Acknowledgements

Mandy would like to sincerely thank the following individuals and organisations for their enthusiastic support and generous time spent sharing their knowledge and stories.

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Podcast Editor: Claud Tanabe 

 

Podcast Committee:  Script Editor: Laurie Harada; Researcher: Susan Yatabe; Tom Boivin; Phil Brearton; Claire Shintani; Jaye Shintani; Kim Walker; and Graham Watts. 

Interviewees: 

Nalina Naidoo, Claire Shintani, Phil Brearton, Mary Kitagawa, Dan Tokawa, Stephen Nishio, Taylor Karius, Graham Watts, Laurie Harada, Linda Kawamoto Reid, Kunji Ikeda, Margaret Kuts, Kaye Kaminishi, Ed Kaminishi, Keiko Patterson, Melissa Rollit, Michael Prior,  Julie Tamiko Manning, Chuck Tasaka, Susan Yatabe, Jaye Shintani, Kim Yamada, Yoshie Bancroft, Kimiko Yamada, Kimiko Yoshino, Frank Moritsugu, David Moritsugu, Carolyn Nakagawa, Janet Haley,  Moira Matsubuchi, Glenna Theurer, Lorene Oikawa, Tom Helm, Glen Takeuchi, Pat Chua, Michael Abe, Rev. Grant Ikuta, Wayne Yatabe, Lillian Yano Blakey, and Kim Walker.

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Archival Interviews & Videos: 

Vancouver Historical Society, The Japanese Canadian Internment - 75 Years After - Presentation by Mary and Tosh Kitagawa

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Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), Sedai Project Interviews:

• Fred Sasaki

• Pollie Nishino

• Frank Moritsugu

• Gloria Sumiya 

• Kei Tsumura

• Min Yatabe

• Roy Matsui 

• George Tanaka

 

Landscapes of Injustice, Interview with Mary Kitagawa 

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Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre:

• George Shintani interview (audio)

• Swimming Upstream with Mark Sakamoto

• Nikkei Stories - Etsuji Morii - Kai Nagata

• Protest Letters - Bruce Yoneda

• Okaeri - Dr. Aki Horii

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Narrators: 

Ewan Craig, Cameron Walker, Garth Taylor, Dugald Nasmith, Bob Haley and Tom Boivin

 

Music: 

Shinobu Homma - Taiko Drumming 

Bugler Bombardier Genevieve Schwarzbach - The Last Post and Rouse

Teiya Kasahara, singing from the play Crooked Lines

Podcast Locations:

• Japanese Language School - Historic Powell Street Walking Tour

• Maple Ridge Museum

• Hasting Park Interpretive Centre

• Tomoshibi Internment Bus Tour - Tashme, Greenwood, Lemon Creek, Sandon, Popoff, Christina Lake, Slocan, Bayfarm, New Denver, Roseberry, Kaslo, East Lillooet 

• Nikkei Legacy Park, Greenwood, BC

• Sandon Museum

• Salt Spring Island Museum

• Steveston Buddhist Temple

• Fujikawa Garden, Silverdale, BC

• Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre 

• Lynn Valley North Vancouver District Library - StoryLab

• North Vancouver City Library - Recording Stations

• Changi Chapel and Museum, Singapore

• Connections: Exploring Our Japanese Canadian Stories Conference, Dec 7, 2024.

 

Contributors:

Linda Kawamoto Reid, Ingrid Abbott, Eric Shintani, Mark Harada, Tamiko Suzuki, Lynn Tomita, Deidre Piercey,  Harriet Miyagawa, Joyce Shimokura, Cheryl Leia, Douglas Fujiwara, Ana Komnenic, Alice Kozai, Yobun Shima, Maxwell Matsuoka, Stephen Roos, Gerry Takeuchi, Suki Sohi, Terri Margo, Laura Saimoto, Brad Suga,  Journal by Kit Kitagawa and George Shintani - provided by Kimi Walker, Tim Kitagawa, Michael Kitagawa, Participants & Wellness Facilitators from the Tomoshibi Bus Tour, Derek Nishimura, Patti Atayu, Stephen Roos, Dr. Shoshana Arai, and Garth Taylor.

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Very Special Thanks to:

The Shintani and Yamasaki families, in particular my amazing father and incredibly resilient mother; my husband and best friend, Garth Taylor; and my two exceptionally supportive children.  

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Funding:

Mandy is very grateful for the Community Fund of the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society's partial funding of this podcast.

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