Resources
Publications
Article featuring diverse Nikkei Australian voices
This article by SBS journalist Junko Hirabayashi features the diversity of opinions and stories of Nikkei peoples in Australia.
The heavy weight of an empty space: Remembering scholar Carol Hayes
Nikkei Australia’s Dr Rebecca Hausler pays tribute to Professor Carol Hayes.
Thoughts on translating After Darkness (暗闇の後で)
Read the fascinating story of why translator Masashi Hojo was captivated by Nikkei Australia member Christine Piper’s debut novel After Darkness.
Nikkei Australia’s Rebecca Hausler explores fictional reimaginings of Japanese internment during WWII in a new publication
An article by Nikkei Australia’s Rebecca Hausler exploring the fictional reimaginings of Japanese internment during WWII appears in a new book.
A review of two books about Nikkei Australian internment and war experiences by Hugh de Ferranti
A review of two books about Nikkei Australian internment and wartime experiences by Nikkei Australia’s Hugh de Ferranti has been published in online journal Commons.
An article exploring the relationship between ‘three-piece suits’ and migrant belonging, featuring the story of Setsutaro Hasegawa
An article about race, Western attire, and belonging featuring the story of Setsutaro Hasegawa has been published in Australian Historical Studies.
Multimedia
Loveday Internment Camp website now live
The Loveday Internment Camp’s new website curated by Rosemary Gower is now live.
Podcast episode about the first Japanese to settle in Australia
Listen to a podcast episode about the first recorded Japanese person to settle in Australia, acrobat Rikinosuke Sakuragawa.
The untold story of Ewar Dicinoski (Togawa Iwakichi)
By Steve Dawson: I took this opportunity to share the untold story of my great-grandfather, Ewar Dicinoski (Togawa Iwakichi), and the origins of the unique Dicinoski clan whose many descendants permeate Queensland and other parts of Australia.
Radio feature about Untitled.Showa project
Listen to a radio feature about Untitled.Showa, a project by Nikkei Australia’s Mayu Kanamori, produced by fellow member Masako Fukui.
The Audibility of Strangers: Music and Disparate Japanese Communities in Prewar ‘White Australia’: a webinar with Hugh de Ferranti
This webinar was presented by Nikkei Australia’s Dr Hugh de Ferranti on 7 September 2021 as part of a series of colloquia at the Center for Japanese Studies at the Berkely Institute of East Asian Studies.
Interview with Reina Takeuchi
Watch Nikkei Australia’s Timothy Steains interview artist, writer, researcher Reina Takeuchi
Photo Albums
Photographs of Civilian Internment in Australia
Photographs courtesy of the Australian War Memorial Collection Australian War Memorial ID 052384 Photo by James...
