Sedai Corner - November 2011
December 14th, 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.
As of October 31, 2011, the Sedai Project is pleased to announce 125 individuals have documented their stories with us in a Sedai interview, helping us collect another 21 hours worth of stories. To date, the number of documented stories in total has now reached an approximate 297 hours. We would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to Harold Miwa, Goro Kawaguchi, Keray Itaya, John Onizuka, Hisako and Steve Hamamoto, and Fumiko Kanbara for allowing us to preserve their unique stories.
Given the upcoming holiday season, the Sedai Project is collecting stories about the holidays and family celebrations. “What do you remember about the holiday season before the war years? How did the holidays change during and after the war years? What holidays did you celebrate? What holiday traditions do you continue to celebrate today?” Tell us how your experience was different and how the holiday celebrations have remained or changed over the years. Do you have pre war and war year photographs of the holiday season? If so, we would love to see them!
The Sedai Project is devoted to creating the Japanese Canadian legacy for the younger generations and we can’t do it without you. We hope you will help us create a lasting archive for the younger generations by sharing your stories, photographs and memoirs with us.
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!