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Cowra Voices Audio Archive Project complete
Cowra Voices Audio Archive is now live.
Nikkei Australia’s Gabriel Murphy wins award for film Enemy Alien
Nikkei Australia’s Gabriel Murphy wins the ADG Award 2023 for Best Direction in a Student Film.
Nikkei Australia members to present at the Asian Art Research Now symposium 1 December
Nikkei Australia’s Mayu Kanamori and Elysha Rei will talk about their art and arts practice at an online symposium on 1 December 2023.
Nikkei Stories
Across Oceans
By Yuki Kawakami: My parents embraced the opportunity to pursue their dream of living abroad. Sydney was at the top of their list.
Happy New Year – Nikkei Osechi Ryori in Brisbane
By Elysha Rei: 明けておめでとございます!Happy New Year!
What is Filial Piety for a Mixed Family?
By Timothy Steains: My mum said she wanted chinsuko for Mother’s Day. It’s a type of shortbread cookie from Okinawa, Japan, where she was born and grew up.
Hasegawa Monogatari: Five generations over 124 Years
By Andrew Hasegawa: When Setsutaro died on 4 October 1952, the Hasegawa family’s relationship with Japan became paper thin.
Finding Myself in Japan
By Christine Piper: There’s a photo of Dad taken during that period, which I love: standing on the docks in front of a Japanese shipping container, dressed in Reservoir Dogs-style sunglasses, shirt and trousers, his tie flying in the wind.
Interview with Reina Takeuchi
Watch Nikkei Australia’s Timothy Steains interview artist, writer, researcher Reina Takeuchi