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Suzanne Hartmann

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Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann is an editor, writer and children’s book author, who holds a master of fine arts in creative nonfiction from the University of King’s College.

Her articles have appeared in consumer publications such as Style at Home, Canadian Living and the Toronto Star.

Her latest work, "The Nail That Sticks Out: Growing up Japanese Canadian in Postwar Toronto" was published by Dundurn Press in October 2024.

This next-generation account is a unique hybrid memoir exploring an evolving community through memories of places, events and traditions while tackling issues of identity, belonging and racism.

The fourth-generation Japanese Canadian with German ancestry lives with her husband and dog in Toronto.

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The Nail That Sticks Out

I am thrilled to announce The Nail That Sticks Out: Growing up Japanese Canadian in Postwar Toronto is being published by Dundurn Press.

This fourth-generation account is a unique hybrid memoir exploring an evolving community through memories of places, events and traditions while tackling issues of identity, belonging and racism.

Through the lens of wartime incarceration, family honour, traditional

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Provides a glimpse into lives of Japanese living in both Canada and Japan during the difficult times surrounding the Second World War.
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