<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[11 ACRES]]></title><description><![CDATA[A website documenting the oral and written stories of a family who went through the forced internment of the Japanese Canadians.]]></description><link>https://www.11acres.ca/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:47:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.11-acres.ca/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA["HARUYE - A LIFE LIVED" BOOK LAUNCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[The book is almost done, please join us in celebrating the launch of the book on March 15, 2026 at 1:00 - 3:00 at Nikkei Cultural Centre located at 6688 Southoaks Street, in Burnaby BC. Please join us for snacks, refreshments, and entertainment and an opportunity to buy a signed copy of the book. Haruye - A Life Lived Book Launch March 15, 2026  |  1:00 - 3:00 pm Nikkei Cultural Centre 6688 Southoaks Street, Burnaby, BC]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/haruye-a-life-lived-book-launch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698a25b0e24b711372bec6bc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:23:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_6eb43e2e48e34169adfd149719b51eb7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEADSHOTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had a fun night getting some professional headshots done for the book.   Big shout out to Alex Law Photography for taking great care of us. https://www.alexlawphotography.com/]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/headshots</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698b901dd471d728ee6c905c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:12:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_61d6ded99256405eaf5cae9190a4bd16~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PASSING OF MY FATHER - FIRST FUNERAL IN SLOCAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we were in internment camps we were not allowed to leave the confides.  I do know the men who were working on road camps near...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/passing-of-my-father</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675b2c18ec97b1e8e09a2f4d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_131b35a8b6a14279942cb1820d58ee37~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_746,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GREENWOOD - NIKKEI LEGACY PARK]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the way back from Christina Lake, we stopped off at the Nikkei Park in Greenwood BC.  By luck, Chuck Tasaka was working on the park...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/greenwood-nikkei-legacy-park</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66e3ce5a8147624a4f0acc8b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:51:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_c290cbcfd97c4f5b86767a46bcc91098~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>MATT</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAGNA BAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is us on the final day in Magna Bay, sitting by the wharf of Shuswap  Lake. Kay, Noriko, Jane, me and May Uyeda 1953 and 1954 We...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/magna-bay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665dd9729ad2b8c1ec979c2a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:54:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_8755c3d7d5034418b2d79f1f93753ff8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_803,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DR. ROBINSON - A RENAISSANCE MAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr.  STUART, COOPER  ROBINSON Dr. Stuart Cooper Robinson was born in 1921 and sadly passed in 2011 at 90 years of age.  Three generations...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/dr-robinson-a-renaissance-man</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66858e5ba29d950a6e601b60</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:54:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_14de02ef18a74d29bb81c0710998a4eb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_813,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERNMENT LIVING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the internment, we lived in Port Hammond (Maple Ridge) BC and in 1942 we were forcibly removed to Hastings Park, then to tent city...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/location-location-location</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66581bf37dbed70ea942be11</guid><category><![CDATA[Internment]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 05:39:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_0e26bc62e289422192a7d40f4c59f50d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UDON FOR SALE]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the weekends, mother made udon noodles.   Every Saturday she was up at 600am to prepare the dough.  My olderr sister Yoko was assigned...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/udon-for-sale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6661f80145b55d55607696d5</guid><category><![CDATA[Internment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 05:26:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_090e84823cb54169af8909c8b7c65888~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[VALENTINES DAY 1947]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo:  Yoshiye, Haruye and Sumi (Valentines Grade 3 concert, 1947) It was spring 1947 and the school had a Valentine’s concert.  Our...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/valentines-day-1947</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665fe1869381764d948da50a</guid><category><![CDATA[School]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internment]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 05:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_6b072d011cf5487ea9fd824ed1323643~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HUCKLEBERRIES]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is in 1950.    I was grade 6,  12 yrs old …… Lucy, my friend lived in downtown  New Denver (Nelson ranch area).   I was visiting her...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/huckleberries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6660c2fa559a7882e6adc6fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Internment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:59:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_01571601fbd1401396ece747d8f921d9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_975,h_935,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MIXED GRADES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo:  New Denver. BC.   This is my grade 4/5 class photo.  Mrs. Johnson is my first hakujin teacher (1948 — 1949). Notice that the...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/mixed-grades</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665a52a818ade7a2079a177e</guid><category><![CDATA[School]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internment]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:43:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_a5428c67c0944069a1dd083629235e2c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FOOD POISONING = FIRST TASTE OF APPLE JUICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[I remember a night in the summer of 1946  in Bay Farm, I was 8 years old, my sister Vickie was 7 and my older sister Kay was our baby...]]></description><link>https://www.11-acres.ca/post/food-poisoning-first-taste-of-apple-juice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fc6895eb8a0e98ca09860c</guid><category><![CDATA[Internment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:04:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a4c088_b35b17d422fc4a91acfdd224d43b96e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_703,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>HARUYE</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>