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Nikkei Australia member Andrew Hasegawa awarded Scholar in Residence fellowship, Past Wrongs Future Choices Project
Nikkei Australia member Andrew Hasegawa has been awarded a Scholar in Residence Fellowship in the the Past Wrongs, Future Choices project.
Nikkei Australia member Alli Parker publishes her first novel, based on life of the first Japanese war bride in Australia
Congratulations to Nikkei Australia member Alli Parker on the launch of her novel, based on the life of Cherry Parker.
Loveday Internment Camp website now live
The Loveday Internment Camp’s new website curated by Rosemary Gower is now live.
Nikkei Stories
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 born to my parents.
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.