The Nail That Sticks Out
Reflections on the Postwar Japanese Canadian Community
Published on 29. October 2024
298 pages
978-1-4597-5506-2 (ISBN)
Description
- Following in the literary footsteps of Joy Kogawa, this memoir celebrates Japanese Canadian identity in the wake of the cultural loss after internment and displacement
- A fourth-generation Japanese Canadian examines the key cultural touchstones that have shaped the Japanese Canadian experience in Toronto, from dance and garment-making to worship and language renewal
- Uses the author's personal story to shine a light on a whole community of Japanese diaspora in Toronto
- Author residence: Toronto
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Person
Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann is an editor and the author of the children's book My Father's Nose. Her writing reflects her roots as a fourth-generation Japanese Canadian with German ancestry and explores cultural memories, meaningful coincidences, community, and identity. She lives in Toronto.
Content
Preface
1 Mukashi, Mukashi
2 The Kimono
3 Leaving Home
4 First to the Horse Stalls
5 The Church Buddhists Built
6 A Time to Remember
7 Heart and Soul
8 Odori Primer
9 Miss Tokyo
10 Natsu Matsuri
11 Orde Street Revisited
12 Rage
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
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Additional Credits
About the Author
