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Chorus of Mushrooms
Hiromi Goto
Hiromi Goto
Chorus of Mushrooms heralds the 1994 debut of the acclaimed feminist, Hiromi Goto. Until then, the primary literary voice of Japanese Canadians was that of the people interned during World War II.
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Mothertalk: Life Stories of Mary Kiyoshi Kiyooka
Roy Kiyooka
Roy Kiyooka
In 1993 Mary Kiyooka sat with her son Roy Kiyooka, one of Canada’s most important avant-garde painters, with a tape recorder. In her native Japanese, she shared with him the fascinating memories of her migration to Canada.
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Pacific Rim Letters
Roy Kiyooka
Roy Kiyooka
This never before published work is a travel diary, cultural manifesto and unique post-modern collection of personal meditations.
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Transcanada Letters
Roy Kiyooka
Roy Kiyooka
A unique collection of personal meditations and intimate dialogues with close friends. This new edition, combined with Pacific Rim Letters shows Kiyooka’s process of writing and the artistic and literary communities he was involved with.
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Wild Daisies in the Sand: Life in a Canadian Internment Camp
Tom Sando
Tom Sando
In 1942 Tom Sando was imprisoned in Canadian concentration camps for standing up for his right as a Japanese Canadian. This is his journal, and it relates Sando’s internment experience of loneliness, fear, and, eventually, friendship and hope.
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