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Nikkei Australia’s Dr Yuriko Nagata to give a talk about Japanese internment, Brisbane, 30th October, 2022
Nikkei Australia founding member Dr Yuriko Nagata will give a talk about Japanes
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Symposium on Japanese War Art and Book Launch to be held July 21, 22, 2022, Adelaide
A symposium on Japanese War Art will be held on July 21st and 22nd, 2022 at Flin
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Nikkei Stories
Geta, Giri and Going to Japan (Spotlight on New Zealand Nikkei)
By Joanna Boese My mother, Naomi Boese (née Taguchi), grew up in Tsuyama, Okayama-ken, Japan. Her mother was a housewife
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Japanese Kiwi (Spotlight on New Zealand Nikkei)
By Jacqueline Yoshioka-Braid I descend from a long line of samurai families. I am the fifth of six children b
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Across Oceans
By Yuki Kawakami My parents met in Osaka when Mum was in her final year of school and Dad was a university student. Mum
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Happy New Year – Nikkei Osechi Ryori in Brisbane / Meanjin by Elysha Rei
明けておめでとございます！ Happy New Year! After my eldest son Kairo just finished his year of the Ox, and I am entering the year of
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What is Filial Piety for a Mixed Family?
(Tim’s mum, Satsuki Steains with chinsuko made by Felicia La France) My mum said she wanted chinsuko for Mother’s Day. I
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Hasegawa Monogatari: 5G Over 124 Years by Andrew Hasegawa
SETSUTARO HASEGAWA When Setsutaro died on October 4th, 1952, the Hasegawa family’s relationship with Japan became paper-
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Finding Myself in Japan
By Christine Piper My parents first met in Japan in the 1960s. Unusual for the time, my father studied Japanese and econ
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Interview with Reina Takeuchi
Nikkei Australia’s Timothy Kazuo Steains interviewed Nikkei performance artist, writer and researcher Reina Takeuc
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Interview with Iori Forsyth
Nikkei Australia member Timothy Kazuo Steains was lucky enough to interview Nikkei Youtube celebrity Iori Forsyth from t
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Interned and Enlisted: Omaye Family History
By Shey Dimon My grandfather Tom (Tomo) was a larrikin; the self confessed black sheep of the family. He liked to ‘stir
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[Lecture] Keiko Tamura “Life Story of Cross-Border Women: Japanese War Brides in Australia” & Interview with Alumni
【講演会】田村恵子さん「国境を越えた女たちのライフストーリー：オーストラリアの日本人戦争花嫁」＆卒業生インタビュー [Lecture] Keiko Tamura “Life Story of Cross-Border Women
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父を語る（About My Father）
By Yuri Furuno My father, Eric Masakazu Shimada (1912-2010), came to Brisbane on a permanent residency visa in December,
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My Life Story by Iseko Williams
My Life Story by Iseko Williams Background to this story Iseko Jenny Williams kept an occa
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Pearl Hamaguchi’s Oral History from Broome
My name is Pearl Hamaguchi. I was born in Broome in 1940. I live in Broome. I’ve lived nowhere else. My grandmother on m
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The first recorded Japanese in Australia: Steve Dawson’s family story
By Steve Dawson It is a privilege to be able to write about my family’s ancestral Japanese roots, especially given the s
Read MoreAugust 29, 2020
Akane Kanai’s Nikkei family
by Akane Kanai My mother, Yumiko, and my father, Masakazu, met in Sydney in the early 1980s. My dad had dreams of trying
Read MoreAugust 28, 2020
Books
戦争花嫁 ミチ 国境を越えた女の物語り Japanese language version “Michi’s Memories – The Story of a Japanese War Bride”
April 11, 2022
Japanese language version: Michi’s Memories – The Story of a Japanese War Bride
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「オーストラリアの日本人」（Japanese in Australia – Japanese footprints over a century）
August 06, 2020
「オーストラリアの日本人」は、日豪友好記念事業（1996-1998年）の一環として、各州の日本クラブの連合組織「全豪日本クラブ」により、編集・発行された日豪友好
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Civilian Internment in Australia during WW2 - history, memories and community heritage: this international symposium was held during Cowra's annual Festival of International Understanding March 6-16, 2014 in Cowra NSW.Keynote Speech by Dr Yuriko Nagata – Internment Symposium
Dr Yuriko Nagata’s keynote speech “The Legacy of Internment: shattered lives and lost communities” at Civilian Internment in Australia during WWII: history, memories and community heritage.
Introduction by Dr Keiko Tamura – Internment Symposium
Dr Keiko Tamura’s introduction at Civilian Internment in Australia during WWII: history, memories and community heritage.
Cowra Unveiling & Commemorative Ceremonies
On 9 March 2014, an interpretive board detailing the internment of Japanese and nikkei civilians during WWII in Australia was unveiled at the Japanese War Cemetery in Cowra, followed by commemorative ceremonies at the Australian War Cemetery,
Former civilian internees
of Tatura Internment Camps
Former civilian internees of Tatura Internment Camps gather at a symposium: Civilian Internment in Australia during WWII: history, memories and community heritage.
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