Yuko Taniguchi
Assistant Professor, Medicine and Arts at University of Minnesota-Rochester- Claim this Profile
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Esther Porter
Yuko Taniguchi is the type of author who is so wonderful to work with, I am willing to do anything in my power to support her books. I came into my marketing/publicity position just after The Ocean in the Closet was published in 2007, and the outgoing publicist, Lauren Snyder, made a point to explain to me just how special Yuko is. I was proved a hundred times over, and in the past two years The Ocean in the Closet has won the American Book Award, was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Asian American Literary Award, was a Kiriyama Prize Notable Book, received a Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention, and won the Skipping Stones Honor Award. The Los Angeles Times said of Yuko's novel, "There is a gentle, rhythmic lapping at the core of this quiet novel, a sense of time passing and the inevitable, painful dissipation of trauma over generations." I am so proud to have worked with Yuko Taniguchi, and I hope to do so again in the coming years.
Esther Porter
Yuko Taniguchi is the type of author who is so wonderful to work with, I am willing to do anything in my power to support her books. I came into my marketing/publicity position just after The Ocean in the Closet was published in 2007, and the outgoing publicist, Lauren Snyder, made a point to explain to me just how special Yuko is. I was proved a hundred times over, and in the past two years The Ocean in the Closet has won the American Book Award, was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Asian American Literary Award, was a Kiriyama Prize Notable Book, received a Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention, and won the Skipping Stones Honor Award. The Los Angeles Times said of Yuko's novel, "There is a gentle, rhythmic lapping at the core of this quiet novel, a sense of time passing and the inevitable, painful dissipation of trauma over generations." I am so proud to have worked with Yuko Taniguchi, and I hope to do so again in the coming years.
Esther Porter
Yuko Taniguchi is the type of author who is so wonderful to work with, I am willing to do anything in my power to support her books. I came into my marketing/publicity position just after The Ocean in the Closet was published in 2007, and the outgoing publicist, Lauren Snyder, made a point to explain to me just how special Yuko is. I was proved a hundred times over, and in the past two years The Ocean in the Closet has won the American Book Award, was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Asian American Literary Award, was a Kiriyama Prize Notable Book, received a Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention, and won the Skipping Stones Honor Award. The Los Angeles Times said of Yuko's novel, "There is a gentle, rhythmic lapping at the core of this quiet novel, a sense of time passing and the inevitable, painful dissipation of trauma over generations." I am so proud to have worked with Yuko Taniguchi, and I hope to do so again in the coming years.
Esther Porter
Yuko Taniguchi is the type of author who is so wonderful to work with, I am willing to do anything in my power to support her books. I came into my marketing/publicity position just after The Ocean in the Closet was published in 2007, and the outgoing publicist, Lauren Snyder, made a point to explain to me just how special Yuko is. I was proved a hundred times over, and in the past two years The Ocean in the Closet has won the American Book Award, was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Asian American Literary Award, was a Kiriyama Prize Notable Book, received a Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention, and won the Skipping Stones Honor Award. The Los Angeles Times said of Yuko's novel, "There is a gentle, rhythmic lapping at the core of this quiet novel, a sense of time passing and the inevitable, painful dissipation of trauma over generations." I am so proud to have worked with Yuko Taniguchi, and I hope to do so again in the coming years.
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University of Minnesota-Rochester
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Professor, Medicine and Arts
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Jan 2022 - Present
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University of Minnesota
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Faculty, Center for Learning Innovation
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Jul 2009 - Dec 2021
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University of Minnesota Medical School
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Artist In Residence
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
Writer Yuko Taniguchi and psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Cullen explore the impact of the creative process on adolescents facing mental health challenges and how creative work can make the interpersonal communication between caregivers and patients more meaningful. Writer Yuko Taniguchi and psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Cullen explore the impact of the creative process on adolescents facing mental health challenges and how creative work can make the interpersonal communication between caregivers and patients more meaningful.
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Creative Writing Workshop
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2005 - 2020
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Bush Foundation
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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2016 Bush Fellow
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2016 - 2018
Yuko Taniguchi was inspired by how fisherwomen in her native Japan used art to heal from the devastating grief and trauma of a tsunami. That inspiration fuels her work with the Arts at the Bedside Program at the Mayo Clinic, where she helps patients tap into their creativity to express fear, anxiety and grief. Through her Bush Fellowship, Yuko will explore the connections between art and resiliency both at the individual and community level. She will study with national experts who use the arts to connect mind, body and people. Show less
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Coffee House Press
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Novelist & Poet
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2004 - 2007
Foreign Wife Elegy (2004) The Ocean in the Closet (2007) Foreign Wife Elegy (2004) The Ocean in the Closet (2007)
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Edelstein Keller Minnesota Fellow, Lecturer
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2004 - 2005
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Creative Writing Instructor
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Jul 2003 - Aug 2003
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Education
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1998 - 2001
University of Minnesota
MFA, Creative Writing -
1994 - 1998
College of Saint Benedict
BA, English
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