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DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a reading from <em>Gaman – Perseverance</em>\, an intr
 oduction from Mohammed Hashim\, executive director of the Canadian Race Re
 lations Foundation\, and a conversation between Art Miki and Lynn Kobayash
 i\, president of the Toronto chapter of the National Association of Japane
 se Canadians!\n\n<em>Gaman – Perseverance</em> is an in-depth memoir de
 tailing the intense negotiations that took place in the 1980s between the 
 Government of Canada and the NAJC – negotiations which finally resulted 
 in the historic Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement of September 1988 and 
 the acknowledgment by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney that Canada had wronge
 d its own citizens. In <em>Gaman – Perseverance</em>\, Art Miki recolle
 cts his past experiences and family history\, revealing the beliefs and at
 titudes that shaped his life’s journey as a youth in British Columbia\, 
 an educator in Manitoba\, and a community leader across Canada.\n\nWe can'
 t wait to see you there! \n\n<em>Gaman – Perseverance</em> Launch\nHer
 itage Lounge – Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre \nDoors open at 6:30pm
 \; the event begins at 7:00pm\nFree Admission.\nNo Reservation required. S
 eating is first-come\, first-served.\n\nThis event is presented by Talonbo
 oks and made possible by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.\n\nFor mo
 re information\, see <a href="https://talonbooks.com/events/gaman-%C2%A0p
 erseverance-toronto-launch">Talonbooks website</a>
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SUMMARY:Toronto JCCC Art Miki Book Launch: Gaman - Perseverance
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