Iku Okada

Writer. Born, raised, and worked as an editor in Tokyo. Since 2014, Iku has authored narrative essays in Japanese, such as "What I've Quit Before 40" or "Eavesdropping Between Heaven And Hell". Some of them were also translated and published in other Asian countries. Graduated from Parsons School Of Design in 2017, she keeps writing based in New York City, also working as a graphic designer and self-publisher. https://instagram.com/okadaic

Pre-Happy Hour in the Post-COVID-19 era

An essay by New York-based writer Iku Okada. Okada writes about the changes she noticed in New York City after returning from six months in Japan and the hope she was able to find.
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Iku Okada

2020-10-15

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Pondering on diversity and freedom at a kimono-wearing class in New York.

Essayist Iku Okada explores how to consider the culture of her home country in this era highlighted by multicultural coexistence in light of what she has learned attending kimono-wearing classes in New York.
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Iku Okada

2020-08-19

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