This piece describes the bond between my father and myself, and the mystery of blood. Specifically, how genes may have played a role in my father and I ending up in the same profession - broadcasting.

2002.06.14.FathersDay

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Spring life

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Ring My Doorbell

An interview with CBC Radio's Sheryl MacKay of North By North West about 'Empire of the Son'.


Interview with CBC Radio's Sheryl MacKay - NXNW

This was recorded on Feb 14, 2015. I believe this was the last recorded interview with my father Akira Shigematsu. He died on Sept 18 that same year. Here  I am asking for permission to use his stories for my PhD research. The data would  ultimately take the form of a solo-work, 'Empire of the Son' which premiered in October, 2015.

Asking Akira Permission4min30sec

This is Mas Yamamoto talking about Midge Ayukawa, the music is Moby's Snowball.

MasFirstLoveMobySnowball

Now that Saddam is dead, its arguably outdated. But it did win a big radio award.

Saddam vs Bush

This piece won the RTNDA Prize (Radio Television News Directors Association) Sam Ross Award for Best Editorial Opinion – National Award. It originally November, 14, 2002  on CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition, hosted by Rick Cluff.

Tetsuro

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