This week Stefania tells Laura the story of HIDE HYODO SHIMIZU: a Japanese-Canadian who became a leader within and outside of her community. She was a gifted teacher, educator, activist and an advocate for Japanese-Canadian rights and enfranchisement. She is most known for dedicating herself to the academic development of Japanese Canadians during World War II when she established and operated schools for Japanese-Canadian children in internment camps. Shimizu was later awarded the Order of Canada for her work in shaping Canada’s history. Born: May 11, 1908, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Died, August 22, 1999, Nepean, Ontario.

1. The Canadian Encyclopedia: Hide Hyodo Shimizu 

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hide-hyodo-shimizu

1. Wikipedia: Hide Hyodo Shimizu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hide_Hyodo_Shimizu

1. Greater Toronto Chapter of the NAJC Hide Shimizu (née Hyodo) Memorial Scholarship

http://www.torontonajc.ca/2014/02/16/hide-shimizu-memorial-scholarship/

1. Community Stories: Hide Hyodo Shimizu, By Audrey Matheson

https://www.communitystories.ca/v1/CM_V2_Apps/ui/remWindow.php?remID=72508&remP=/sgc-cms/histoires_de_chez_nous-community_memories/hdcn-cm/ADSW/0001/text/&remEx=School+Yard+Memories&lg=English

1. Japanese Canadian Internment, Second World War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QILO0XT-0eo

1. The Pre-World War II Years

https://japanesecanadianhistory.net/historical-overview/reference-timeline/

1. War Measures Act

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-measures-act

1. Japanese Canadian Internment: Prisoners in their own Country

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/japanese-internment-banished-and-beyond-tears-feature

1. Dominion Elections Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Elections_Act

1. HIDE HYODO SHIMIZU: THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION

http://nikkeivoice.ca/hide-hyodo-shimizu-the-right-to-education/

In this weeks episode, Laura tells Stefania the story of Junko Tabei (田部井 淳子,  a Japanese mountaineer, an author, and a teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and the first woman to ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent.

Born Junko Ishibashi; 22 September 1939 Fukushima, Japan. Died 20 October 2016, Kawagoe, Japan

Sources

Junko Tabei - Wikipedia

Biography – Junko Tabei, Climber - The Heroine Collective

This week, Stefania tells Laura the story of: ORONHYATEKHA -meaning "Burning Sky" or "Burning Cloud" - was also known as Peter Martin. Coming from the Mohawk and Six Nations peoples, he became the second Indigenous man to become a doctor in Canada. He was an award-winning rifleman, an influential political force, an outspoken champion of the rights of women, children, and minorities and an accomplished businessman, driven by the laws and teachings of his people and the Victorian era. His unwavering belief in the pursuit of security, justice, and equality for all were pillars in his life and work as the CEO of a multinational financial institution. In some circles, Dr. O has achieved legendary status for his remarkable success at a time when racism and pressure for First Nations peoples to assimilate were commonplace. Born: August 10, 1841, Six Nations; Died: March 3, 1907, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

Episode Sources

1. Hamilton, Michelle A.. "Oronhyatekha".  The Canadian Encyclopedia, 11 November 2020, Historica Canada. 
2. Bowen, Leah Simone, Johnson, Falen: Hosts. Season 2, Episode 16: “Shout Out to Dr. O”. The Secret Life of Canada. CBC Podcasts. 
3. Oronhyatekha. Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oronhyatekha
4. CBC Podcasts. “Meet Oronhyatekha, the Mohawk doctor who made history.” CBC.ca.  
5. Canada’s History: Dr. Oronhyatkeha 
6. Cabbagetown People: The Social History of a Canadian Inner City Neighbourhood. Oronhyatekha, M.D. 1841-1907
7. McCleod, Susanna. Dr. Oronhyatekha Held On to Traditions. The Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 25, 2020