Masako Fukui
My father, kamikaze
Kawano only survived because he was scheduled to fly out the day after the surrender. 'I felt like I failed to die,' Kawano explained. 'It was like coming second in a race, I was so disappointed and ashamed. The gods had allowed me to live. I had to find a way to comfort the souls of my fellow dead pilots.'
Recommended complementary listening: the Earshot episode 'Kamikaze Daughter'
Is Australia Ready for the Multilingual Mindset? (Tongue Tied & Fluent, Part 1)
This is the first episode of a five-part documentary series exploring what it means to be multilingual in Australia. The series presents the perspectives of multilingual people from multiple communities in Australia as they discuss their experiences with language preservation, learning and loss in this country.
By the Guest Editor: The Cut
This issue of The Circular was brought to you by Masako Fukui.
To conclude, we'd like to share her piece on long, thick, black hair – its symbolic significance in Japanese culture and how her relationship with her own locks has changed over time.
Hair has to be controlled because this power, this energy, is potentially dangerous.
(First aired on ABC RN)