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[Audio] Issei Poetry, Issei Voices (Session in Japanese)

Haiku , tanka , and  senryu  from Hawai`i and the mainland United States lend an insight into the views of Issei  in their own poetic words. This panel explored these voices through their poetry.

Moderator:

• Masako Iino, Past President and Professor, Tsuda College

Panelists:

• Teruko Kumei, Professor, Shirayuri College 
• Noriko Shimada, Professor, Japan Women's University 
• Mariko Takagi-Kitayama, Ph.D., Professor, Aichi Gakuin University

Articles in Japanese related to this panel are available on the Discover Nikkei Journal section:

• Mariko Takagi-Kitayama
  - 働いて、働いて、働いて、そして立ち上がったハワイの人びと: 歌句に詠まれた日系一世の声
• Noriko Shimada 
  - 第二次世界大戦をめぐるハワイ日本人移民の忠誠心と日本人意識 ―短歌・俳句・川柳を史料として―
• Teruko Kumei
  -  記録文学としての短歌、俳句、川柳：一世が詠んだ民主主義、正義、尊厳

* This session is supported in part by grants from The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies.