Resources
Publications
A book of essays about the music of migrant minorities in Japan
Nikkei Australia member Hugh de Ferranti has co-edited a collection of essays about the music of minorities living in Japan.
Biography of Monte Punshon by Tessa Morris-Suzuki
Tessa Morris-Suzuki’s biography of Ethel May Punshon, more widely known as Monte Punshon, has just been published.
Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms published in Japanese
To coincide with this 80th anniversary of the Cowra Breakout, author Dr Anita Heiss has published the Japanese translation of her novel Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms, 鉄条網と桜. Translated by Noriko Oka, edited by Professor Donna Weeks.
Two academic articles about the history of Nikkei peoples in Broome by Dr Yuriko Yamanouchi
Here are two publications by Nikkei Australia member Dr Yuriko Yamanouchi based on her ongoing work with the descendants of Japanese migrants in Broome, Western Australia.
Pre-war Japanese businessman Jiro Muramats’ business ledgers now available online
The business ledgers of Jiro Muramats, a Japanese businessman in pre-WWII Australia are now accessible online at the State Library of WA.
Three bilingual publications relating to the life of Jiro Muramats, a Japanese businessman in prewar Australia
Bilingual publications about Jiro Muramats, with many archival photos of the Japanese businessman and his family in prewar Australia.
Multimedia
Audio Documentary about Japanese war brides featuring Nikkei Australia members
Listen to an audio story about Japanese war brides featuring Nikkei Australia members.
Solrun Hoaas’ interviews with former Japanese internees and treatment for the unrealised documentary now accessible at NFSA
Nikkei Australia’s Dr Yuriko Nagata has donated the related the treatmentf or the unrealised film After Tatura by the late filmmaker Solrun Hoaas to the National Film and Sound Archive.
Nikkei Australian stories featured in NAA’s student resources
Nikkei Australian stories are featured in a new online resource about Japanese wartime internment at the National Archives of Australia (NAA).
Japan Past & Present, an online resource promoting research and teaching in Japanese humanities is now live
Japan Past & Present is an online repository of research and teaching in the Japanesese humanities.
Video of Japanese War Brides: A Queensland Story featuring Nikkei Australia’s Dr Keiko Tamura and Elysha Rei
Recording of talk about Japanese war brides’ history in Queensland featuring Nikkei Australia’s Dr Keiko Tamura and Elysha Rei.
Loveday Internment Camp website now live
The Loveday Internment Camp’s new website curated by Rosemary Gower is now live.
Photo Albums
Photographs of Civilian Internment in Australia
Photographs courtesy of the Australian War Memorial Collection Australian War Memorial ID 052384 Photo by James...
