Resources
Publications
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.
A review of Dr Yuriko Nagata’s Unwanted Aliens in Japanese
A review of Dr Yuriko Nagata’s オーストラリア日系人強制収容の記録 has been published in Discover Nikkei.
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.
Multimedia
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.
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.
Photo Albums
Photographs of Civilian Internment in Australia
Photographs courtesy of the Australian War Memorial Collection Australian War Memorial ID 052384 Photo by James...