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Associate Professor |
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Others / Others, Humanities & Social Sciences / Area studies |
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University of Calgary Graduated
- 2004.4
Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】
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レスター大学 (Leicester university) TESOL 教育 Master's Course Completed
- 2010.3
Studying abroad experiences 【 display / non-display 】
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1995.4-1997.3
Kobe University Graduate School Visiting Research Student
Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】
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KONAN UNIVERSITY Abolition organization Institute for Language and Culture Associate Professor
2013.4
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KONAN UNIVERSITY Institute for Language and Culture Lecturer
2008.4 - 2013.3
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KONAN UNIVERSITY EBA High Educational Research Center
2005.3 - 2008.2
External Career 【 display / non-display 】
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神戸大学
1999.9 - 2005.2
Country:Japan
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関西国際大学
1999.9 - 2005.2
Country:Japan
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摂南大学
1999.9 - 2005.2
Country:Japan
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追手門大学
1999.9 - 2005.2
Country:Japan
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神戸YMCA 専門学校
1997.9 - 1999.9
Country:Japan
Professional Memberships 【 display / non-display 】
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Japanese Association for Canadian Studies
Papers 【 display / non-display 】
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The Izumi Family Revisited: Living as Exiles in Postwar Japan
Stanley KIRK
言語と文化 25 101 - 120 2021.3
Single Work
This paper is a life history of the John and May Izumi family who were uprooted from their homes and livelihoods in Vancouver and incarcerated in various internment camps before being deported to Japan. First is summarizes their lives in Canada before deportation, then focuses on their struggles to live as Japanese Canadians in postwar Japan. Finally it discusses how their life history corroborates and compares with the life histories of other Japanese Canadian exiles.
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A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Takeshi (Tak) Matsuba
Stanley KIRK
A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Takeshi (Tak) Matsuba 24 ( 24 ) 3 - 36 2020.3
Single Work
Publisher:The Journal for the Institute of Language and Culture
The life history of Tak Matsuba, a Japanese Canadian who was was exiled to Japan at the end of World War II. It describes his life in Canada before exile, then focuses on his life following his arrival in Japan, particularly his employment with the American Occupation Forces, his subsequent career as an international businessman, his role on founding and leading a group of Japanese Canadian exiles in the Kansai area, his sense of cultural and national identity. Finally it discusses how his life history compares with and corroborates the recollections of other Japanese Canadian exiles and how it adds to our knowledge of this aspect of Japanese Canadian history.
DOI: 10.14990/00003601
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A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Kazuko Makihara
Stanley Kirk
The Journal fo the Institute for Language and Culture, Konan University ( 23 ) 3 - 20 2019.3
Single Work
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A Japanese Canadian Child-Exile: the Life History of Basil Izumi
Journal of the Institute of Language and Culture ( 20 ) 1 - 33 2018.4
Single Work
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Life Histories of Japanese Canadian 'Deportees': A Father and Son Case Study
Stanley KIRK
言語と文化 The Journal of the Institute for Language and Culture ( 21 ) 2017.3
Single Work
Books and Other Publications 【 display / non-display 】
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Supporting Families With Small Children In Disaster Situations
Stanley Arthur Kirk( Role: Sole author)
a 1999.12
A Handbook Based On the Experience of the Hanshin Awaji Earthquake (co-editor and translator)
Presentations 【 display / non-display 】
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Life History of Basil Izumi
Stanley Kirk
(not a conference, but a presentation to a church group after worship service) (Holy Cross Japanese Canadian Anglican Church) 2024.8 Holy Cross Japanese Canadian Anglican Church
Event date: 2024.8
Country:Canada
Presented about the life history of Basil Izumi who was born in Vancouver, attended Holy Cross Kindergarten,was uprooted and interned with his family, then deported to Japan at the end of WWII, returned to Canada in 1949, worked as a teacher and then in the fish processing industry.
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Matsunaga Family History in Canada Invited
Stanley Kirk
Vancouver Buddhist Church 2024 Obon Tour (Cumberland Community Center) 2024.8 Vancouver Japanese Buddhist Church, North Island College
Event date: 2024.8
Country:Canada
Presented about the history of the Matsunaga family whose ancestors immigrated to Canada from Japan, worked as fishermen, were uprooted and interned during WWII, had their fishing boat and property confiscated, returned to the British Columbia coast and resumed fishing in 1949, recovered their fishing boat, started a prominent fish wholesaling company.
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Nima Voices Interview Series: Episode 16 Stan KIRK Invited
Stanley Kirk, Prof. Masumi Izumi
Streamed Interview series: Nima Voices (Online (YouTube streamed interview)) 2024.6 Japanese American National Museum, Discover Nikkei Website
Event date: 2024.6
Country:United States
Other Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqb7gqcNcZA&t=34s
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Life History of Tak Matsuba Invited
Stanley Kirk
“From Mio” : Community-based Public History Symposium (Mio Elementary School) 2024.5 Mio Canada Museum
Event date: 2024.5
Country:Japan
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Japanese Canadians Exiled in Wakayama: Stories of Tak Matsuba and Basil Izumi Invited
Stanley Kirk
From Mio (Steveston Community Center) 2024.2 North Island College
Event date: 2024.2
Country:Canada
Academic Awards Received 【 display / non-display 】
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National Greek Transiation コンテスト4位
1989.11 カナダ古典協会
Stanley Arthur Kirk
Research Seeds Link 【 display / non-display 】
Committee Memberships 【 display / non-display 】
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2019.1 Japan Canada Association (JCA) Vice Chairman
Social Activities 【 display / non-display 】
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Volunteer English Tutor
Role(s): Lecturer
神戸 2010.9 - 2015.1
Audience: Schoolchildren, High school students
Teaching English to immigrant high school students at Kobe Foreigners' Friendship Center
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日本、カナダ会の委員会のメンバー
1995.12
Member of executive committee