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May 1, 2013
The Japanese Canadian Post War Experience Conference Wrap-Up
by Lorene Nagata, Japanese Canadian Post War Experience Conference Chair, Sedai Project Chair ———————————————— All talking ceased as the words began to scroll across the screen in Kobayashi Hall. These were testimonials of sansei and yonsei expressing to the elders of the Japanese Canadian community how much it meant to hear their stories of the [...]
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April 30, 2013
Sedai Corner – Nikkei Heritage in Full Bloom
As we eagerly await the blooming of cherry blossom trees in the GTA, Sedai is thankful for the blossom of ideas and stories that were shared at the Japanese Canadian Post War Experience Conference on April 6-7, 2013. The Sedai Project will be eagerly working towards making the conference videos available on our website at [...]
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April 12, 2013
Sedai Corner – Building Your Family Legacy
With the slowly thawing weather of March, the Sedai Project has been forging new ground through building upon new connections, and looking forward to participation in the newly announced Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre. The Sedai Project would like to thank Kay Higashi (father of Natalie Higashi, a well missed Sedai volunteer!) for contributing his family’s [...]
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April 12, 2013
Sedai Corner – Only You Can Tell Your Story!
This past month, the Sedai Project has been busy continuing to make connections throughout the wider community of Canadian Nikkei. Through involvement with the Tashme Historical Project, as well as the coordination of the Japanese Canadian Post War Experience Conference on April 6-7th, Sedai looks forward to a series of upcoming interviews with Nikkei both [...]
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February 22, 2013
The Japanese Canadian Post War Experience Conference
The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto is pleased to announce the Japanese Canadian Post War Experience Conference – the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s: Building a New Future, being held on April 6 and 7, 2013. This Conference is dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of the Japanese Canadian community during the post war [...]
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February 20, 2013
New book review: Uprooted Again by Tatsuo Kage
Reviewed by George Hewson “Uprooted Again is a translation of Tatsuo Kage’s 1998 book Nikkei Kanadajin no tsuihou (“The Expulsion of the Japanese Canadians”). However, it is not a literal translation; it has been updated, and also adapted for an English-speaking audience that might require further explanation of some of the ideas that would already be clear to [...]
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February 15, 2013
Sedai Corner – A New Year, and New Possibilities
First off, the Sedai Project would like to wish everyone a very heartfelt Happy New Year, and 明けましておめでとうございます! 2012 was an amazing year filled with friends – new and old – sharing little heard stories and histories, and new challenges for the Project. Rounding out the very last of the 2012 interviews, Sedai would like [...]
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December 11, 2012
Sedai Corner – A Season for Sharing
For the week of November 5, 2012, Sedai traveled to Ottawa and Montreal to speak with several Nikkei outside the GTA. New stories and connections were made, as Sedai strives to continue reaching out to all Canadian Nikkei in building the community’s legacy. Many thanks to our newest interviewees from the Ottawa region: Kiyoshi Shimizu, [...]
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November 29, 2012
New book review: After Camp by Greg Robinson
Reviewed by George Hewson “Do we owe Redress to Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.? Are Japanese unique among the many minority groups of North America? Should Japanese Canadians avoid or celebrate sushi? While Professor Greg Robinson may not answer each of these questions directly, he does cast much light onto the background discussions [...]
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November 28, 2012
Hatsumi – DVD Launch and Media Buzz!
“In Japanese, ‘shi kata ga nai’ means ‘it can’t be helped’. As a phrase, it represents the philosophical basis of the Japanese cultural reserve, through which adversity is never acknowledged. Nancy Okura is a Canadian of Japanese decent. During the Second World War, she was involuntarily removed from her home and relocated to an internment camp by [...]