Skateboarding sticker addressing Asian Hate created by skater Judi Oyama during the Covid 19 pandemic
date: label: date made
content: 2020
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Skateboarding sticker addressing Asian Hate created by skater Judi Oyama during the Covid 19 pandemic. The sticker is round and depicts a scowling Asian American face with a black face mask and red headband. Oyama, an Asian American and whose parents were interred during World War II funneled her frustration over the wave of Asian hate during the pandelmic into her artwork, creating this skate sticker. Skate stickers are often used to convey social and political activism.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Oyama began skating as a teen and was sponsored by Santa Cruz Skateboards in the mid-seventies. She skated both vert and street but her passion was slalom and downhill racing where she was one of the few women that raced against the men. At the age of 43 she won the 2003 Slalom World Championships and in 2013 was ranked second in the US and first in the masters division overall. In 2015, Judi became the first woman to win the N-Men Icon Award given to Northern California skaters who have made an impact on the sport. Judi is also the Vice President of Board Rescue which provides skateboards and safety equipment to organizations that work with underprivileged and/or at-risk kids.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: skateboarding
label: web subject
content: Asian Americans
label: associated subject
content: 2019 novel coronavirus disease
label: associated subject
content: Infectious diseases
label: associated subject
content: COVID-19 (Disease)
label: associated subject
content: Public Health
label: associated subject
content: 2019-nCoV disease
label: associated subject
content: Disease prevention
label: related event
content: COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.3003.01.2
label: nonaccession number
content: 2021.3003
label: catalog number
content: 2021.3003.01.2
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sticker, skateboarding
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm