Artist Info: Awich

Awich is a female hip-hop artist from Okinawa, Japan. Born Akiko (亜希子) Urasaki, “AWICH” is short for “Asia Wish Child,” which is the meaning of her given name. An artist, poet, and director, Awich is a product of an intensely mixed history and culture.

After graduating from high school in Okinawa, she studied in the United States, during which period she married and had a child with an American. Tragically, he was murdered in an incident after her graduation. [read more...]