Joy Nozomi Kogawa (born 1935) in Vancouver, BC. She was sent to an internment camp during World War Two. She now is a Canadianpoet and novelist of Japanese descent. She currently lives in Toronto. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ...
In 1986, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ...
JoyKogawa was born in Vancouver in 1935 to Japanese-Canadian parents.
Kogawa has worked to educate Canadians about the history of Japanese internment camps, and she has been active in the fight for official governmental redress.
Kogawa studied at the University of Alberta, the University of Toronto, and the University of Saskatchewan.
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