Kerri Sakamoto
@kerrisakamoto
Canadian novelist. Winner, Engel Findley Award, Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Canada-Japan Literary Awards. Finalist, Gov-General's Award. Latest: Floating City.
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Our incoming President & CEO, Daniel Tisch APR, FCPRS, ICD.D 🇺🇦, delivered a thoughtful keynote at TLN TV’s 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadian Awards, emphasizing the importance of supporting a diverse & inclusive economy & the value of partnerships in driving economic growth. bit.ly/3ROYIZY
My friend Joy Kogawa has released a new book of poetry. My thoughts in her impact, alongside others, in the The Globe and Mail. #canlit theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/art…
On this day 82 years ago, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in the height of insanity of racism after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, signed Executive Order 9066. It ordered all Japanese Americans on the West Coast to be summarily rounded up and imprisoned
Honoured to moderate two panels on groundbreaking Japanese-Canadian films at Kokoro: Films for the Heart, Mind & Spirit, organized by the NAJC_Toronto. Congratulations and thanks!
“Honest and insightful, a testament to Japanese Canadian resilience.” — Kerri Sakamoto THE NAIL THAT STICKS OUT by Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann shows us how a community triumphed over adversity and rebuilt their lives: buff.ly/3XAHvFj #Memoir #Nonfiction #BookRecs #Canada