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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 5—Struggle to Adjust
Read Chapter 4 >> In stark contrast to Shig, who had previously lived in Canada till age nine and …

Stan Kirk • Feb. 18, 2024

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barbering British Columbia Canada exiles families family histories genealogy generations Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei schools Vancouver (B.C.)
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Is Your Family From Ucluelet on The West Coast of Vancouver Island?
Ucluelet occupies a special place in Japanese Canadian history. Beginning in 1916-20, as Japanese C…

Paul Kariya +1 • Feb. 8, 2024

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aquatic sports British Columbia Canada fishing Japanese Canadians prewar Vancouver Island
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Canadian Nikkei Artist
Book Review—White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver
“Anti-Chinese sentiment is on the rise yet again, especially since 2020 with the COVID-19 pande…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 29, 2024

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Asian Canadians book reviews British Columbia Canada Canadians Henry Tsang history racism reviews tours Vancouver (B.C.) Vancouver riots walking tours White Riot (book)
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Interview with Emi Sasagawa, Author of Atomweight
Emi Sasagawa is an award-winning Brazilian-Japanese journalist living in Vancouver. Her work has be…

John Endo Greenaway • May 10, 2023

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authors British Columbia Canada Emi Sasagawa families fiction hapa identity Japanese Brazilians journalism journalists LGBTQ+ novels people racially mixed people Vancouver (B.C.) writers
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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}
4. Other Programs
The final episode will introduce other Japanese language broadcasts and music programs featuring se…

Tetsuya Hirahara • March 13, 2023

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British Columbia Canada Japanese radio programs Nihon Jikan (book) prewar Vancouver (B.C.)
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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}
The 3rd Niimi Shokai "Popular Song Broadcast"
In the third installment, we will write about Niimi Shokai's "Popular Song Broadcasting," which is …

Tetsuya Hirahara • March 6, 2023

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British Columbia Canada Japanese radio programs Nihon Jikan (book) prewar Vancouver (B.C.)
British Columbia Canada Japanese radio programs Nihon Jikan (book) prewar Vancouver (B.C.)
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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}
2nd Shinkosha "Japanese Song Broadcast"
In the second installment, we will introduce Shinkosha's "Japanese Song Broadcast," a pioneer in Ja…

Tetsuya Hirahara • Feb. 27, 2023

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British Columbia Canada Japanese radio programs prewar Shinkosha (firm) songs Vancouver (B.C.)
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On Nikkei
No. 24 Japanese Canadian Pioneers - From "The Story of Manzo in Canada"
The life of Nagano Manzo, the first Japanese immigrant to Canada, who was introduced in the previou…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 24, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}
Part 1: The Prehistory of Japanese Broadcasting
It is believed that the first time Japanese music was played on the radio in Canada was in February…

Tetsuya Hirahara • Feb. 20, 2023

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British Columbia Canada Japanese radio programs Nihon Jikan (book) prewar Vancouver (B.C.)
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No. 23 Manzo Nagano, a pioneer of Canadian immigration — Discover his footsteps in Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki Prefecture
Since the summer before last, I have been traveling by car intermittently along the coastline of Ja…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 10, 2023

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aquatic sports British Columbia business Canada economics fish fishing Honshu Japan Kuchinotsu Kyushu management Manzo Nagano migration Nagano Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture Vancouver (B.C.) Victoria (B.C.)
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