Keiko Mary Kitagawa
My parents gave all six of their children Japanese and non-Japanese names. They called my siblings by their Japanese name except me. I was always Mary to them. My Japanese name comes from the Japanese word, Megumu.
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Photo taken and name story provided on July 26, 2014 at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre as a part of Discover Nikkei’s workshop warm-up excercise in conjunction with the Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João? stories project.
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Join us for a book talk, reception, and panel discussion on Japanese Canadian history. The panel discussion will also be live-streamed via Zoom!
Join us for a book talk, reception, and panel discussion on Japanese Canadian history. The panel discussion will also be live-streamed via Zoom!
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