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Writer by day, researcher by night. I'm a Gosei studying in the Greater Toronto Area and Assistant Editor for Discover Nikkei. Using interesting stories to make learning accessible is my passion.
Yonsei Generation. Japanese,Canadian mother / Mexican father.
Hajimemashite! My name is Mimi Okabe, and I immigrated to Canada when I was 11 months old. I identify as bicultural and bilingual, though I would like to be a polyglot one day! I hold a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Alberta, where I've taught literature, pop culture and Japanese. As a scholar of Japanese cultural studies, my research and expertise lie in neo-Meiji and neo-Victorian adaptations of Sherlock Holmes! I am also one of the founders of Japanese for Nikkei, an online learning and teaching platform specializing in reconnecting Nikkei with their heritage language. I hope to show my support as a volunteer by writing articles in both English and Japanese and in any way Discover Nikkei sees fit! To learn more about me, please consider visiting mimiokabe.com and japanesefornikkei.com Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!
A PhD student. Interesting in the Japanese Canadian History. Want to study more information about Japanese migrants' stories in Canada.
Immigrated to Canada in 1986. BA in Sociology from Waseda University. A freelance writer for the Japanese media; a regular columnist for Vancouver-based JCCA Bulletin and Fraser Journal since 2012. Former Japanese editor of the Nikkei Voice (1989-2012). Co-founder of the Katari Japanese Storytellers since 1994. Lecturer on the Nikkei history at various universities in Japan. His translation Horonigai Shori, the Japanese edition of Bittersweet Passage by Maryka Omatsu was awarded The 4th Canadian Prime Minister Award for Publishing in 1993.
Founded in 1987 as a vehicle to inform the Nikkei (people of Japanese descent) of the then burgeoning Japanese Canadian redress movement, Nikkei Voice is a national Japanese Canadian newspaper that has evolved into an important medium for Japanese Canadian expression and communication. Covering news, arts, culture, entertainment, food as well as a focus on Japanese Canadian history, Nikkei Voice aims to connect the Japanese Canadian community that has been dispersed across Canada. It is published 10 times a year in Toronto by the Board of Directors of Nikkei Research and Education Project of Ontario, and operates as a non-profit organization. Find Nikkei Voice online at www.nikkeivoice.ca, as well as on Facebook and twitter.
Terry Watada is a prolific writer. He has four poetry collections, two novels, a short story collection, two histories on Buddhism in Canada, two manga and two children's biographies in print. Besides contributing to Discover Nikkei, he contributes to the Vancouver Bulletin on a monthly basis. He looks forward to the publication of his fifth poetry collection, "The Four Sufferings", and his third novel, "The Mysterious Dreams of the Dead", in 2020. He was a prolific musician and songwriter. He has seven albums of original songs to his credit.
Jun Cura-Bongolan is a Filipino yonsei born and raised in Toronto, Canada. His late grandmother was a war-displaced Japanese Filipina that had been separated from her prewar Issei father following the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. His family's tragic history encouraged him to pursue Anthropology with a Certificate in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies at York University, and continues to influence his work in community organizing around social justice issues. Currently, he is the founder and President of the Filipino-Japanese Descendants Association in Canada.
I'm the daughter-in-law of George (Shizuo) Hosaki and Kay (Kazue Maikawa) Hosaki. My husband is Wayne Derek Hosaki. Married October 1, 1977. We have two daughters Sarah Ann Akiko and Kimiko Marie May and are proud grandparents to a little boy Keoki. I work with my husband at Birchmount Collision that was started in 1958 by George.
I was born in Havana City. My paternal grandfathers emigrated from Japan to Cuba in the mid 20th century. I live in Canada since 2005, where I came to pursue an academic career (Master and PhD degrees on Latin American cinema, literature and history). I created a website about Japanese immigration to Cuba, cubanonikkei.com. It has allowed me to connect with many nikkei in and outside Cuba, and share their stories.
Fumio Frank Maikawa (Kintarosan) is a Japanese Canadian Nikkei. Retired for the past 17 years, he enjoys life with his wife, Susan, in the beautiful town of Collingwood, Ontario. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, but lost his innocence for being an unfortunate, unwanted ‘yellow baby’. This part of the Canadian era was despicable and unconscionable. Displaced out of his home province, he was fortunately rescued by the beautiful and loving people of Ontario. They say that there are always ups and downs in life, but what a wild roller coaster ride he experienced! These life experiences personified his rite of passage into the man he is today. He was bullied into thinking he was a ‘nothing’, but showed them one better – he became a proud Canadian who is respected by friends and family. He is still trying to be a difference maker.
Lisa Uyeda is an archivist and a Nikkei yonsei (fourth generation Japanese Canadian) with deep family roots in Vancouver’s historic Powell Street area. She holds a Masters Degree in Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia and an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto. Born and raised in Toronto, Lisa volunteered and worked at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre where she documented over 100 oral histories, coordinated three conferences, and contributed to the early development of the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre. In 2014, Lisa was the recipient of the Early Career Development Internship Program and was mentored by the Information Manager at the Museum of Anthropology’s Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives. Immediately following the internship, Lisa worked at BC Hydro Library and Archives, and is currently the Collections Manager at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. In 2018, Lisa became a member of the Landscapes of Injustice Project Steering Committee and co-chair of the Archival Website cluster. Partnered with Stewart Arneil (Head of Research and Development at the Humanities Computing and Media Centre at the University of Victoria), the Archival Website cluster will amalgamate the resources gathered and created by the project so as to foster future scholarly research and provide access to the Nikkei community and general public. Well connected across the Nikkei community, Lisa serves on a number of volunteer committees that focus on Nikkei history, human rights, and young leadership. She is active with the National Association of Japanese Canadians and served as a Director on the National Executive Board and Chair of the Heritage Committee from 2014-2018. Lisa currently resides in Vancouver on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
Nikkei sansei born in Toronto Canada and grew up in the Nikkei community, from the JCCC, Toronto Japanese United Church, Canada Japan Society, Japanese Visitors Association to more Japan oriented organizations such as the Toronto Shokokai. Throughout my 35+ year career as a Financial Professional, I have been affiliated with Japan from working for large Japanese conglomerates in Toronto to living in Tokyo for 10 years. I am currently a Part time CFO of Not for Profit organization in Toronto. I also volunteer as a Board Member of the Momiji Foundation.
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