Julia Aoki

Julia Aoki (shin-nisei) is an administrator, writer, researcher, and advocate. Currently the Program Manager with SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Julia has served as the Executive Director of Megaphone magazine, General Manager of VIVO Media Arts Centre and General Manager and Programming Director of the Powell Street Festival. Julia is currently an advisor to the board of 221A Artist Run Centre Society, and has volunteered with advocacy organizations such as the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres and DTES SRO Collaborative. Her writing on cultural expressions and community formations that are overlooked and underserved by commercial and political mechanisms and practices can be found in TOPIA, Space and Culture and a collection by Lexington Books.