Guest: Joan Shigekawa, Arts and Culture Philanthropist

Many artists with underrepresented backgrounds face additional challenges when they first try to set their career path. Gaby talks to Joan Shigekawa, who received the National Medal of the Arts from the President of the United States in 2021. Since she was incarcerated as a child by the U.S. government during WWII, she made an extraordinary career in the film and television industry, and later in philanthropy work in supporting arts and culture. She shares stories of resiliency from landing her first job at CBS despite her limited experience, to producing a feminist television series in the 1970s, to her career transition after becoming a mother in her 40s. She talks about behaving invisibly, as many in our culture have been raised to do, calling it a huge mistake and advising us to be visible.

Produced by Gabriel Bhasin

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