As a young opera star, Shimozumi encountered frequent incredulity at her unaccented English from those who assumed she a Japanese national. During World War II she was sent to the Tule Lake War Relocation Center solely because of her Japanese ancestry.
Irish journalist, broadcaster, and activist
New Zealand teacher, educationalist, and writer of children’s literature
No other New Zealand writer has so convincingly depicted the life and times of Auckland in the years between the wars.
New Zealand teacher, broadcaster and early childhood educator
New Zealand radio pioneer
Irish journalist and teacher
Irish novelist and philosopher
Irish administrator, author and linguist
Irish journalist and psychologist