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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 5—Struggle to Adjust
Read Chapter 4 >> In stark contrast to Shig, who had previously lived in Canada till ag…

Stan Kirk • Feb. 18, 2024

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barbering British Columbia Canada exiles families family histories genealogy generations Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei schools Vancouver (B.C.)
barbering British Columbia Canada exiles families family histories genealogy generations Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei schools Vancouver (B.C.)
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 4—Return to Canada
Read Chapter 3 >> Arrival in Vancouver At some point in the mid-1950s, Hyoshiro and Fujiye …

Stan Kirk • Feb. 11, 2024

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Canada families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan)
Canada families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan)
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 3—Childhood Experiences in Taga, Japan
Read Chapter 2 >> Miki had no problem adjusting to Japan due to being only two-years-old w…

Stan Kirk • Feb. 4, 2024

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education elementary schools families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei postwar postwar Japan schools Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai students Taga (Shiga, Japan) World War II
education elementary schools families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei postwar postwar Japan schools Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai students Taga (Shiga, Japan) World War II
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 2—Life in Postwar Japan: Hardships and Neighborly Support
Read Part 1 >> Difficult Relations with Relatives On October 2, 1946, the Hirai family boar…

Stan Kirk • Jan. 28, 2024

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barbering families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei postwar postwar Japan Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan) World War II
barbering families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei postwar postwar Japan Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan) World War II
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 1—Family Background, Life in Canada Before and During War
This series narrates the history of the Hyoshiro1 and Fujiye Hirai family, especially focusing on t…

Stan Kirk • Jan. 21, 2024

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British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps families forced removal Hirai family Japanese Canadians Lemon Creek internment camp Miki Hirai Shigeru Hirai Slocan Extension internment camps World War II World War II camps
British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps families forced removal Hirai family Japanese Canadians Lemon Creek internment camp Miki Hirai Shigeru Hirai Slocan Extension internment camps World War II World War II camps
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Our Japanese American New Year’s Celebration
Oshogatsu (New Year’s) was when our family learned the most about Japanese culture. The week …

Geraldine Shu • Dec. 31, 2023

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families holidays Japanese Americans New Year
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The story of Doctor Tojo, the pioneer—Part 2
* Continuation of part 1 , the following story is told by the author's grandfather, Rokuro Tojo…

Takahashi Takashi • Dec. 27, 2023

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Cañete families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Lima Lunahuana (Cañete, Peru) migration Peru physicians Rokuro Tojo
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The story of Doctor Rokuro Tojo, the pioneer—Part 1
How true is the saying that “Life takes many turns.” However, sometimes, it is not that we return t…

Takahashi Takashi • Dec. 26, 2023

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Cañete families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Lima migration Peru physicians plantations Rokuro Tojo Santa Barbara (Peru) Santa Barbara Plantation (Cañete, Peru)
Cañete families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Lima migration Peru physicians plantations Rokuro Tojo Santa Barbara (Peru) Santa Barbara Plantation (Cañete, Peru)
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Tokita Tales
Rice Krispies for Christmas
Did you ever receive a can of Rice Krispies for Christmas? Or, did you ever think of giving a large…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Dec. 22, 2023

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breakfast cereals Christmas families Vietnam War, 1961-1975
breakfast cereals Christmas families Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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Cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Jean Okihiro Share Their Grandmother’s Story in New Children’s Book
For authors and cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Okihiro, family stories and history were shared in…

Kelly Fleck • Dec. 7, 2023

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books Canada children's books families library materials publications
books Canada children's books families library materials publications
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