/02/benton-exhibit-honors-minnie-negoro-pioneering-uconn-ceramics-professor/">honor Negoro's work and legacy.</a>
Today, we hear about Negoro's journey as an artist, and as a teacher.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://history.uconn.edu/person/hana-maruyama/">Hana Maruyama:</a>&nbsp;Assistant professor of Asian American Studies and Public History at the University of Connecticut</li>
<li><a href="http://www.denisepelletier.com/">Denise Pelletier:</a>&nbsp;Professor of Art at Connecticut College</li>
<li><a href="https://history.uconn.edu/person/jason-chang/">Jason Oliver Chang:</a>&nbsp;Associate Professor of History and director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut</li>
</ul>

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.