57 episodes
Sounds Japanese Canadian To Me Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
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Explore the fascinating world of Japanese Canadian history and culture with Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me. 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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Mary Kitagawa - Nikkei Women series 10
The Nikkei Women series introduces you to Mary Kitagawa who is an educator, human rights crusader, and Order of BC recipient.
Who inspires you to fight for justice? Share your thoughts on social media and tag us.
Facebook @NNMCC
Twitter @nikkeimuse
Instagram @nikkeimuseum
Host: Julie Tamiko Manning
Sound editing: Matthew Armstrong
Resources
TAIKEN Series: Our Elders, Our Stories
Landscapes of Injustice, Narrative site
Keiko Mary Kitagawa, O.B.C. – UBC Vancouver 2020 Honorary Degree Recipient
This Nikkei Women series was adapted from the Taiken History Mystery card game, an interactive educational card game about surviving the Japanese Canadian internment. Ready-to-play printed sets are available through our museum shop. Or, you can download the files and print your own set.
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Margaret Lyons - Nikkei Women series 09
The Nikkei Women series introduces you to Margaret Lyons who broke down many barriers for Japanese Canadian women with her successful career in broadcast journalism.
Let us know who inspires you. Share your thoughts on social media and tag us.
Facebook @NNMCC
Twitter @nikkeimuse
Instagram @nikkeimuseum
Host: Julie Tamiko Manning
Sound editing: Matthew Armstrong
Resources
Margaret Lyons’ autobiography in Nikkei Images
This Nikkei Women series was adapted from the Taiken History Mystery card game, an interactive educational card game about surviving the Japanese Canadian internment. Ready-to-play printed sets are available through our museum shop. Or, you can download the files and print your own set.
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Midge Ayukawa - Nikkei Women series 08
The Nikkei Women series introduces you to Japanese Canadian historian Midge Ayukawa.
Let us know who inspires you. Share your thoughts on social media and tag us.
Facebook @NNMCC
Twitter @nikkeimuse
Instagram @nikkeimuseum
Host: Julie Tamiko Manning
Sound editing: Matthew Armstrong
Resources
Ohanashi Stories of Our Elders - Midge Ayukawa
Midge Ayukawa Collection
Hiroshima Immigrants in Canada, 1891-1941
This Nikkei Women series was adapted from the Taiken History Mystery card game, an interactive educational card game about surviving the Japanese Canadian internment. Ready-to-play printed sets are available through our museum shop. Or, you can download the files and print your own set.
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Marie Katsuno - Nikkei Women series 07
The Nikkei Women series introduces you to Marie Katsuno who was one of almost 4000 Japanese Canadians deported to Japan after the Second World War.
Do you have relatives who live in Japan? Share your thoughts on social media and tag us.
Facebook @NNMCC
Twitter @nikkeimuse
Instagram @nikkeimuseum
Host: Julie Tamiko Manning
Sound editing: Matthew Armstrong
Resources
Ohanashi Stories of Our Elders - Marie Katsuno
Marie Katsuno Collection
This Nikkei Women series was adapted from the Taiken History Mystery card game, an interactive educational card game about surviving the Japanese Canadian internment. Ready-to-play printed sets are available through our museum shop. Or, you can download the files and print your own set.
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Shizuye Takashima - Nikkei Women series 06
The Nikkei Women series introduces you to Shizuye Takashima, artist and author of A Child in Prison Camp.
Who is your favorite Nikkei artist? Share your thoughts on social media and tag us.
Facebook @NNMCC
Twitter @nikkeimuse
Instagram @nikkeimuseum
Host: Julie Tamiko Manning
Sound editing: Matthew Armstrong
Resources
A Child in Prison Camp as well as the Gendai gallery exhibition catalogue, Learning to See: Shizuye Takashima in Retrospect are available in the Nikkei National Museum shop. Visit us in person or place an order online.
Shizuye Takashima Collection
This Nikkei Women series was adapted from the Taiken History Mystery card game, an interactive educational card game about surviving the Japanese Canadian internment. Ready-to-play printed sets are available through our museum shop. Or, you can download the files and print your own set.
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Hide Hyodo Shimizu - Nikkei Women series 05
The Nikkei Women series introduces you to Hide Hyodo Shimizu, an activist and teacher.
Do you have a favourite Japanese Canadian activist? Share your thoughts on social media and tag us.
Facebook @NNMCC
Twitter @nikkeimuse
Instagram @nikkeimuseum
Host: Julie Tamiko Manning
Sound editing: Matthew Armstrong
Resources
Video: 1936 scrapbook from the Hide Hyodo Shimizu collection - Treasures from the Vault, episode 4
Hide Hyodo Shimizu collection
This Nikkei Women series was adapted from the Taiken History Mystery card game, an interactive educational card game about surviving the Japanese Canadian internment. Ready-to-play printed sets are available through our museum shop. Or, you can download the files and print your own set.
Subscribe to Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.