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Karen Abe

Publications and source records attributed to Karen Abe.

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arXiv2025

Bridging Generations: Augmented Reality for Japanese Wartime Oral History

In this position paper, the author presents a process artifact that aims to serve as an archival and educational tool that revitalizes World War II oral histories in Japan. First, the author introduces the historical background and how the work is informed by the positionality of the author. Then, the author presents features of the artifact using references to interview footage of the author's grandmother and grandaunt sharing their firsthand accounts of the 1945 Tokyo Air Raids. The affordances and barriers of this application of augmented reality is discussed and a included is a list of questions to be posed at the workshop.

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arXiv2024

Revealing Aspects of Hawai'i Tourism Using Situated Augmented Reality

In this position paper, we present a process artifact that aims to bring awareness to historical context, contemporary issues, and identity harm inflicted by tourism in Hawaii. First, we introduce the historical background and how the work is informed by the positionality of the authors. We discuss how related augmented reality work can inform strategy for building augmented reality experiences that address cultural issues. Then, we present a mockup of the artifact, aimed to bring awareness to 20th century colonialism, recent Kanaka Maoli art exclusion, and cultural prostitution. We describe how we will share the app at the workshop and list topics for discussion.

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