News & Media

This is the beginning of a growing archive of news coverage, interviews, and media appearances featuring Art Miki. More content will be added to reflect his lifelong commitment to justice and community.

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Former CBC host Terry MacLeod interviewed Art about Gaman at the book launch on November 23, 2023.

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Book & Publication Reviews

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Interviews & Speeches

Historical References

Interviews & Speeches

Honouring Resilience, Uplifting Stories — A Conversation With Dr. Art Miki — May 27, 2025

Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba

Join us for a powerful conversation hosted by students with Dr. Art Miki, educator, human rights advocate, and former president of the National Association of Japanese Canadians. Drawing from his book Gaman: Perseverance, Art shares personal and community stories of the Japanese Canadian internment experience and the long journey toward justice.

May 27, 2025

View: https://youtu.be/xNLKIY9QxxU

Art Miki on “Gaman: Perseverance, Japanese Canadians’ Journey to Justice”

Amnesty Saskatchewan with Ramses Miki-Hanson, hosted by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Club

Oct 23, 2024

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6VxSulzc48


COMBATING RACISM THROUGH THE ARTS: WRITERS’ SHOWCASE — Session 2 — Art Miki

COMBATING RACISM THROUGH THE ARTS: WRITERS’ SHOWCASE Session 2 — Art Miki – Author of memoir “Gaman – Perseverance; Japanese Canadians’ Journey to Justice”. Interviewed by Terry MacLeod, Former CBC Radio Host. The Writers’ Showcase provides an opportunity for five Asian, Indigenous and Black writers to explore racism in their writings and, as writers, be a catalyst for change. Each writer sits down in conversation with the interviewer in an informal setting.

March 3, 2024

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70HtDzdRzvs

Art Miki launch of Gaman – Perseverance (Talonbooks), hosted by Terry MacLeod

McNally Robinson Online Events

Nov 22, 2023

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5UlTQBxNL0

Dr. Art Miki – Honourary Doctorate at St. John’s College Convocation , University of Manitoba (Nov 6, 2022)

St John’s College | University of Manitoba

Nov 6, 2022

View: https://www.youtube.com/live/kUr3BpjbbC8?feature=shared&t=1489

Reflections on Redress: Art Miki & Audrey Kobayashi

Landscapes of Injustice Project Office

Mr. Miki was president of the National Association of Japanese Canadians when he led the negotiations to achieve a just redress settlement for Japanese Canadians uprooted and dispossessed during the 1940s.

May 15, 2018

View: https://youtu.be/xNLKIY9QxxU

Art Miki: Canadian Redress Leader and Human Rights Champion

Discover Nikkei by Norm Masaji Ibuki

Jan. 12, 2016

View: https://discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2016/1/12/art-miki-1/

Historical References

History of Asian Heritage Month in Manitoba with Dr. Art Miki

Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba

June 1, 2025

Dr. Art Miki, founder and past president of the Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba, shares the story behind the Society’s founding after Asian Heritage Month was officially declared by the Canadian government in 2002. This video highlights how the Society organized Manitoba’s first Asian Heritage Month in 2003 and reflects on 22 years of growth. From high school symposiums, writer showcases, and film nights to dance performances, music, comedy shows, cooking demos, art exhibitions, and workshops on diversity and anti-racism, the Society has brought communities together through celebration and dialogue. As we continue to grow, this video reminds us why honoring Asian Canadian heritage and building inclusion remains as vital as ever.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1FsJFzQfZ0

Japanese Canadian internment and the struggle for redress

Canadian Museum for Human Rights by Matthew McRae

April 3, 2022

View: https://humanrights.ca/story/japanese-canadian-internment-and-struggle-redress

Equality and Redress — Lesson Plan for Grades Levels 7 to 12

Speak Truth to Power Canada

April 3, 2022

View: https://sttpcanada.ctf-fce.ca/lessons/arthur-miki/