CMIM Podcast Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum

The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.

Episode number 6 is about world-renowned architect Raymond Moriyama and his approach toward inclusion and environmental sustainability.

This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakumar. Sound editing by Mark Higgingbottom. The music you’ve been listening to is from The Radio Droids.


Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!


Information sources:
Canadian Architect. (2007, February 4). Richard Moriyama receives award from Emperor of Japan. Canadian Architect. https://www.canadianarchitect.com/raymond-moriyama-receives-award-from-emperor-of-japan/

Canadian War Museum. (n.d.). Building features. https://www.warmuseum.ca/about/building-features/#tabs

Geoffrey Simmins, Susan, Susan Ford. (2015, March 4). Raymond Moriyama. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/raymond-moriyama

Moriyama, Richard. (2010, September 9). The architecture of a life: Out of hardship, Raymond Moriyama built the foundation of his career. University of Toronto Magazine. https://magazine.utoronto.ca/people/alumni-donors/raymond-moriyama-architect-canada-japanese-pow-camp/

Rinaldi, Luc. (2014, May 4). ‘We were immediately cast as enemy aliens’: Raymond Moriyama, the celebrated architect, on Japanese-Canadian internment. MacLean’s. https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/architect-raymond-moriyama-on-internment/

Tominaga, Takaki. (2019, December 7). Canadian architect Moiryama says Japanese roots shaped his aesthetic. Kyoto News. https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/12/41e1785ce128-feature-canadian-architect-says-japanese-roots-shaped-his-aesthetic.html



CMIM Podcast Team:

Savio Lopes Jr.,  Mark Higginbottom, Rathees Uthayakumar, Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, and Krupa Prajapati.

The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.

Episode number 5 is about inventor Rachel Zimmerman and the invention that helped improve communication amongst severely disabled non-speaking people.

This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakumar. Sound editing by Mark Higgingbottom. The music you’ve been listening to is from The Radio Droids.

Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!

Information Sources:

About Blissymbolics. (n.d.). Blissymbolics Communication International. https://www.blissymbolics.org/index.php/about-blissymbolics

An interview with Rachel Zimmerman Brachman. (2015, June 5). Imagiverse. http://www.imagiverse.org/interviews/rachelzimmerman/rachel_zimmerman_05_06_15.htm

Barlow, Reni. (2011, December 03). CWSF 1985 alumna honoured at 2011 Women in Film and Television Showcase. Youth Science Canada. https://youthscience.ca/news/cwsf-1985-alumna-honoured-2011-women-film-and-television-showcase

Gamme, Alexander, Arika Okrent, Richard Sproat, and Ken Libbrecht (Hosts). (2019, March 21). Bliss [Audio podcast episode]. In Radiolab. WNYC Studios.

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/bliss

Johnson, Stephen. (1977, October). The magic language of Charles Bliss. The Reader’s Digest. http://www.semantography-blissymbolics.com/temp/miscellaneous/readers_digest_1977_10.pdf

Philips, Chris Chang-Yen. (2017, March 23). This Canadian girl’s school project gave non-verbal kids a new voice. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/2017/this-canadian-girl-s-school-project-gave-non-verbal-kids-a-new-voice-1.4036004

Rachel Zimmerman, Blissymbol Printer, Computing and Telecommunications. (n.d.). Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/rachel-zimmerman

Ricard, Alicen. (2017, October 11). Women’s History Month part 2: Rachel Zimmerman-Brachman. Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology. https://www.sfu.ca/wwest/WWEST_blog/women-s-history-month-part-2--rachel-zimmerman-brachman.html

‘Symbol Man’ an ANU fellow. (1979, March 29). The Canberra Times. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110937602

Who uses Bliss. (n.d.). (n.d.). Blissymbolics Communication International. https://www.blissymbolics.org/index.php/who-uses-bliss

Why Bliss? (n.d.). Blissymbolics Communication International. https://www.blissymbolics.org/index.php/why-is-bliss-used

The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.

This episode is about Dr. Candace Grier-Lowe and her journey to becoming a veterinarian dentist. She is the first Indigenous woman in Canada to graduate in this specialty in veterinarian medicine.

This episode was written by Anne-Marie Hall and presented by Alexandra Ratchis and Krupa Prajapati. The music is from The Radio Droids and sound editing done  by Alex Sitarski.

Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!



