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Japan in Focus: Part 3 – Exploring materials related to Meiji Restoration

By Lauren Wong on August 20, 2024

In Part 3 of our Japan in Focus series, we will explore materials in our open collections related to one of the most significant events in Japan: the Meiji Restoration 明治維新 (Meiji Ishin). Feel free to click on the images to enlarge them for a better view! What caused the Meiji Restoration? In 1853, Commodore […]

Posted in Carousel, Digitizers' Blog, Japan, Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era, meiji 150, Meiji Restoration, Yokohama | Read More | No Comments

Japan in Focus: Part 2 – Exploring materials related to Japanese Canadian during World War II

By Lauren Wong on August 6, 2024

Content Warning: This blog post features items that contain some outdated, racist, and derogatory language. This blog post follows the language guidelines set forth by Japanese Canadian Legacies, which can be found at this link. In this second part of our series “Japan in Focus”, we will delve into the materials within our open collections […]

Posted in Carousel, Digitizers' Blog, japanese canadian photograph collection, Japanese Canadians, open collections, world war two | Read More | No Comments

Japan in Focus: Part 1 – Kamishibai Plays and Their Diverse Audiences

By Lauren Wong on July 23, 2024

Welcome to our blog series exploring Japan-related materials from our Open Collections! This week, we begin with Part 1, where we delve into the fascinating world of kamishibai plays from the private collection of Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh, Department Head and Professor of Modern Japanese Literature and Popular Culture at UBC’s Asian Studies. While our previous […]

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