Asian American Architects and their Impact on St. Louis

Speakers: 

Rod Henmi, FAIA - HKIT Architects
Young-Hie Nahm Kromm, AIA - KRJ Planning & Research
Kelley Van Dyck Murphy - Washington University St. Louis

Credit: 2 LU 

Overview:

In a period of increasing awareness of racial, ethnic and gender influences and differences, Asian Americans and Asian American architects remain an enigma to many. This presentation brings together three prominent Asian American architects and scholars to relate the unpublicized history of Asian American architects with a distinct focus on St. Louis. We will discuss the important role in St. Louis architecture of displaced Japanese Americans who left the World War II prison camps of the west for the welcoming refuge of Washington University and who subsequently stayed and practiced in St. Louis. The panel members will discuss the role of race and ethnicity in the architectural field and in the development of personal identity. Two of the panel members have a personal connection to this history as Rod is the son of the late Richard Henmi and Young-Hie Nahm Kromm is the daughter in law of the late Yuki RIkimaru’s partner, Walter Kromm and was mentored by Rikimaru to be his successor. Please join us for a lively, provocative discussion.

Location: Zoom webinar

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