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 21, 2020 | Announcements, News, Project Activity, Upcoming Events
Wilson Institute Lecture Series Landscapes of Injustice: A New Perspective on the Internment and Dispossession of Japanese Canadians Author (virtually) Meets Critics Join Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross and a panel of distinguished readers for a discussion of his latest book,... 
by Admin | Oct 20, 2020 | News, Project Activity, Touched by Dispossession
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 Ontario with Kumy’s brother Shige (Shigeuki Edward) Yoshida’s family for the unveiling of the... by Admin | Oct 13, 2020 | News
A Yonsei experience Nicole Yakashiro A Yonsei Experience Nicole Yakashiro Presenting at the Memories of Internment and Dispossession Panel, January 2017. Photo credit: Tosh Kitagawa My experience with Landscapes of Injustice has been (and continues to be) an... 
by Admin | Oct 13, 2020 | News, Project Activity
field school ad Canada’s Internment Era – A Field School An opportunity for in-service teachers Learn the history of the internment in the places where it happened Receive resources made by teachers for teachers A fully funded learning opportunity The National...