Yayoi Winfrey wins first AAPEX Trailblazer Award — Watermelon Sushi , Yayoi Winfrey — AAPEX

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Yayoi Winfrey wins first AAPEX Trailblazer Award


The first AAPEX TRAILBLAZER Award goes to YAYOI WINFREY

for her genius use of social media and the possibilities of the Internet to bring attention to her work as a playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. Her indefatigable proactive approach to her writing/professional career is what all of us should strive for and is the inspiration for this award. Congratulations, Yayoi!

Check her out at watermelonsushi.com to learn more about her and her movie Watermelon Sushi and the book it's based on: Watermelon Sushi: The Story of A Black Girl and her Japanese Mother.

4 comments:

  1. No one deserves this more than Yayoi Winfrey. Her story speaks for many. It is compelling, thought provoking and true. Yayoi is a true artist. Congrats, Hapa Queen!

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  2. Way to go Yayoi - CONGRATULATIONS!

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  3. yayoi already is what all of us artists are striving to become: a combination of both a good artist AND a good creative, inventive publicist of her own work. congrats, yayoi! -- rivka

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  4. CONGRATZ Yayoi! LONG overdue. -Kahlil

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