Teri Suzanne

Teri Suzanne
Suzanne cutting in 2019
Born (1948-08-18) August 18, 1948 (age 76)
Globe, Arizona, United States
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles, University of San Francisco, United States
ChildrenKunimi Andrea and Mayuka Thaïs
Websitetericuts.com

Teri Suzanne (born August 18, 1948) is an American bilingual actress, freehand cut paper artist,[1] author, children's songwriter, and creator of the first bilingual family theatre program and theatre group Performing Arts Group (P.A.G)[2] at the Aoyama Theatre in Japan. She is also a producer of English and bilingual multi-media edutainment products, and edutainer with music labels and companies such as Nippon Columbia, Polygon Records, Crayola, Benesse, and SONY[3][4][5][6][7][8] Suzanne is known for her television series English in Action produced through NHKsoftware for the Ministry of Science and Education. She was Head of the International Department at the National Children's Castle.[3]

The Tokyo Journal named her as one of 50 foreigners who have made a difference in Japan.[9]

  1. ^ "Scissors: More than a Cut Above". School Arts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers. v104 n5: 42. January 1, 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ Johnston, George. "INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Learning Japanese and the Shimajiro Connection". Rafu Shimpo. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b Wakabayashi, Liane (November 23, 2001). ""English in Action" Pioneer still speaking up and acting out". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ Samuels, Elliot (April 23, 2017). "Cut paper artist Teri Suzanne: 'a pair of scissors is the superhero of utensils'" (Interview). The Japan Times. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Children's Celebration of the Arts 2014" (PDF). City of Ventura. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Gaikokujin Talent". Gaikokujin Talent. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ^ "保育所外国人保育セミナー". The Nippon Foundation Library. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Scissors: More than a Cut Above". School Arts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers. v104: 42. January 2005. ISSN 0036-6463. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ^ "The 1st Annual Tokyo Journal 50 Foreigners who make a difference Castle Mom TERI SUZANNE". Tokyo Journal. September 1996. p. 24.