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Toshio Aoki: The Wandering Meiji Artist and Father of Tsuru Aoki
Jonathan van Harmelen
A month ago, I visited the Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento during a weekend trip to the city. In California, the Crocker houses some of the most impressive collections in the state. Many of the collections in the museum focus on the history of “Old California,” in the period between …
Exploring Global Nikkei History in Victoria: A Conversation with the Past Wrongs, Future Choices Scholars and Artists - Part 2
Jonathan van Harmelen
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Exploring Global Nikkei History in Victoria: A Conversation with the Past Wrongs, Future Choices Scholars and Artists - Part 1
Jonathan van Harmelen
In the world of academia, rarely does one encounter international research centers dedicated to researching a historical event. Yet that is the case with the University of Victoria’s Past Wrongs, Future Choices Initiative.
Fresno Stories
Object Lesson of a Lost Temple: A Postcard of the Fresno Buddhist Church, 1912
Jonathan van Harmelen
One of my favorite hobbies is collecting postcards. I began collecting in 2013, after I inherited a large collection of stamps and envelopes from my Dutch grandparents, a pair of avid collectors who amassed thousands of stamps ranging from the 1850s to the 1980s.
The legacy of Toyo Takata, Who Captured the Voice of Japanese Canadians
Jonathan van Harmelen
The book Nikkei Legacy served as an important reminder to Canadians of the suffering that Japanese Canadians endured during the war.