October 12, 2025

Capturing AAPI Month

By Jamie Kauffold | May 10, 2025

Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Taro Yamasaki heads to Traverse City as the Dennos Museum Center celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month on Tuesday, May 13. Enjoy free light bites with local AAPI-owned restaurants at 5pm in the Sculpture Court, followed by a 6pm conversation in Milliken Auditorium with CEO of Rotary Charities of Traverse City Sakura Takano and Yamasaki, who will talk about his 45+ year career telling stories of communities ravaged by war, disease, natural disasters, and the cruelty of tyrants. Reserve your free ticket: dennosmuseum.org/events.

Photo by Seth Yamasaki

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