Sounds Japanese Canadian To Me

The Nikkei Women series introduces you to Mary Kitagawa who is an educator, human rights crusader, and Order of BC recipient. The post Mary Kitagawa – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Margaret Lyons broke down many barriers for Japanese Canadian women with her successful career in broadcast journalism. The post Margaret Lyons – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Midge Ayukawa earned degrees in chemistry and later became a Japanese Canadian historian. The post Midge Ayukawa – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Marie Katsuno was one of almost 4000 Japanese Canadians deported to Japan after the Second World War. The post Marie Katsuno – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Japanese Canadian classic A Child in Prison Camp was written and illustrated by Shizuye Takashima. The post Shizuye Takashima – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Hide Hyodo Shimizu was an activist and teacher in the Japanese Canadian community. The post Hide Hyodo Shimizu – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Muriel Kitagawa was an eloquent voice for the Canada-born nisei generation. The post Muriel Kitagawa – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Hanako Sato immigrated to teach at the Vancouver Japanese Language School. The post Hanako Sato – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Kinori Oka was a picture bride from Japan. The post Kinori Oka – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Irene Uchida was a renowned down syndrome researcher. The post Irene Uchida – Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Tune in weekly for stories of amazing Nikkei women on Sounds Japanese Canadian To Me. The post Introducing the Nikkei Women series appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Community stories of Japanese Canadians who lived in the Marpole neighbourhood of Vancouver tended to intermingle more with non-Japanese. The post Marpole Monogatari – Community appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Work experiences of Japanese Canadians living in pre-War Marpole told by former residents, their descendants and associates. The post Marpole Monogatari – Work appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

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. The post Marpole Monogatari – Home appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

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. The post Introducing the Marpole Monogatari appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

The harmonica was the musical instrument of choice for young nisei Japanese Canadian men in the 1930s and 1940s. Raymond and Carolyn look at some reasons why it became so iconic for this generation, some of the more prominent players, and story of the Lemon Creek Harmonica Band. The post Episode 23 – Harmonicas appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

It's not alien, it's utopian! In this episode, Raymond and Carolyn discuss the history, the social politics, and the experience of having mixed heritage. From the reasons for so many Japanese Canadians being of mixed heritage, to describing yourself as "half", "mixed", or of course "hapa", even to the level of your own name, having mixed heritage is a complicated experience. This double-sized episode of Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me is just one part of a huge and continuously evolving conversation. The post Episode 28 – Mixed Heritage appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

It's not all fun and games at The Fair. In this episode, Raymond is joined by guest Erica Isomura to talk about Hastings Park in East Vancouver, better known as the PNE Fairgrounds, and its role for Japanese Canadians from up the coast and Vancouver Island in internment. The post Episode 27 – Hastings Park 1942  appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

In this episode, Raymond and Carolyn explore the fascinating history of Japanese taiko drumming, from its ancient roots in folk culture to the emergence of taiko ensembles in both Japan and North America after the Second World War. Taiko ensembles first began in North America in the 1970s, and were closely tied to Asian American and Asian Canadian political activism. The post Episode 26 – Taiko appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.

Sewing was an important occupation for Japanese Canadian women before and during the Second World War, not only to clothe themselves and their families, but also as one of the few professions which was not barred to them in the racist climate of the time. Many pre-war issei and nisei women were skilled technicians, attending schools to learn how to draft their own patterns. In this episode, Raymond and Carolyn discuss some of what they learned about this history from the Nikkei National Museum's online exhibit, Our Mother's Patterns. The post Episode 25 – Dressmaking (Our Mothers Patterns) appeared first on Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.