Issei, stories of Japanese Canadian pioneers Gordon G. Nakayama ; preface by Joy Kogawa

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nakayama, Gordon G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese--Canada--Biography.

Japanese.

Physical Description:

217 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

2nd rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : NC Press, 1984.

Contents:

Preface / Joy Kogawa

Introduction / Gordon G. Nakayama

First Japanese pioneer in Canada / Manzo Nagano

Discovery of Ikeda Bay / Arichika Ikeda

Adventurer / Jinzaburo Oikawa

Pioneer farmer and / Jiro Inouye

Founder of Nipponia home / Yasutaro Yamaga

First Japanese Canadian physician / Kozo Shimotakahara

Poet and farmer / Denbei Kobay Ashi

Fruit grower / Kichinozo Imayoshi

Kumagai family

Union organizer / Hachiro Miyazawa

Segregation of Japanese Canadian school children / Eiichi & Kina Kuwabara

Discovery of Maehara delicious apple / Takuji Maehara

Barber on a bicycle / Rokusuke Maeda

Founder of I & S produce limited / Kiyosuke Iwabuchi

Picture bride / Tome Ueda

Who cleared forests / Genroku Nakamura

Missionary and pastor / Yoshimitsu Akagawa

Golfer / Koryo Tanaka

Couple who loved trees / Mr. & Mrs. Shotaro Shimizu

First Japanese Canadian invested into the Order of Canada / Genzo Kitagawa C.M.

Industrialist / Iwakichi Sugiyama

Founder of Bridge Brand Food Services / Masuyei Fred Tamagi

Physician / Masajiro Miyazaki C.M.

Leader among Japanese Canadian fishermen / Rintaro Hayashi

A multi-talented farmer and engineer / Shiro Koga

Pioneers from Okinawa / Anno Makishi & Seiku Sakumoto

Who contributed much for the welfare of the Japanese Canadians / Kiyozo Kazuta

Educators / Hanako Sato & Tsutae Sato C.M.

What I remember about Takaichi Umezuki C.M.

Couple who served the Prince of Wales / Mr. & Mrs Z. Shimbashi

Shipbuilder / Ichijuro Matsumoto

Who lived thirty years in a Ghost Town / Mr. & Mrs. Zenichi Kinoshita

Poet / Takeo Jjo Nakano

Businesswoman / Takeo A. Arakawa

Memories of Kikuno Kitagawa

Ceramic Artist / Thomas Kakinuma

Who loved their community / Akiki & Mitsuo Imai.

Notes:

"This is a Kagami book."

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

ISBN:

0920053343

9780920053348

OCLC:

12370595