@Masaji
*Sansei *Born in Toronto *Grandparents are from Shiga and Kumamoto kens* Families were interned in Kaslo, Bayfarm and on a Manitoba beet farm * Lived in Sendai, Japan from 1994 to 2004 * Teacher in Brampton, ON * Aikidoka * Writer for the Nikkei Voice for close to 20 years * Writer of "Canadian Nikkei series" which aims at preserving Canadian Nikkei stories. Future of the community? It depends on how successful we are in engaging our youth. The University of Victoria's (BC) Landscapes of Injustice project is a good one.... gambatte kudasai!
Nikkei Interests
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
3-11 Remembered: A School Principal’s Story—Part 2
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The Tsunami struck Arahama at 15:55, 69 Minutes after the Earthquake.
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March 12, 2025
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
3-11 Remembered: A School Principal’s Story—Part 1
Even 14 years after 3-11, there are surreal images from that disaster that I can’t forget—countless…
March 11, 2025
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March 4, 2025
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Tokyo, Japan
In Person
Tokyo, Japan
The Life And Architecture of Raymond Moriyama At the Embassy of Canada (Tokyo)
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Feb. 3, 2025
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
In Person
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
In Vancouver: 3rd Annual Setsubun New Year Event!
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To Grace, With Love and Gratitude—Part 2
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“Ensuring history is remembered”
Reflection by Lorene Oikawa, Past President, Nationa…
Jan. 20, 2025
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To Grace, With Love and Gratitude—Part 1
The passing of Grace Eiko Thomson (née Nishikihama), 90, on July 11, 2024 came as a shock to the en…
Jan. 19, 2025
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Jan. 19, 2025
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
In Person
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto's Louise Noguchi Selected Works: 1986-2000 @ AGO
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Oct. 6, 2024 - Oct. 27, 2024
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
In Person
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Art In Toronto: Miya Kimiye Turnbull "Revealed" @ Shintani Gallery
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Art Miki and the Fight for Canadian Redress: A Review of Gaman
“Art Miki’s sansei reticence, his slapshot, unassuming diligence, devotion to the JC community, s…
Oct. 24, 2024
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Sept. 20, 2024 - Nov. 17, 2024
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
In Person
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
In Ottawa: Norman Takeuchi's "All In Good Time" exhibition
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