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From Wakayama to California and Back Again: Exploring Transpacific Connections through Art and Education
Nikkei history is not well-known in Japan today, says Kanae Aoki, curator of the Museum of Modern A…
Marjorie Hunt • April 16, 2025
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The Izumi Family Revisited: Living as Japanese Canadian Exiles in Postwar Japan
Chapter 5—Reestablishing Their Connection with Basil
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Why John and May Never Moved Back to Canada
It remains a mystery why John and May …
Stan Kirk • March 2, 2025
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The Izumi Family Revisited: Living as Japanese Canadian Exiles in Postwar Japan
Chapter 4—Memories of Their Parents’ Lives in Japan
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Memories of Their Mother May
After being joined by John and the girls in Kyoto, Ma…
Stan Kirk • Feb. 23, 2025
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The Izumi Family Revisited: Living as Japanese Canadian Exiles in Postwar Japan
Chapter 3—The Sisters’ Childhood in Japan After Basil’s Return to Canada
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Basil’s Return to Canada
Perhaps because he was several years older than the girls…
Stan Kirk • Feb. 16, 2025
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The Izumi Family Revisited: Living as Japanese Canadian Exiles in Postwar Japan
Chapter 2—Exile to Japan and Childhood in Shimosato, Wakayama
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Exile to Japan
John and May were among those Japanese Canadians who made the diffi…
Stan Kirk • Feb. 9, 2025
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A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Takeshi (Tak) Matsuba
Part 7: Formation of JC Exiles Group in Kansai, Life after Retirement
Involvement in forming and leading the JC Exiles Group in Kansai
Following the official apology in…
Stan Kirk • April 20, 2020
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