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Explore the fascinating world of Japanese Canadian history and culture with Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me. A three part podcast series, Marpole Monogatari, explores the Marpole neighbourhood in Vancouver through home, work, and community. Our first series is hosted by Raymond Nakamura and Nikkei National Museum staff members features casual discussions on Japanese Canadian topics. Our second series, Stories from the Stage, features interviews between Kunji Mark Ikeda and some of the most exciting Japanese Canadian performing artists living through the age of social distancing.
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The Nikkei Women series introduces you to Mary Kitagawa who is an educator, human rights crusader, and Order of BC recipient.
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Margaret Lyons broke down many barriers for Japanese Canadian women with her successful career in broadcast journalism.
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Midge Ayukawa earned degrees in chemistry and later became a Japanese Canadian historian.
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Marie Katsuno was one of almost 4000 Japanese Canadians deported to Japan after the Second World War.
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Japanese Canadian classic A Child in Prison Camp was written and illustrated by Shizuye Takashima.
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Hide Hyodo Shimizu was an activist and teacher in the Japanese Canadian community.
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Muriel Kitagawa was an eloquent voice for the Canada-born nisei generation.
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Hanako Sato immigrated to teach at the Vancouver Japanese Language School.
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Kinori Oka was a picture bride from Japan.
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Irene Uchida was a renowned down syndrome researcher.
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Tune in weekly for stories of amazing Nikkei women on Sounds Japanese Canadian To Me.
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Community stories of Japanese Canadians who lived in the Marpole neighbourhood of Vancouver tended to intermingle more with non-Japanese.
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Work experiences of Japanese Canadians living in pre-War Marpole told by former residents, their descendants and associates.
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Conversations with former Marpole residents shed light on pre-War Marpole as a home to Japanese Canadians - from celebratory stories of birth and marriage to tragedies of illness, accidents, and abuse.
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We present stories of Marpole (Vancouver, British Columbia) where Japanese Canadians lived, worked, and built a community before they were forcibly uprooted and relocated in 1942.
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Kunji looks back on the past season of artist interviews with help from Nikkei National Museum staff member (and fellow theatre artist) Carolyn Nakagawa. Together, they reflect on season highlights, the connections forged through art and conversation, and speculate about the future of Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me.
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Kunji speaks with dancer Benjamin Kamino about the philosophy that drives his dance practice, why he considers his work "very Japanese", and his advice for younger artists.
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Kunji speaks with theatre artist and filmmaker Mieko Ouchi about writing secretly during theatre school, the rituals she's created while writing each of her plays, and finding universal stories in her own family throughout her career.
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Kunji speaks with interdisciplinary artist June Fukumura about growing up with Western culture's stereotypes about Japaneseness, the artistic practice of clown, and her own alter ego, Sumiko.
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Kunji speaks with performer and theatre creator Yoshie Bancroft of Universal Limited Theatre about representation, being a half-white BIPOC in the age of Black Lives Matter, and how to stand up and make things better for performers of colour.
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