Directed by Joanne Lisosky, this film is the latest in a series titled “Our Communities, Our Neighbors” produced by the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation with funding from Tacoma Creates. The film can be watched at this link.
Wendy Hamai, 74, dreamed of playing Japanese Taiko drums since the late 1970s. Her dream was fulfilled when she and other Taiko enthusiasts founded the first Taiko group in Tacoma at the Tacoma Buddhist Temple in 2009. She then developed a community Taiko education program in 2010, which made it easier for more people to experience the excitement of learning and playing Taiko without the stress of performance.
