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Michiko Midge Ayukawa
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$85.00 Hardcover
Release Date: 12/12/2007
ISBN: 9780774814317
$34.95 Paperback
Release Date: 7/1/2008
ISBN: 9780774814324
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About the Book
Hiroshima Immigrants in Canada, 1891-1941 is a fascinating investigation of Japanese migration to Canada prior to the Second World War. It makes Japanese-language scholarship on the subject available for the first time, and also draws on interviews, diaries, community histories, biographies, and the author’s own family history.
Starting with the history of the feudal fiefs of Aki and Bingo, which were merged into Hiroshima prefecture, Ayukawa describes the political, economic, and social circumstances that precipitated emigration between 1891 and 1941. She then examines the lives and experiences of those migrants who settled in western Canada. Interviews with three generations of community members, as well as with those who never emigrated, supplement research on immigrant labour, the central role of women, and the challenges Canadian-born children faced as they navigated life between two cultures.
This book is a must-read for scholars of migrations, diaspora, and transnationalism, and will also be of great interest to general readers who wish to learn more about the lives and experiences of Japanese Canadians.
About the Author(s)
Michiko Midge Ayukawa lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and has published widely on Japanese Canadian history.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. The Hiroshima Homeland
2. The First Ones
3. Sojourning and Beyond
4. The Women Come
5. Farmers
6. The Divided Urban Community
7. Nisei, the Second Generation
Conclusion
Epilogue
A Note about the Sources
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Reviews
“Midge Ayukawa has produced an impressive social history by weaving personal narratives with careful scholarship. Hiroshima Immigrants in Canada, 1891-1941 is a unique and important contribution to our knowledge of the Japanese in Canada.”
-- Patricia E. Roy, author of A White Man’s Province, The Oriental Question, and A Triumph of Citizenship
In Hiroshima Immigrants in Canada, 1891 – 1941, Midge Ayukawa—no stranger to academia—has done us a great service by rescuing history from the pedants and making it both immediate and relevant. … Hiroshima Immigrants is not only rigorously researched, attested to by the 32 pages of footnotes and an extensive bibliography and personal interviews, it is engaging as well. Undoubtedly it will prove for many to be as inspirational as it is informative.
- Jacob Derksen, Bulletin, 21 June 2008
Sample Chapter
Front Matter and Chapter One
Related Topics
History > Canada
Asian Studies
Other Ways To Order
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