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Steveston Community Society and the Nikkei Community
Steveston, at the southern end of the city of Richmond, had long been home to a large and active Ja…

Kelvin Higo • Jan. 19, 2018

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British Columbia Canada combat communities Japanese Canadians kendo martial arts Steveston
British Columbia Canada combat communities Japanese Canadians kendo martial arts Steveston
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Unfurling The Symbolism of Canadian Artist Warren Hoyano - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Can you talk a bit about your own artistic process? Referring to a few pieces…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 3, 2018

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artists arts Canada flags Japanese Canadians
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Unfurling The Symbolism of Canadian Artist Warren Hoyano - Part 1
“I am using flags as a metaphor for the fears, beliefs, aspirations, and behaviors which ar…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 2, 2018

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artists arts Canada flags Japanese Canadians
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First Lady Plumber in Canada Is a Nikkei
Anna (Fujimura) Higashi grew up in Woodfibre, B.C. Her grandfather Isaburo Fujimura and son Taich…

Chuck Tasaka • Nov. 23, 2017

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British Columbia Canada Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians plumbers Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) streets Vancouver (B.C.) Woodfibre
British Columbia Canada Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians plumbers Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) streets Vancouver (B.C.) Woodfibre
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Canadian Nisei! You Know You’re Old When…
The Nisei—the group who suffered the most during the World War II incarceration of Japanese C…

Chuck Tasaka • Oct. 24, 2017

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Canada generations Japanese Canadians Nisei
Canada generations Japanese Canadians Nisei
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Yuriko Obayashi Barrow: A Life History
Editor's Note: “Vicky” Yuriko Barrow (nee Obayashi) wrote this life history at age 69. …

“Vicky” Yuriko Barrow • Sept. 18, 2017

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Canada Japanese Canadians World War II
Canada Japanese Canadians World War II
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Iwasaki Family of Salt Spring Island
Ray Torao Iwasaki was born in Ganges, B.C. in 1933 and he lived an idyllic life on Salt Spring Isla…

Chuck Tasaka • Aug. 14, 2017

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agriculture British Columbia Canada communities farms Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians properties World War II
agriculture British Columbia Canada communities farms Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians properties World War II
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Nisei Story: Unexpected Friendship Lost and Found
Teresa Chizu Kurisu lived a normal Powell Street life as a child. She attended Strathcona Elementar…

Chuck Tasaka • July 21, 2017

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British Columbia Canada friendship Greenwood (B.C.) interpersonal relations Japanese Canadians Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) streets Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
British Columbia Canada friendship Greenwood (B.C.) interpersonal relations Japanese Canadians Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) streets Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Mark Ikeda Interview: Artful Expressions of “Sansei” in Movement and Words - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> As a Sansei storyteller, can you comment on the importance of telling our own…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • July 19, 2017

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Alberta artists British Columbia Calgary Canada Canadian internment camps Edmonton generations Hawaii identity Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Nikkei Sansei Tashme internment camp United States World War II World War II camps
Alberta artists British Columbia Calgary Canada Canadian internment camps Edmonton generations Hawaii identity Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Nikkei Sansei Tashme internment camp United States World War II World War II camps
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Mark Ikeda Interview: Artful Expressions of “Sansei” in Movement and Words - Part 1
How do you express your Nikkeiness? I know that when I teach I am able to emphasize human and civi…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • July 18, 2017

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Alberta artists British Columbia Calgary Canada Canadian internment camps Edmonton generations Hawaii identity Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Nikkei Sansei Tashme internment camp United States World War II World War II camps
Alberta artists British Columbia Calgary Canada Canadian internment camps Edmonton generations Hawaii identity Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Nikkei Sansei Tashme internment camp United States World War II World War II camps
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