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Michael Kenji Abe is a third generation Japanese Canadian, born and raised in Ontario, Canada. His grandparents immigrated to Canada from Kyushu, Japan in the early 20th century. His father’s family came from Beppu, Oita. His father was born in Port Alberni and interned in Lemon Creek and settled in Hamilton, Ontario after the war. His mother’s family emigrated from Obuchi Village in the Fukuoka area of Kyushu beginning in 1907 and were interned in Popoff and New Denver.
Michael spent 6 years in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan and has resided in Victoria, British Columbia since 1993 with his Japanese wife, Izumi (いずみ) and two children, Kento (健人), and Natsuki (夏姫). He is the past president of the Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society and was Project Manager for Landscapes of Injustice at the University of Victoria from 2014-2022. He is now the Project Manager for Past Wrongs, Future Choices, although on temporary assignment with the JC Legacies Society for 2023. He enjoys golf, shodo, sumi-e, and martial arts in his spare time.
Updated June 2023