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Acquisition of Japanese-Canadian heirlooms now part of $5.5M Landscapes of Injustice project

June 28, 2016 - The Ring

It's not every day museum staff from Vancouver travel thousands of kilometres to a southeastern state in the US known for its Appalachian mountains and humid swamp forests to bring home priceless family heirlooms related to Japanese-Canadian history in BC. Sherri Kajiwara and Linda Kawamoto Reid of the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre (NNMCC) in Burnaby did exactly that last fall.

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Stepping into the intercultural spotlight

May 31, 2016 - The Ring

Most students wait until after graduation to start making their mark on the world, but Jasleen Powar already has something to sing about. Soon to graduate with a BFA in theatre, 24-year-old Powar has been making waves as Vancouver rapper Horsepowar, thanks to a trio of independent album releases, gigs at high-profile music festivals, and the kind of media attention most emerging artists only dream about.

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The outsider at home: a study of the emotional lives of military fathers

November 10, 2015 - Media tip

A study of military fathers is a study in conflict, not just away but at home. Many men can relate to the father鈥檚 balancing act of breadwinner-comforter but fewer people understand the depth of emotional conflict faced by military fathers and the impact of their absences, not just on families, but on the soldiers themselves.

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Expert for Remembrance Day

November 9, 2015 - Media tip

During the Second World War, Canada sold the homes, businesses, farms and possessions of thousands of interned Canadians. The following 番茄社区 faculty member is available to media to comment on the forced dispossession of Japanese Ca鈥

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Fun facts about UVic!

November 12, 2014 - The Ring

In late October and early November, we asked you to send us your favourite "fun fact" or interesting statistic about UVic. Unusual things are part of what makes the campus distinctive.

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History mystery central to First World War exhibit

October 3, 2014 - The Ring

It鈥檚 a history mystery worthy of its own exhibition. When Dr. Marcus Milwright, of UVic's recently renamed Art History and Visual Studies department, began planning his upcoming exhibit The Arts of World War I, he knew there was one item in the university library that he just had to use: a beautiful two-volume leather diary set illustrated with watercolours and pen-and-ink drawings of life during wartime. There鈥檚 only one problem: he has no idea to whom it actually belonged.

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