The Kizuna Project

Preserving Tucson's Japanese Story

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M. Fumie Craig, smiles and offers an origami animal to the photographer.
M Fumie Craig, origami artist, is an American of Japanese and Black/Creole heritage. Based in Tucson, she has dedicated her life to origami as a way to connect cultures, generations, and communities. She first learned to fold paper cranes from her aunt in Tokyo and later co-founded the Tucson Origami Club, which has thrived for over two decades. Photo credit: Stephanie Mariko Rojos