Sophie Constable in Aotearoa New Zealand

Jan 15, 2025 | New Zealand, news

A week in Wellington researching civilian internees who died while being kept here as ‘Japanese enemy aliens’ in WW2 for the When You Call My Name Project Supported by CAPO All Insure Emerging Artist Award             Words and photos by...

Thank you to the Harry Gentle Resource Centre, Griffith University

Nov 27, 2024 | news

We are honoured to be featured on the Harry Gentle Resource Centre, Griffith University website. The Harry Gentle Resource Centre (HGRC) is dedicated to the study of the peoples and lands of Australia, with an initial focus on early 19th century Queensland. It offers...

Online workshop – Thank you!

Nov 27, 2024 | news

Thank you, Queensland artists for attending our online workshop! Nikkei Australia Chair, Elysha Rei and Mayu Kanamori held an online workshop for Queensland based artists interested in ‘adopting’ internees who were living in Queensland before being...

Broome, Western Australia Zoom Meeting

Oct 29, 2024 | news

Jo Anne Shiosaki and Michael Torres met with Mayu Kanamori over Zoom to discuss the artworks for internees who were captured in Broome. Jo Anne is a descendant of the prestigious Shiosaki family of Broome. Her great grandfather served as the President of the Japan...

New Zealand and Other Internees

Oct 23, 2024 | news

Japanese enemy aliens who were interned in New Zealand and died during internment is now being honoured through our project When You Call My Name. Our project was originally conceived to honour the 192 civilian internees who are buried at the Cowra Japanese Cemetery....