About

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.