by Admin | Nov 25, 2020 | News, Project Activity, Touched by Dispossession
My name is Matt Billson, a first-year student intending to study both History and English at the University of Victoria. As a part of my HUMA 295 course, a first-year seminar course that looks at research in the Faculty of Humanities and explores what it really means... 
by Admin | Nov 24, 2020 | News, Project Activity, Touched by Dispossession
This article in our series on the four claims highlights Claim #2: Dispossession is hard work. It comes from Isabelle D. Tupas, an undergrad at KPU and practicum student volunteering at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Claim #2 states that the... 
by Admin | Oct 20, 2020 | News, Project Activity, Touched by Dispossession
Listen to this story on CBC Radio North By Northwest with Sheryl MacKay December 12, 2020 The Journey of a Piece of Furniture, a Piece of Family History Michael Abe Prologue In 1991, my Auntie Katy (Kaoru nee Toyota) and Uncle Kumy (Kumeo) Yoshida came from London... 
by Admin | Oct 13, 2020 | Project Activity, Touched by Dispossession
Claim series 10 Laura Saimoto 9606 meeting my ojiisan 9609: meeting my ojii-san (granddad) Laura Saimoto When I first opened my grandfather’s case file (about 500 pages) from the Office of the Custodian, there was a handwritten number: 9609. What did this mean? ... 
by Admin | Oct 13, 2020 | Project Activity, Touched by Dispossession
Claim series 9 Michael Abe Preserve-d In History Landscapes of Injustice Claim #1 Killing of Home Here is an entry in the series on the four claims that is food-related. The forced uprooting and dispossession of Japanese Canadians during the 1940s destroyed a... 
by Admin | Oct 13, 2020 | Project Activity, Touched by Dispossession
In our continuing series on the Four Claims, this story follows the provenance of a small but important piano. Claim series 8 Michael Abe Without a Trace Claim #1 Killing of Home Without A Trace By Michael Abe With the invention of the incandescent light bulb in the...