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Art Miki: a life in service

Like many other Canadians of Japanese descent, Art Miki’s life trajectory was forever altered by the wartime removal and relocation from the west coast of all Japanese Canadians. Born in Vancouver in 1936, he was five years old when his…

In Conversation with Art Miki

I finally received a call from Minister Weiner’s office at noon on September 21st that the redress announcement would be made the following day. I contacted the members of the Strategy Committee to book their flight to Ottawa and informed community leaders of the great news. It was difficult for all of us to remain silent when we were receiving calls from the community and media about the negotiation meetings.