Sedai Corner - February 2011
March 17th, 2011
Sedai Corner
The Sedai Project is committed to collecting, documenting, preserving and sharing the history of the Japanese Canadians. We, the Sedai Committee, collect and preserve the Japanese Canadian history through audio and video recordings in a relaxed interview format. We continue to search for all Japanese Canadians who were born in the pre-war and war years to come and share their stories with us.
The Sedai Project is pleased to report on another successful month. As of January 31, 2011, 81 individuals have assisted us in documenting and preserving the Japanese Canadian history by sharing their stories with us in a Sedai interview. We would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to Pollie and Tak Nishino, Arthur Ikeda, Masashi Shin, Miyoko Nakamura, and Nick Yoshida for allowing us to preserve their unique stories.
A special thank you goes to Dr. Arnold Arai, Mickey Matsubayashi , Keo Shibatani, Hideo Takahashi, and Toshiko Usami for their generous donations to the Sedai Project. Every contribution is significantly beneficial in our progress. Whether your support is a story or a monetary donation, it is greatly appreciated by the Sedai Committee.
Many individuals have been inquiring about the footage documented at the Japanese Canadian Experience Conference: sharing your stories of the war years on November 19-21, 2010. Currently, we are in the process of transcribing the stories that were shared the weekend of the conference. The Sedai Project would like to thank Megan Marubashi for volunteering to assist us on this enormous task. Megan plays an integral role in the post-conference work and we appreciate her dedication to the conference and Sedai Project.
The Sedai Project’s current goal is to complete over 100 interviews before the end of April 2011. We would like to ask those who have a story to please help us reach our goal and preserve the Japanese Canadian history for our future generations. Anyone who wishes to share their story or who wishes to learn more about our history as Japanese Canadians please contact Lisa Uyeda at 6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON, M3C 1Z5 or lisa.uyeda@jccc.on.ca or info@sedai.ca or by telephone at 416-441-2345 ext 303. In the meantime you can also find more information about the project at www.sedai.ca.
We look forward to hearing from you!