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Nikkei Australia members host screening of award-winning film WHOLE
Nikkei Australia members Dr Timothy Kazuo Steains and Aoife Wilkinson will host a film screening and panel discussion on mixed-race Japanese experiences, Friday 18 November 2022.
Introducing Nikkei Australia’s new Executive Officers!
Nikkei Australia members elected Executive Officers at a membership meeting this month. Introducing Nikkei Australia’s first executive…
Nikkei Australia’s Dr Yuriko Nagata talks about Japanese internment, October 2022
Nikkei Australia founding member Dr Yuriko Nagata will give a talk about Japanese internment in Australia during WWII and its consequences on Sunday 30 October 2022.
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