One blue marble thank you for Mark Izu and Brenda Wong Aoki after a successful Kindergarten Family Art Night on Thursday, October 18, 2012. The Rooftop Kindergarten families came together to enjoy an evening exploring the art of storytelling with acclaimed writer, performer, storyteller and artist, Brenda Wong Aoki at the Burnett Campus.

I loved learning about their upcoming project. “MU” is a story that takes place in the legendary land of the Dragon King, a place of light, wisdom, and beauty where all creatures live in eternal harmony under the sea. “We are one world, with one ocean.”

http://www.aokizu.com/performances/mu-in-production/

On September 30, 2025, we celebrated Mark’s birthday by sharing his magical compositions for this beautiful show from 2013, by archiving video of the performance for future audiences to discover. You can now stream a video of the First Voice world premiere performance of MU on the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/first-voice-mu-2013-performance-hd

Since 1976, Brenda and Mark have played a central role in the evolution of Asian American Art. They founded First Voice in 1997, with a mission to create, present and contribute the stories and music of people living between worlds. Critical to this mission is "personal experience" or "voice" - essential to the authentic representation of the people of the United States. http://www.firstvoice.org/