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DESCRIPTION:Terry Watada&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;Nikkei Manga-gatari<em>\,&nbsp\;</e
 m> <strong><em>The Sword\, the Medal and the Rosary</em> </strong> book la
 unch at<strong> </strong> Nikkei National Museum &amp\; Cultural Centre\, 
 2:00 &ndash\; 3:00 pm\, Saturday\, November 23\, 2013.\n\nOn Saturday\, No
 vember 23\, 2013\, the literAsian Festival in  association with the Japane
 se Canadian Citizens Association of Greater  Vancouver\, Asian Canadian Wr
 iters Workshop and <em>Ricepaper Magazine</em> \, will launch Terry Watada
 &rsquo\;s manga <strong><em>The Sword\, the Medal and the Rosary</em> </st
 rong> (HpF Press and the NAJC\, Toronto ON 2013).\n\n<strong><em>The Sword
 \, the Medal and the Rosary</em> </strong> is based on the life and times 
 of Yasuo Takashima\, a first generation Japanese Canadian (<em>Issei</em> 
 )  who fought in WWI and suffered the internment during WWII despite his  
 service and heroism.&nbsp\; The story illuminates the man&rsquo\;s exploit
 s through  the major events of Japanese Canadian history.&nbsp\; Through t
 he Vancouver  Race Riots in 1907\, Takashima carried a sword to fight off 
 the rioters.&nbsp\;  He was decorated with the Military Medal for bravery 
 in WWI.&nbsp\; Through a  poignant love affair with a Parisian woman\, he 
 obtained a rosary as a  memento of their love.&nbsp\; He carried these thr
 ee artifacts throughout his  life.&nbsp\; On his deathbed\, he suffered on
 e last indignity which is  emblematic of the Japanese Canadian experience.
 \n\nTerry Watada is a writer of novels\, short stories\, poems\, plays\,  
 histories and biographies.&nbsp\; He has several books in print.&nbsp\; Af
 ter  writing a monthly column for the <em>Nikkei Voice</em> through its fi
 rst 25 years\, he contributes a monthly column in the National Section of 
 the <em>Bulletin Magazine</em> .&nbsp\; He is proud to provide the stories
  for the planned three volume <em>Nikkei Manga-gatari</em> series.<strong>
 <em>&nbsp\; The Sword\, the Medal and the Rosary</em> </strong> is the fir
 st.\n\nKenji Iwata is an illustrator and designer based in Toronto.&nbsp\;
  He is  skilled in traditional and digital media\, including animation\, c
 omputer  graphics and storyboards.&nbsp\; He has learned a great deal abou
 t his own  history and Japanese Canadian culture through this project.\n\n
 <strong>The launch will be held at the Nikkei National Museum &amp\;  Cult
 ural Centre\, 6688 Southoaks Cres.\, Burnaby BC from 2:00 &ndash\; 3:00 pm
 .&nbsp\;  Admission is free.&nbsp\; Terry Watada will be in attendance wit
 h copies to  sign and sell ($10.00 per copy\, tax included). </strong>\n<s
 trong>This event is hosted by the Nikkei National Museum Book Store and al
 l proceeds will go towards the Museum. </strong>
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SUMMARY:Terry Watada’s Nikkei Manga-gatari book launch
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