Information Sources used:

Thrasher, R. 2011, November 30. Veterinary graduate's story inspires students. Retrieved January 08, 2021, from http://cahfpets.ca/2011/11/30/veterinary-graduates-story-inspires-students/

TheWCVM. (2012, March 27). Dr. Candace Grier-Lowe, WCVM graduate and assistant professor. Retrieved January 08, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLRPdtqoPHY



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CMIM Podcast Team:

Savio Lopes Jr., Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, Krupa Prajapati, Mark Higginbottom, Pedro Cordero, Rathees Uthayakumar, and Samata Sawant.

The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.

Our third episode is about artist and innovator Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and his cross-disciplinary approach to making art. In his gallery-based work, he uses technology, surveillance, biometric sensors, and all sorts of robotic networks and projections.

This episode was written by Savio Lopes Jr. Presented by Andrea de Camelo and Alvin Young. The music is from The Radio Droids. Sound and editing by Alex Sitarski.

Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!



Information Sources used:

Ravetto-Biagoli, Kriss (2010). "Shadowed by Images: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and the Art of Surveillance.” Representations. 111 (1): 121–143.

Rogers, Damian (2011). Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved from https://canadianimmigrant.ca/people/rafael-lozano-hemmer 

Zebrowski-Rubin, Stefan (2010). What You Give is What You Get. Retrieved from http://magazine.art21.org/2010/09/23/what-you-give-is-what-you-get-rafael-lozano-hemmer/#.XtkEfiMwi01



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https://freesound.org/people/ericlemans/sounds/261985/ by Eric Lemans

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CMIM Podcast Team:

Savio Lopes Jr., Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, Krupa Prajapati, Mark Higginbottom, Pedro Cordero, Rathees Uthayakumar, and Samata Sawant.

The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.

In our second episode, we will be talking about electrical engineer and telecommunications specialist Veena Rawat. She was also the first woman to earn a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University. 

This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakuma. Presented by Andrea de Camelo and Alvin Young. The music is from The Radio Droids. Sound and editing by Pedro Cordero.

Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!



Information Sources used:

Government of Canada. (2017, July 20). What is spectrum? https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/069.nsf/eng/00076.html



The Governor General of Canada. (n.d.). Mrs. Veena Rawat. https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-15404



Rawat, Veena. (2010, October 7). Who is Veena Rawat? Federal Communications Commission. https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/blog/2010/10/07/who-veena-rawat



Rawat, Veena. (2019, June 18). University of Ottawa - Convocation ceremony speech - June 18, 2019. uOttawa. https://www.uottawa.ca/president/bio/rawat-veena



Zuschlag, Anna. (2017, September 22). Veena Rawat. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/veena-rawat



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CMIM Podcast Team:

Savio Lopes Jr., Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, Krupa Prajapati, Mark Higginbottom, Pedro Cordero, Rathees Uthayakumar, and Samata Sawant.

The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.

Our first episode is about Elijah McCoy (1844-1929), an engineer known for the invention of the lubricating cup. His invention would significantly improve railroad transportation by automatically lubricating moving parts of the train, eliminating the time and manual labor required for this procedure. In this episode, we explore McCoy’s invention, his life and legacy as a Black inventor, and why he may be “The Real McCoy”.

This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakuma. Presented by Alexandra Ratchis and Krupa Prajapati.  The music is from The Radio Droids. Sound and editing by Mark Higgingbottom. 

Thank you for listening to our podcast. CMIM will continue to release new podcasts on Canadian inventors and innovators so stay tuned!


Information Sources used: 

Eschner, Kat. (2017, May 2). This prolific inventor helped give us the phrase “The Real McCoy”. 

Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/prolific-inventor-helped-give-us-phrase-real-mccoy-180963059/

Frost, Karolyn Smardz. (2018, October 7). Elijah McCoy (1844-1929). Rella Black History Foundation. https://e28564d9-db3a-4d88-993e-b0cd97e7e06e.filesusr.com/ugd/a73e35_958207af009e4f3384097af02c0d2588.pdf

Ingenious. (2017, March 22). Lubricating cup. Canadian Innovation Space. https://canadianinnovationspace.ca/lubricating-cup/

Midwest Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (n.d.). United States Patent and Trademark Office. https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/uspto-locations/detroit-michigan

Staff. (2017, February 17). A piece of Canadian engineering history: Elijah “The Real McCoy”. https://ospe.on.ca/community/elijah-real-mccoy/

The ultimate historical timeline of lubrication. (2019, February 4). Mil-Comm. https://mil-comm.com/lubricants/the-ultimate-historical-timeline-of-mechanical-lubrication/



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CMIM Podcast Team:

Savio Lopes Jr., Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, Krupa Prajapati, Mark Higginbottom, Pedro Cordero, Rathees Uthayakumar, and Samata Sawant.