Sedai Corner - June/July 2011
July 29th, 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 that as of June 30, 2011, 102 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 Mary Katsuno and Eleanor Maruno for allowing us to preserve their unique stories. We would also like to thank Mary Ikeda and Marie Ikeda for sharing the history of Sumi-e.
Here are a few more questions to help you continue to develop and compose your story. When you were growing up, which school(s) did you attend? Who were your teachers and classmates? How many Japanese children were in your class? What was your favourite subject? Where did you go to school during World War II? How was it different from before? Were you able to continue your studies during and after the war years?
We strive to collect and document countless stories because every life experience is unique to each individual and every story is important to our cultural heritage. We would like to ask those who have a story to please help us preserve the Japanese Canadian history for your family and our future generations. Anyone who wishes to share their story or who wishes to learn more about Sedai 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!