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Nikkei Australia member Elysha Rei awarded Artists in Residence Fellowship, Past Wrongs, Future Choices Project
June 20, 2022
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Nikkei Australia member, Elysha Rei has been awarded an Artist in Residence Fellowship 2022-23 in the the Past Wrongs, Future Choices project. Elysha is a Japanese Australian based in Meanjin (Brisbane), who explores narratives of cultural identity, site-specific history and environm
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Nikkei Australia begins major international collaborative project, Past Wrongs, Future Choices
June 19, 2022
Nikkei Australia is a partner in a major international collaborative project exploring global Nikkei histories. Called Past Wrongs, Future Choices (PWFC), this $7.5 million project involves a team of 80 researchers, teachers, archivists, librarians and museum curators on five continen
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Nikkei Artists in Sydney Theatre Company’s Top Coat
June 14, 2022
One of our new members actor Arisa Yura will play two separate roles in Sydney Theatre Company’s Top Coat – a first generation, as well as a second generation Japanese Australian. The protagonist is a Chinese Australian woman played by Kimie Tsukakoshi who is mixed race Ja
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Wakayama Prefectural Government invites Nikkei Australians with connections to Wakayama
June 14, 2022
Wakayama Prefectural Government invites Nikkei Australians with connections to Wakayama The 2nd Wakayama Kenjinkai World Conference 5 – 8 October 2023. This conference is the gathering of people related to Wakayama from all around the world aiming at deepening of exchanges am
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Yasukichi Murakami – Through A Distant Lens: Japanese Language Reading
June 14, 2022
Event Dates: 24 June 2022 (Fri) 2:45pm (JST) 25 June 2022 (Sat) 1pm (JST) – There will be a Symposium after the Reading *Doors open 30 mins prior Location: Waseda University Ono Memorial Auditorium for Waseda University Students and Staff Online for all other audiences (free online e
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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 戦争花嫁 ミチ 国境を越えた女の物語り Michi’s Memories: The story of a Japanese war bride by Dr Keiko Tamura was first published in English by Pandanus Books (Research School of Asian Studies, Australian National Univ
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Re:Fine Dates: Friday 8 – Saturday 9 April
March 11, 2022
Featuring recent works by See Pamela, Elysha Rei – Artist and Kay Watanabe Venue: The WAG Bar at The Woolloongabba Art Gallery (613 Stanley St, Woolloongabba Qld 4102) Dates: Friday 8 – Saturday 9 April. There will be a casual meet-the-artist time from 3-5pm on Saturday wi
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Free online event (Feb 27): What is Nikkei Food?
February 22, 2022
Nikkei Australia is proud to be partnering with Discover Nikkei and the Japanese American National Museum for a free virtual program on February 27 exploring the food of the Japanese diaspora. Join people from around the world for a presentation and discussion about what differentiate
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Teiju to wa Nandaro (What does it mean to settle?): Australia
February 16, 2022
Teiju to wa Nandaro is a photographic exhibition held at the Osaka University Museum (22 Feb – 15 Mar, 2022), produced by the Shirushi no Ue o Tori ga Tobu program of the School of Letters /Graduate School of Letters of Osaka University. What does it mean to leave one’s birthpla
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Happy New Year – Nikkei Osechi Ryori in Brisbane / Meanjin by Elysha Rei
January 04, 2022
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 sourced as many authentic ingredien
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