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When the story about my grandfather’s journey from Hiroshima to Canada (and back again) was published on the Discover Nikkei website, I did not expect to receive any feedback. So I was pleasantly surprised to find a thoughtful and detailed message from a reader residing in Hiroshima, Japan. As a retired history professor who conducted his own…

Earlier this year, I wrote a short story chronicling my efforts to learn more about my maternal grandfather’s emigration from Kameyama, a small village near Hiroshima, to Canada. Starting with an old photograph and vague family stories about Canada, I delved into various archives and genealogy resources. It was a fascinating journey, as I not…