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DESCRIPTION:Japanese Canadian National Museum presents... \n<strong>Ohanash
 i: The Story of Our Elders </strong>\nA public screening of Ohanashi: The 
 Story of Our Elders \, a 10-part series of life stories of Japanese Canadi
 an elders\, directed by Susanne Tabata and produced by the Japanese Canadi
 an National Museum.\n\nFebruary 13\, March 13\, April 10\, May 8\, June 12
 \, 2010\, 2pm \n(A 5-part showcase) \nAdmission by donation \nNational Nik
 kei Museum and Heritage Centre \n6688 Southoaks Crescent\, Burnaby\, BC V5
 E 4M7 \n604.777.7000 | www.jcnm.ca\n\nSome screenings will be followed by 
 a discussion about the Japanese Canadian internment lead by Leslie Komori.
  Leslie Komori is a third generation Vancouverite. She is active in the Ja
 panese Canadian community\, creator of the Lemon Creek Map Project\, and a
  member of several Taiko groups.\n\n<strong>February 13\, 2pm </strong>\nK
 azue Oye (30 min) and Alfie Kamitakahara (43 min) \nAfter completing grade
  8 in Steveston\, Kazue Oye went to Japan for higher education. She marrie
 d and had two children in Canada\, but was widowed soon after. During WWII
  she worked at the self-supporting community of Christina Lake. \nAlfie Ka
 mitakahara grew up in Steveston and spent internment years in Slocan. Foll
 owing internment\, he worked on a farm in Alberta before starting his own 
 insurance agency. \nKazue Oye and Alfie Kamitakahara will be in attendance
 .\n\n<strong>\nMarch 13\, 2pm </strong>\nTom Sando Kuwabara and Shig Kuwab
 ara (47 min) and Susumu Tabata (44 min) \nBrothers Tom Sando and Shig Kuwa
 bara were born in Skeena River\, and were sent to a prisoner-of-war camp d
 uring WWII. After the war they were offered jobs in Northern Manitoba. \nS
 usumu Tabata was born in Steveston and spent the internment years in Kaslo
 . He later worked in Nanaimo and earned a Masters in Oceanography from UBC
 \, and a PhD from the University of Tokyo. \nShig Kuwabara and Susumu Taba
 ta will be in attendance.\n\n<strong>April 10\, 2pm </strong>\nMarie Katsu
 no (35 min) and Shirley Omatsu (44 min) \nMarie Katsuno grew up in East Bu
 rnaby and West Vancouver where her family was part of a fishing village. D
 uring the internment her family lived in New Denver\, and after the war th
 ey moved to Japan. She returned to Canada with her husband in 1994. \nShir
 ley Omatsu grew up on Powell Street and went to the self-sustaining commun
 ity of Notch Hill in the Okanagan Valley during WWII. Following internment
 \, she returned to Vancouver and managed a high-end hair salon. \nMarie Ka
 tsuno and Shirley Omatsu will be in attendance.\n\n<strong>\nMay 8\, 2pm <
 /strong>\nMidge Ayukawa (33 min) and May Komiyama (34 min) \nMidge Ayukawa
  grew up in a mixed-background neighbourhood in Vancouver until the interm
 ent separated her family. Her father was sent away to a labour camp and th
 e rest of her family went to Lemon Creek. Later on\, she earned her PhD at
  the University of Victoria studying Japanese Canadian history. \nBorn in 
 Vancouver\, May was raised in a non-Japanese neighbourhood. Her nursing sc
 hool training was disrupted by internment and the family&rsquo\;s move to 
 Kaslo. After internment she completed nursing at Guelph. \nMidge Ayukawa w
 ill be in attendance.\n\n<strong>June 12\, 2pm </strong>\nIrene Tsuyuki (4
 5 min) and Tak Miyazaki (35 min) \nBorn and raised on Powell Street\, Iren
 e Tsuyuki and her family moved to Tashme during internment. After internme
 nt\, her father&rsquo\;s poor health took the family to Japan\, where he r
 ecovered. Irene worked there but never felt welcome\, and she had to be sp
 onsored by a family in Canada in order to return. \nBorn in Steveston\, Ta
 k Miyazaki spent time in the internment communities of Bridge River and Mi
 nto City. After internment\, he returned to the coast to help his father i
 n the fishing industry. He represented Steveston during the redress settle
 ment and is active in the local Buddhist community. \nIrene Tsuyuki will b
 e in attendance. \n\n* The title ohanashi means &lsquo\;story&rsquo\; in J
 apanese.
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SUMMARY:Public Screening\, Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders at JCNM
URL:/en/events/2010/02/13/public-screening-ohanashi-the-story-of-our-elder/
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