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Hitomi Oba - Part 5
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For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)
Episode 160: Hitomi Oba - Part 5
In this week’s episode, we talk to Hitomi Oba about how her identity as a Japanese-American woman has affected her professional relationships, and how these experiences have informed raising her children to stand up for themselves. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Hitomi Oba, check her out here: https://www.hitomioba.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023.
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Intro music: “Trifolium” by Gabriela Ortiz, performed by E4TT (Ilana Blumberg, violin; Abigail Monroe, cello; Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Below the Surface: Music by Women Composers,” January 29, 2022
Outro music: “Lake Turkana” by Marcus Norris, performed by E4TT (Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Alchemy,” October 15, 2021
Transcription courtesy of Otter.ai.
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Producer, Host, and E4TT co-founder: Nanette McGuinness
Co-producer and Audio Engineer: Stephanie M. Neumann
Podcast Cover Art: Brennan Stokes
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Chapters
1. Hitomi Oba - Part 5 (00:00:00)
2. In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Hitomi Oba, who we spoke to in December 2023. (00:00:22)
3. Would you say that your identity and background played a role in your musical career, or more in terms of your background or in your style? (00:00:30)
4. Did you find that in terms of the trajectory that either being a woman or a Japanese-American, an Asian performer, musician, composer, did it affect the trajectory of your career? (00:09:54)
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