Archive of Related Material
Warning: These archives relate to the former Anglican Priest Gordon Goichi Nakayama and his history of clergy sexual abuse. The information contained in these materials can be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. These materials have been collected and made available to be barrier-free for any member of the community who is looking for more information surrounding Nakayama's decades of abuse.
There are a wide array of resources that discuss Nakayama and his abuse. Some books, many articles, and a large body of personal memoirs.
On this page you will find records the Healing Fund has been able to:
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Identify, where listed
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Collect, where a source is given
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Make publicly available, where the document is underlined
Resources are available for download where permission has been received, and these documents are underlined. Some documents are not accessible through the Healing Fund but we can help you locate the item.
This is a living archive and will continue to grow as more information becomes available to the community. For submissions please contact us at jcworkinggroup@gmail.com .
Outreach Packages
Source: Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians
2023 (September) National Association of Japanese Canadians Capacity Building Conference (Winnipeg)
Source: Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians
2023 (November 25) Lethbridge, Alberta, Community Gathering at the Nikka Yuko Bunka Centre
Source: Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians
Anglican Church of Canada, Nakayama-Related Archive Material
Source: Diocese of Calgary. Received from Chancellor Peter Crisfield on 24 August 2023
Diocese of New Westminster Archives
Source: Diocese of New Westminster. Received from Chancellor George Cadman on 7 August 202.
Video
2017 February 18th Video Recording of Panel Presentation Workshop on Clergy Sexual Abuse at Tonari Gumi, Vancouver, Canada
2022 October 15 Community Workshop at Nikkei Centre, Burnaby, BC
2023 The Crimes of GG Nakayama HD 1080p
Source: Liz Nunoda, YouTube.
Various Records
1950s Protest Letter from a community member to the Primate against Nakayama's sexual misconduct
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Likely held by the Diocese of Calgary in Nakayama's files. Access first requested by a community organization in 2006. Access is currently being requested by the Project Office of the Healing Fund. Last communication with the Diocese of Calgary on this matter was November 30, 2022. Unconfirmed if this item exists.
1950s Hawaiian Church Chronicle
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Vol. 41, No. 1, January, 1951.
Source: https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/, retrieved 2022. LINK. -
Vol. 42, No. 1, January, 1952.
Source: https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/, retrieved 2022. LINK. "The burden of the service had to be carried by Mr. Nakayama in Japanese." -
Vol. 42, No. 2, February, 1952.
Source: https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/, retrieved 2022. LINK. -
Vol. 42, No. 3, March, 1952.
Source: https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/, retrieved 2022. LINK. "The arrival of [Nakayama] in late May [1951] accelerated the work." -
Vol. 42, No. 4, April, 1952.
Source: https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/, retrieved 2022. LINK. Nakayama continues to work closely with Episcopalian priests. -
Vol. 42, No. 5, May, 1952.
Source: https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/, retrieved 2022. LINK. Nakayama working closely with Episcopalian Bishop Kennedy of Hawaii in Okinawa. -
Vol. 43, No. 6, June, 1953.
Source: https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/, retrieved 2022. LINK. Three-year summary of the Okinawa mission with no references to Nakayama. -
Vol. 43, No. 7, September, 1953.
Source: https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/, retrieved 2022. LINK. Additional retrospective with no references to Nakayama.
1950s The Witness
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June 14, 1951.
Source: https://www.episcopalarchives.org/, retrieved 2022. LINK. "Nakayama has been loaned to the Episcopal Church by the Church of England in Canada..."
1970s Protest Letter from Holy Cross congregants to the Bishops of New Westminster and Calgary against Nakayama's return to their church.
Note: Likely held by the University of British Columbia Rare Books and Special Collections, Kogawa Fonds. An item has been identified and we have requested access from UBC RBSC archivists (July, 2022) and the donor (September, 2022). UBC Archivists asked us to follow-up with the request in January 2023. We followed-up with the request in January 2023.
1980s Internal Report on Nakayama by the Diocese of Calgary and other materials from Nakayama's personnel file.
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Access is no longer being requested by the Project Office of the Healing Fund. On November 28, 2023, the Diocese of Calgary representatives confirmed that references to a 1980's report are not valid. For Nakayama's personnel file, see Diocese of Calgary Archives, above.
Source: Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, retrieved 2015. LINK.
1996 UBC Joy Kogawa Fonds guide (Accruals 1&2)
Source: University of British Columbia Rare Books and Special Collections, Vancouver, retrieved 2022. LINK.
2009 RELINQUISHED Thesis by Greg Tatchell
Source: Greg Tatchell, retrieved 2021.
Note: The Nakayama Fonds contains 11.59m of material in total. Approximately 1.00m of material can be accessed publicly. The other 90% remains restricted until 2095 at the decision of UBC and at the request of the donor. A formal request was made to UBC in September, 2022, to review these restrictions. In October 2022 a lawyer representing UBC confirmed that both UBC and the donor of the Nakayama Fonds have reaffirmed the restrictions on access. Below are the publicly available materials.
