Sedai Corner - October 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 September 30, 2011, the Sedai Project is pleased to announce 119 individuals have documented their stories with us in a Sedai interview, helping us collect 20 hours worth of stories. To date, the number of documented stories in total has now reached an approximate 276 hours. We would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to Joe Ohori, Mary Kawasaki, Shank Kuroyama, Manabu Doi, Tosh Usami, and Mark Honkawa for allowing us to preserve their unique stories. A special thank you goes to the Prime Timers Group for inviting Lisa to a group meeting to discuss the Sedai Project. Sincere thanks are extended to the Prime Timers for a wonderful evening full of food, fun, and conversation. Now that we have everyone in the group talking, we look forward to hearing many stories!
A special thank you goes to Susan Hidaka 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.
The Sedai Project continues to collect your stories and we want to hear how your story is unique. Tell us how your experience was different in the prewar days growing up, going to school, going to work, and family migration. During the war years, where were you, what were you doing, where were your family and friends? What happened during the postwar years; where did you travel, where did you live, did you go to school, did you go to work, where were your family and friends? Everyone’s story is different and we want to learn about your unique experience.
We greatly encourage you to leave your legacy by sharing your stories and your family’s stories with the Sedai Project. The Sedai Project is devoted to creating the Japanese Canadian legacy for the younger generations and we can’t do it without you.
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!