Mika Ishizaki
Mika's interest in built space began while traveling. It led her to pursue her Bachelors degree in Art History and Geography, then eventually her Masters in Architecture. Born in Tokyo, and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she's been in Vancouver, Canada while she works as an intern and waits to get her registration as an Architect. Her and her four siblings are all issei and hafu.
Updated June 2020
Stories from This Author
A Place to Remember: The Japanese Canadian War Memorial
June 12, 2020 • Mika Ishizaki
“We come to mourn the dead. Their souls speak to us, they ask us to look inward, take stock of who we are.” - Barack Obama, May 27, 2016 at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park While the history of the Japanese-Canadian War Memorial is marred with the struggle for the rights of Japanese-Canadians, the space has come to symbolize justice, equality, and peace. It is ironic and tragic as these things often are that those who fought for our rights …
