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Geta, Giri and Going to Japan (Spotlight on New Zealand Nikkei)

Geta, Giri and Going to Japan (Spotlight on New Zealand Nikkei)

3 August 2022 | Japanese War Bride, New Zealand Nikkei stories, Nikkei Stories | 0 comments

By Joanna Boese My mother, Naomi Boese (née Taguchi) grew up in Tsuyama, Okayama-ken, Japan. Her mother was a housewife and her father was a postal official. Mum was the youngest of four children; the eldest was a girl, and two boys followed. Mum completed high school...
Japanese Kiwi  (Spotlight on New Zealand Nikkei)

Japanese Kiwi (Spotlight on New Zealand Nikkei)

1 June 2022 | Japanese War Bride, New Zealand Nikkei stories, Nikkei Stories | 5 comments

By Jacqueline Yoshioka-Braid I descend from a long line of samurai families. I am the fifth of six children born to my parents, Taeko Yoshioka and Noel Braid. My parents met during the Allied Occupation of Japan. Dad was on R and R in Japan during his tour of duty in...
Happy New Year –  Nikkei Osechi Ryori in Brisbane

Happy New Year – Nikkei Osechi Ryori in Brisbane

4 January 2022 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Japanese War Bride, Nikkei Stories | 1 comment

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 the Tiger for 2022, the both of us decided to make our best version of Osechi Ryori. We researched the various dishes online, and...
Dr Keiko Tamura’s Lecture: Japanese War Brides in Australia

Dr Keiko Tamura’s Lecture: Japanese War Brides in Australia

20 January 2021 | Audio Visual, Australian Nikkei Stories, Japanese War Bride, News, Nikkei Stories, Publications | 0 comments

Watch Nikkei Australia founding member Dr Keiko Tamura’s Zoom presentation (in Japanese language) about Japanese war brides’ life stories in Australia. The event was a Kobe College Society of English Studies seminar. Dr Tamura’s lecture begins four minutes...
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...
Jim McFarlane’s Nikkei Australian family history

Jim McFarlane’s Nikkei Australian family history

22 April 2020 | Australian Nikkei Stories, Diaspora, Japanese War Bride, Nikkei Stories | 13 comments

Coral, Jack, and Setsuko in Caulfield, Melbourne, 1954 All individuals featured in this article have been approached for permission to be named. By Jim McFarlane   My name is Jim McFarlane. My sister Coral and I come from a Japanese mother and an Australian...
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