Leon Baldwin

Leon Baldwin was born in 1988, grew up in Sydney Australia and moved to Auckland, New Zealand, where he lived with his grandmother Hiroko. He is a creative writer and completed a degree in this field. His inspirations come from his love of the ocean and the cultural interest of his ancestors.

Updated October 2021

Stories from This Author

Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

Hardship and Happiness: A New Zealand War Bride’s Life—Hiroko Kadowaki, 1929-2021

Oct. 18, 2021 • June Baldwin , Leon Baldwin

June Baldwin and her son Leon reflect on their mother and grandmother, Hiroko Kadowaki, who migrated to New Zealand in 1956 after marrying a New Zealand soldier she’d met in Hiroshima. * * * * * JUNE (Nisei): My mother, Hiroko, grew up on the small island of Daikonshima in the middle of a lake in Matsue City, Shimane prefecture, on the north-west coast of Japan. She was the third of four children. Her parents farmed their land. Mum often …