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Read Part 1 >> Post Second World War The reintegration of veterans to civilian life after the end of hostilities was a challenge for Canadian …
Kiyoshi Izumi (1921–1996) was an impressively-educated Canadian architect who designed many iconic Saskatchewan buildings during the boom of the 1960s. His personal and professional journey, …
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Greenwood, British Columbia, in Canada became the first internment center when Nikkei people were uprooted and “relocated” from the coast of B.C. On December 7, …
Aya Higashi, the last remaining Kaslo, British Columbia, resident interned there during the Second World War, died last year at 96. Higashi enjoyed a long …
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After I retired last December, I began thinking of ways to fill my time with purpose. One thing I needed was to begin exercising again …
When the Canadian government finally gave the Japanese Canadians the freedom to have equal rights as all Canadians in 1949, they were able to choose …
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Read Part 1 >> Kaye’s baseball career did not just end with the disbanding of the Vancouver Asahi. Kaye and his mother were evacuated to …
Much has been written and celebrated about the resurrection of the remarkable story of the Vancouver Asahi baseball team of 1914-1941. This retelling of the …
Most Yonsei (4th generation Nikkei) and Gosei (5th) are most likely living very comfortable lives with their parents. There may be a Lexus, Acura, and …
Good evening, I was asked by Stan to speak on behalf of the berry pickers. However, I had to think it over for awhile because …
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