by Admin | Mar 17, 2022 | Touched by Dispossession
Reconciling the Past with Music and Visual Arts By Annie Sumi As a mixed-race, yonsei artist living in Canada, Landscapes of Injustice has played a vital role in helping me to deepen my relationship to my ancestors and my “story”. Growing up, I had a peripheral... 
by Admin | Mar 17, 2022 | Touched by Dispossession
Custodian Case File: 1556: Heijiro Hiraoka I never knew my paternal Issei grandfather – Heijiro Hiraoka was born December 1, 1883 in Oshima-gun, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan. He passed away on December 5, 1953 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The only original document source I... 
by Admin | Mar 17, 2022 | Touched by Dispossession
Four families, four journeys My name is Stephanie Kawamoto. I am a yonsei and a descendant of the Kawamoto, Koyanagi, Hyodo, and Kagetsu families. I grew up hearing about my mom’s side of the family, especially Hide Hyodo Shimizu and Eikichi Kagetsu, but not much... 
by Admin | Feb 10, 2022 | Touched by Dispossession
Hirasawa/Fujimagari Family SharingMy name is Tamiko Hirasawa. I grew up in Hamilton, Ontario and I am currently living in Nanaimo BC. My late father was George Hirasawa. His family lived in Strawberry Hill, Surrey BC prior to 1942. My mother is Yukiko Joyce (nee... 
by Admin | Apr 16, 2021 | Project Activity
Introducing the Landscapes of Injustice Digital Research Database. Landscapes of Injustice is excited to announce our Digital Research Database. Access it here: https://loi.uvic.ca/archive/ LINK TO THE RECORDING OF COMMUNITY DROP-IN SESSION 1 APRIL 28, 2021...