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Article: Creating the ASIAN AMERICAN Identity: Top Asian Americans in design
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- March 4, 1997
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International Examiner
03-04-1997
Creating the ASIAN AMERICAN Identity: Top Asian Americans in design industry offer perspectives, ideas
A group of distinguished Asian American designers and others in the retail industry recently led a panel discussion at Asia Society in New York which focused on defining the Asian American "identity" in the fashion industry.
Led by moderator Josie Natori, CEO of The Natori Company, panel members shared their own experiences working their way up in the highly competitive world of fashion and offered their perspectives on the impact of Asian Americans in that field. "Nineteen years ago, when I started my business, I think it was a rarity to have an Asian ...