East-West: US-Japan exchange and its effects on community development: An interactive case study of Jamaica Plain and Zushi

Dr Shoshkes is an architect and planner based in Portland, Oregon, where she is Adjunct Associate Professor of urban planning at Portland State University. She is currently undertaking archival research and conducting oral histories regarding Jaqueline Tyrwhitt (1905-1983), the town planner, editor, and educator, as the beginning phase of "Hidden Voice: the Contribution of Jaqueline Tyrwhitt to the Origins and Evolution of Urban Design in America, 1945-1976." This paper is based on her previous work concerning Tyrwhitt in context of an inquiry into the larger topic of the impact of the creative dialogue between East and West on the field of community development.