@Masaji
*Sansei *Born in Toronto *Grandparents are from Shiga and Kumamoto kens* Families were interned in Kaslo, Bayfarm and on a Manitoba beet farm * Lived in Sendai, Japan from 1994 to 2004 * Teacher in Brampton, ON * Aikidoka * Writer for the Nikkei Voice for close to 20 years * Writer of "Canadian Nikkei series" which aims at preserving Canadian Nikkei stories. Future of the community? It depends on how successful we are in engaging our youth. The University of Victoria's (BC) Landscapes of Injustice project is a good one.... gambatte kudasai!
Nikkei Interests
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Oct. 6, 2024 - Oct. 27, 2024
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
In Person
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Art In Toronto: Miya Kimiye Turnbull "Revealed" @ Shintani Gallery
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Art Miki and the Fight for Canadian Redress: A Review of Gaman
“Art Miki’s sansei reticence, his slapshot, unassuming diligence, devotion to the JC community, s…
Oct. 24, 2024
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Sept. 20, 2024 - Nov. 17, 2024
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
In Person
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
In Ottawa: Norman Takeuchi's "All In Good Time" exhibition
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Sept. 25, 2024 - Jan. 4, 2025
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
In Person
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
In Toronto: "Spirit Place" Woodcut Art by Naoko Matsubara
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Aug. 11, 2024 - Sept. 11, 2024
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
In Person
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Art in Toronto: Kubota/Yoshikawa//vibrate/still
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30th Anniversary Celebration at New Denver’s Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre
New Denver in World War II
At the behest of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950)…
Sept. 22, 2024
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Art Miki Talks About New Memoir Gaman—Part 2
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Ibuki: How should our historical experience as Japanese Canadians be remembered by …
July 4, 2024
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Art Miki Talks About New Memoir Gaman—Part 1
As I flip through the pages of Justice In Our Time (Talonbooks, 1991) by Roy Miki and Cassandra Kob…
July 3, 2024
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Aug. 3, 2024 - Aug. 4, 2024
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
In Person
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
48th Vancouver Powell Street Festival on Aug. 3rd and 4th!!
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July 8, 2024 - July 19, 2024
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
In Person
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver's Kokoro Dance 30th Wreck Beach Workshop!
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