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Stan Fukawa was born in Mission, British Columbia, Canada in 1937. He taught at Malaspina University-College in Namaimo in Sociology and Japanese Language. After retirement, he served as President of the Board of the JC (now Nikkei) National Museum Society from 2000 to 2003, and received the Canada 125 Medal (1992) and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal (2013) for community service.
He writes articles relating to Japanese Canadian history and co-authored Spirit of the Nikkei Fleet, a history of the Japanese Canadian fishermen in British Columbia with his wife, Masako.
Updated January 2014