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A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Kazuko Makihara

Part 4: Return to Canada and Building a New Life in Vancouver

Both Kazuko and Takeshi continued working in Kobe and financially supporting the education of Kazuk…

Stan Kirk • Nov. 15, 2019

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A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Kazuko Makihara

Part 3: Exile and Life in Post-War Japan

Kazuko was thirteen years old when her family was exiled to Japan. Her parents made the difficult c…

Stan Kirk • Nov. 8, 2019

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A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Kazuko Makihara

Part 2: Uprooting, Dispossession, and Incarceration

Shortly after the beginning of the war with Japan, the Canadian government ordered all Japanese Can…

Stan Kirk • Nov. 1, 2019

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Connecting a Family’s Lost Fleet to Historical Documents

VICTORIA — It was an honour to speak at the event launch for The Lost Fleet exhibit at the Ma…

Michael Kenji Abe • Oct. 29, 2019

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A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Kazuko Makihara

Part 1: Birth and Childhood until the War

Kazuko (Katy) Makihara was born into the Fukuhara family on September 26, 1933 in her parents&rsquo…

Stan Kirk • Oct. 25, 2019

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David Hayashida on his first visit to BC, euphemisms and life on "The Rock" - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Can you talk about how your career as an artist began? I am turning 60 this …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Sept. 24, 2019

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David Hayashida on his first visit to BC, euphemisms and life on "The Rock" - Part 1

I caught up with Newfoundland artist David Hayashida on his return home after returning from the BC…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Sept. 23, 2019

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A Book Review - The Emperor's Orphans by Winnipeg's Sally Ito

“Going from being the ‘Jap’ in one country (Canada) to the ‘Yankee’ i…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Sept. 5, 2019

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Marjene Matsunaga Turnbull: Baking Japanese Canadianness

Read the interview with Marjene Matsunaga Turnbull by Norm Ibuki >> After learning what the …

Marjene Matsunaga Turnbull • Aug. 13, 2019

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Marjene Matsunaga Turnbull: How-to-Bake a Japanese Canadian Cake

Here’s an intriguing idea about how to think about your Japanese Canadian identity: What if i…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 12, 2019

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