GEN YAMAGUCHI

STORIES: - Claudia

This is a daily life story of Claudia, a transsexual woman living in California, USA. 

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  • Claudia makes her own dress for the weekend show. She says it is too expensive to buy dresses at the stores and they do not suit her taste. The garage is full of her dresses and costumes.
  • While Claudia performs her show at a local Hispanic restaurant bar, a customer tries to photograph her with his cell phone camera.
  • Couples kiss as they dance to the music at a Hispanic restaurant bar.
  • Customers watch and talk as Claudia and her friends perform their show at a Hispanic restaurant bar.
  • Flowers are placed on top of the entertainment set in the living room area of Claudia's residence.
  • Claudia and her friend talk in the backyard.
  • While Lorena (left) stands near the backdoor entrance of Claudia's residence, Melanny (center) tries on a dress as Stephanie stands next to her. They are all Claudia's transsexual friends and Stephanie is her housemate.
  • Claudia teaches Quinceañera dance moves to teenagers. She makes some money by teaching dance choreography to young children.
  • Claudia encounters a friend as she shops for groceries at a local supermarket.
  • In the evening, Claudia puts on her makeup.
  • A figure peaks out of the dress room at the restaurant bar where Claudia and her transsexual friends perform their show.
  • Claudia and her transsexual friends' entertainment show.
  • On a weekend night, Claudia performs her show at a Hispanic restaurant bar catering towards the local Hispanic community.
  • While she looks after a neighbor's young son and having her dog next to her, Claudia counts money on her bed.
  • John visits Claudia in the late afternoon and puts his hand on her lap.
  • Claudia smokes marijuana in the backyard.
  • Claudia and her friends attend a birthday party in her neighborhood.
  • At the birthday party in which Claudia and her friends were invited, an entertainer performs her show.
  • Out in front of her residence, Claudia (center background) and her friends eat some snack that a street vendor (right) came to sell.
  • Claudia feeds a neighbor's son while a friend's daughter sits next to him.
  • Claudia cuddles with her dog
  • Claudia in the dark.
  • MOMENTS
    • - People and Places
    • - Sports
  • STORIES
    • - Aftermath - Great East Japan Earthquake 2011
    • - Beyond the Streetlights - Philippines
    • - Calmness of the Night
    • - Claudia
    • - Shadows behind the Wall- Afghanistan
    • - Silent Cry - autism in a family
    • - Powwow - Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
    • - Special Olympics Montana Bowling Championships
  • MULTIMEDIA
  • PRIVATE GALLERY
  • ABOUT
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