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From Vancouver's Powell St. to Toronto: Kay Mende’s Remarkable Life

Part 5: Establishing a JC Community in Toronto

Read Part 4 >> The usual everyday happenings were of reacquainting with old friends, making new ones, attending dances on Fridays which were held at Labour ...

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Part 4: A secret history — Life after internment

Read Part 3 >> During the Second World War, George Doi and his parents and siblings were imprisoned in an internment camp at Bay Farm in ...

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Some Recollections & Thoughts about Uncle Tachi - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> In the 1950’s Tachi and May had their first daughter, Ruth Ann. Soon after, Hiro and Aiko had Linda, born in ...

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Santo Market Owners: Earl Santo - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> So coming back to San Jose, you resettled back here? Yes. Was the reason because your parents were already familiar with it ...

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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 choice of exile to Japan because their kids ...

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The Life History of a Japanese Canadian Child Exile: Mikio Ibuki

Part 6: Childhood and Education in Japan after Deportation

Read Part 5 >> Return by Train to Father’s Hometown The family stayed for about a week at the home of an uncle in Mitaka ...

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The Life History of a Japanese Canadian Child Exile: Mikio Ibuki

Part 4: Suejiro Ibuki - Exile and Life in Japan

Read Part 3 >> Deportation to Japan after the Internment Suejiro and Mitsue were among the Nikkei who agreed to be deported to Japan rather than ...

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The Life History of a Japanese Canadian Child Exile: Mikio Ibuki

Part 3: Suejiro Ibuki - Pre-War Life in Vancouver, Uprooting, and Internment

One Nikkei who opted for deportation to Japan with his young family instead of dispersal to eastern Canada was Suejiro Ibuki. As he is no ...

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The Life History of a Japanese Canadian Child Exile: Mikio Ibuki

Part 2: Historical Background - Life and Living Conditions in Japan

Read Part 1 >> The Journey to Japan and the Conditions That Awaited Them When Canada ended its deportation policy, almost 4000 Nikkei had already been ...

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The Life History of a Japanese Canadian Child Exile: Mikio Ibuki

Part 1: Historical Background - Deportation

The Dilemma for Incarcerated Nikkei Canadians: Dispersal to Eastern Canada or Deportation to Japan As World War II neared its end, the Canadian government had ...