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Title
Rubber Masks
Contributor
Xue Bianca Zhang
Date Created and/or Issued
2/21/2010
Publication Information
Mecha Mecha Media
Los Angeles: Occidental College, 2010
Contributing Institution
Occidental College Library
Collection
Occidental College Barack Obama, U.S. President and Alumnus (1980-1981)
Rights Information
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Description
Rubber masks of Obamas face can be found at a popular chain store in Japan. The masks packaging has a cartoon drawing of Obama and declares, Yes, we can! It can be seen through this mask, and the distribution of numerous books written about President Obama, that he has infiltrated Japanese pop culture.
Type
image
Format
Digital Image
Identifier
Obama_0008.JPG
Obama_0008
http://callimachus.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15008coll15/id/15
Language
English
Subject
Obama, Japan, mask, costume
Place
Japan
Source
http://mechamechamedia.blogspot.com/2009/03/obama-hits-japanese-pop-culture.html
Occidental College
Relation
Obama & Popular Culture
Obama and the Issues, Politics 265, Spring 2010

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