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Interview with Iori Forsyth

Interview with Iori Forsyth

6 May 2021 | Audio Visual, Australian Nikkei Stories, Diaspora, Nikkei Stories, Resources | 1 comment

Nikkei Australia member Timothy Kazuo Steains interviewed Nikkei YouTube celebrity Iori Forsyth from the channel 大家族フォーサイス家 ! They talked about Iori’s channel and family, having mixed Japanese Australian heritage, and Iori’s plans for moving to Australia....
Interned and Enlisted: Omaye Family History

Interned and Enlisted: Omaye Family History

27 April 2021 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Diaspora, Nikkei Stories | 36 comments

Omaye Family members at Yuki’s wedding By Shey Dimon My grandfather Tom (Tomo) was a larrikin; the self confessed black sheep of the family. He liked to ‘stir the pot’ and his deep belly laugh would erupt whenever he sensed some kind of family controversy. Just...
父を語る(About My Father)

父を語る(About My Father)

17 December 2020 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Diaspora, Nikkei Stories | 3 comments

By Yuri Furuno My father, Eric Masakazu Shimada (1912-2010), came to Brisbane on a permanent residency visa in December 1998 at the age of 86. He passed away on the 30 August 2010. You may think living here for 12 years towards the end of his life would not provide...
My Life Story by Iseko Williams

My Life Story by Iseko Williams

16 October 2020 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Diaspora, Japanese War Bride, Nikkei Stories | 7 comments

By Iseko Williams                   Iseko Jenny Williams kept a record of her life in Japan and Australia. Iseko’s interviewer and biographer, Hiromi Ogata, interviewed her...
Study finds positive outlook for Nikkei worldwide

Study finds positive outlook for Nikkei worldwide

18 September 2020 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Diaspora, Nikkei Stories, Resources | 0 comments

By Christine Piper On 31 August 2020, The Nippon Foundation announced the results of its Global Nikkei Young Adult Identity Project. Jointly facilitated by the Japanese American National Museum, it is the first large-scale study to look at what it means to be Nikkei....
The first recorded Japanese in Australia: Steve Dawson’s family story

The first recorded Japanese in Australia: Steve Dawson’s family story

29 August 2020 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Diaspora, Nikkei Stories | 35 comments

By Steve Dawson It is a privilege to be able to write about my family’s ancestral Japanese roots, especially given the significance of Sakuragawa Rikinosuke, who is recorded as the first Japanese to settle in Australia. Technically, this pioneer was my...
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