Photographs and frottage images by Osamu James Nakagawa, foreword by Jasmine Alinder, Phd.

Tin Roof Press, Kansas City, 2025. 24pp, 19 color illustrations, 14.5”x11.25”
Tabloid newspaper artist book

Although the regular edition of “American Truths” is sold out, the Special Edition is still available and includes an artist book and a unique print hand-made by the artist. For each print sold, we will donate $25 to Densho, a nonprofit organization that documents oral histories from Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II. This evolved into a mission to educate, preserve, collaborate, and inspire action for equity.

Using a digital inkjet print as a base substrate, the artist then applies a letterpress process to make each unique print distinct. Two different prints (Edition of 10 of each image) are available to choose from. Each of the two prints is numbered and signed by the artists on the back of the mat board.

Prints are archival pigment inkjet prints on matte paper sized 7.5”× 10″