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Telling the Stories of the Nikkei - New Denver
Learning can be both a very personal experience and a collective endeavour. Whether carried out in a classroom or throughout the experiences of our daily lives, we rarely learn in isolation. Here you can find out how others view education a...
Learning can be both a very personal experience and a collective endeavour. Whether carried out in a classroom or throughout the experiences of our daily lives, we rarely learn in isolation. Here you can find out how others view education and learning, and share your stories too.
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Emiko (Amy) Mori - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

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Director:

Catrina Megumi Longmuir

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All Rights Reserved

Producer:

Terry Taylor, Moira Simpson, Catrina Megumi Longmuir

Elder Emiko (Amy) Mori shares her stories of growing up in Maple Ridge (just outside of Vancouver) when one day she and her family were forced to move temporarily to Hastings Park and then onto Lemon Creek at an internment camp during WWII. After the war ended her family was given the ‘choice’ of moving east or to Japan – her family chose Japan.. but it was not what they expected. Eventually Amy moved back to Canada and currently resides in New Denver BC.

Topics: Education, Human Rights, Racial Justice, War & Peace
Dossiers: Telling the Stories of the Nikkei - New Denver
Keywords: human rights violation, Japanese Canadian, New Denver, Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre, racial injustice, Second Uprooting, WWII
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