[1] Born in Oakland, California,[2] Yasuda is a professor of Public Practice in the Art Department at University of California, Santa Barbara and previously served as the co-director of the UC Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA).
[5] Yasuda has received commissions for public art from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Los Angeles as well as the cities of St. Louis, San Jose and Hollywood.
[6] Yasuda incorporates a variety of media in her work, including light, which she has used to signify memory or a depiction of one's interior landscape.
[7] Her artistic practice and teaching is open and collaborative, often engaging her students directly with communities where the art projects are situated.
[8] Following the 2014 Isla Vista killings, Yasuda developed a class for UCSB students called IVOpenLab to facilitate students' active learning within the Isla Vista community through social engagement, research, and participation.