Sedai Corner - March 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 February 28, 2011, 88 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 Susan Hidaka, Byron Tanaka, Bob and Shirley Takagi, Tats and Kim Sakauye, and George Nakamura for allowing us to preserve their unique stories.
A special thank you goes to Betty Nishizawa for her generous donation 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 information collected and documented for the Sedai Project. To help get your story started here are a few questions that are generally asked throughout the interview. When and why did your family migrate to Canada? Where were you born/where did you grow up and what do you remember about those years? What do you remember about the Japanese community before the war years? Remember, every story and life experience is unique to each individual and every story is important to our cultural heritage. A picture is often said to represent a thousand words. Reminisce through photographs and documents to help refresh your memory and don’t forget to share what you find with your family!
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!