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*From notes by Sada Shinobu Saburo Shinobu was born Saburo Takahashi on August 25, 1888 in Sanuma, Miyagi-ken, Japan. When he married Sada Shinobu (of …
This story was featured in the Nikkei National Museum’s exhibit commemorating the centennial of Japanese Canadian involvement in the First World War, 物部・もののふ：Warrior Spirit, on …
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Read Part 1 >> A Nikkei Holiday Story By John Nishio This is the story of the 104th Annual Nishio Mochitsuki. On Tuesday night, we …
Whenever you hear of Mio, a poor, small fishing village south-east of Osaka in Wakayama-ken, the name ‘Amerika Mura’ comes to mind. To the villagers, …
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In July 1942, the Tashme Internment Camp, the largest in Canada, opened its doors to Japanese Canadians who had been ordered removed from the coast …
Read Part 1 >> Norm Ibuki (NI): From your research, what was it like to be Japanese Canadian in those days before, during, and immediately …
Having grown up Sansei in Ontario, I have often wondered if the World War Two internment experience is truly behind our families or if there …
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Itoko Nishida, who lived from 1891 to 1987, was originally from Hiroshima-ken before she left Japan to become a picture bride to Kaichi Imada, who …
Nisei growing up on Powell Streets in the ’30s didn’t have that many toys so they had to improvise. Some boys picked chestnuts off the …
I was born with a white man’s name. When I looked in the mirror, I never found a white person, nor a man. A mystifying …
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