Raising mixed-race kids as a Japanese dad
by Masa Takahashi I was born in Japan and spent my early years in the countryside in Hyogo Prefecture. When I was 25, I met a girl from Melbourne who was in Japan on a working holiday visa. We shared a connection, and started dating. When her visa expired, she...
Celebrating Queensland’s early Japanese migrants
by Shannon Whiley On 22 March 2024, the Consulate General of Japan in Brisbane hosted a reception acknowledging and celebrating the long history of Japanese migration to Australia. The reception focused on the early waves of immigration, beginning in 1873 with the...
Nikkei Australia’s Dr Keiko Tamura and Elysha Rei to present a talk about Japanese ‘war brides’
Nikkei Australia’s founding member Dr Keiko Tamura and Chairperson Elysha Rei will present a talk about Japanese ‘war brides’ at the Queensland State Archives in Brisbane. ‘In this talk Dr Tamura (author of Michi’s Memories) will cover the...
Nikkei Australia member Alli Parker publishes her first novel, based on life of the first Japanese war bride in Australia
Nikkei Australia member Alli Parker will release her first novel based on the life of her grandmother Cherry Parker and grandfather Gordon Parker. The launch will be on Friday 4 August, 2023 at Readings bookstore in Carlton, Melbourne. Bookings required. Other events...
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