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RBSC-ARC-1392-05-05 Files, St. Peter's Episcopal Parish 75th anniversary, 1983
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RBSC-ARC-1392-05-09 Files, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 70th anniversary, 1978
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RBSC-ARC-1392-05-10 Book, A Centennial Pilgrimage Japanese Canadians and the United Church, 1992
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RBSC-ARC-1392-06-02 Files, The Divine Love Newsletter, 1957 March - 1958 April「日本語」
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RBSC-ARC-1392-06-04 Book, My Missionary Trip Around the World, 1974「日本語」
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RBSC-ARC-1392-16-03 Notebook, Daily Church Work Log Book, 1943-1945「日本語」
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RBSC-ARC-1392-16-13 Certificates of Registration and Resignation Correspondence, 1952-1995
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RBSC-ARC-1392-16-14 Incoming correspondence from the Diocese of Calgary, 1968-1969
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RBSC-ARC-1392-16-15 Church and Family Correspondence Concerning Proposed Move from Coaldale to Vancouver, 1962-1963
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RBSC-ARC-1392-16-16 Maps of Japan, Brazil, Canada and the United States, 195-
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RBSC-ARC-1392-16-32 Japanese and Canadian passports and stamps
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RBSC-ARC-1932-16-33 Japanese and Canadian passports and stamps
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RBSC-ARC-1932-16-34 Japanese and Canadian passports and stamps
2018 UBC Joy Kogawa Fond Guide (Accrual 3)
Source: University of British Columbia Rare Books and Special Collections, Vancouver, retrieved 2022. LINK.
2021 April $610,000 Joint Announcement
Source: Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians.
2021 Page 3 of a typed transcript from Joy Kogawa about Nakayama’s activities
Source: Joy Kogawa, Vancouver, retrieved 2021.
n.d. CV of Walter Robert Adams
Source: General Synod Archives, Toronto, retrieved 2022.
Journal Articles
Source: Project Canterbury, New Haven, retrieved 2017. LINK.
Carter, David. (1973). Nakayama: Profile of a whirlwind. The Sower, January 1973, 3.
Source: General Synod Archives, Toronto, retrieved 2021.
White, Sheila V., (1975). The Only One. The Living Message, January 1975, 26-27.
Source: General Synod Archives, Toronto, retrieved 2021.
Editor. (1982). Canon Gordon Nakayama Returns to Coaldale. The Sower, December 1982, 4.
Source: General Synod Archives, Toronto, retrieved 2021.
Source: SFU Digitized Newspapers, Burnaby, retrieved 2022. LINK.
Source: UBC Library Open Access Journal Hosting, Vancouver, retrieved 2022. LINK.
Source: Sheena Wilson, Edmonton, retrieved 2022. LINK.
Little, Marion. (2015). How to apologize for abuse. Anglican Journal, July 15, 2015.
Source: Anglican Journal, Toronto, retrieved 2022. LINK.
Source: Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, Vancouver, retrieved 2018. LINK.
Source: CBC British Columbia, Vancouver, retrieved 2022. LINK.
Source: Anglican Journal, Toronto, retrieved 2020. LINK.
Source: National Post, Toronto, retrieved 2022. LINK.
Source: Studies in Canadian Literature, Fredericton, retrieved 2020. LINK.
Crockford (N.D.), page 724, scanned from the ACC, detailing Nakayama’s CV.
Source: General Synod Archives, Toronto, retrieved 2021.
The Bulletin-Geppo
1990
1991
2013
2014
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3月/March, An Open Letter to Japanese Canadians by Timothy Nakayama and Joy Kogawa
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4月/April, Report on March 26, 2014 Meeting with the Anglican Church
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7月/July, Information from the Rev. Nakayama Disclosure Project
2015
2016
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2月/February, Follow-Up Community Meeting Invitation with Bishop Melissa Skelton
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3月/March, Follow-Up Community Meeting Invitation with Bishop Melissa Skelton
2017
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1月/January, Invitation to a Community Workshop on the Effects of Clergy Sexual Abuse
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2月/February, Community Workshop on the Effects of Sexual Abuse
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4月/April, Report on the Workshop on Intergenerational Effects of Clergy Sexual Abuse
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12月/December, Report on Lethbridge/Calgary Community Forums, 27-29 October, 2017
2018
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2月/February, Calendar of Future Japanese Canadian Working Group Community Meetings
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4月/April, Report from the Japanese Canadian Working Group and a Letter from Primate Fred Hiltz.
2020
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9月/September, Request for Submission of Written Nakayama Survivor Stories
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10月/October, Request for Submission of Written Nakayama Survivor Stories
2021
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1月/January, Request for Submission of Written Nakayama Survivor Stories
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5月/May, $610,000 Announcement Launching the Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians
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10月/October, Contract Position - Facilitator/Project Manager
2022
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6月/June, Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians June 25, 2022 Meeting Advertisement
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7月/July, Online National Outreach Meeting Summary (June 25, 2022 Meeting)
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9月/September, History of Bulletin-Geppo updates; new information on Okinawa, 1952
2023
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4月/April, Update for the Community Titled When Three Doors Close Another One Opens
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9月/September, Two-Year Update (September 2021 to September 2023)
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12月/December, Painful Truths from Anglican Diocese of Calgary Archives
Montreal Bulletin
2022
2023
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4月/April, Update for the Community Titled When Three Doors Close Another One Opens
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10月/October, Two-Year Update (September 2021 to September 2023)
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12月/December, Painful Truths from Anglican Diocese of Calgary Archives
Nikkei Voice
1996
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2月/February, An article by Timothy Nakayama to the Japanese Canadian community mentioning the harm his father caused. Unconfirmed if this item exists.
2022
2023
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4月/April, Update for the Community Titled When Three Doors Close Another One Opens
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10月/October, Two-Year Update (September 2021 to September 2023)
Books
Kogawa, Joy N.
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(1981) Obasan. Lester and Orpen Dennys.
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(1992) Itsuka. Penguin Books.
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(1995) The Rain Ascends. Knopf Canada.
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(2016) Gently to Nagasaki. Caitlin Press.
Nakayama, Gordon G.
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(1958) 米国‐ハワイ伝道の旅 My Missionary Trip to the U.S.A. and Hawaii.「日本語」
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(1972) My Mission in Okinawa: A Recollection.「日本語」
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(1974) My Missionary Trip Around the World.「日本語」
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(1984) Issei: Stories of Japanese Canadian Pioneers. NC Press Limited.
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(1990) The Brilliant Life. 「日本語」