Her artistic practice and teaching is open and collaborative, often engaging her students directly with communities where the art projects are situated. In 2008 Yasuda established "WORD Magazine," a student-run arts and culture magazine associated with a UCSB class and part of Isla Vista Arts, as a way to redefine misconceptions of Isla Vista. Following the 2014 Isla Vista killings, Yasuda developed a class for UCSB students called IVOpenLab to facilitate students' active learning within the Isla Vista community through social engagement, research, and participation.