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Momoye Sugiman was born in Toronto and grew up in the Bloor West neighbourhood. Her father was one of the 25 Japanese labourers sent to Premier Mitchell Hepburn’s farm during World War II.
She holds a Bachelor of English literature from York University, a certificate in teaching ESL, and a Master of Immigration and Settlement Studies from the former Ryerson University. She is a Toronto-based sansei and feminist passionate about Japanese Canadian history.
Momoye's work as an adult ESL teacher with the Toronto District School Board has influenced her creative process and its immersion in the lives of immigrants. As a freelance editor, she has contributed to Breakthrough: A York Feminist Magazine and the book, Japanese Canadian Redress: The Toronto Story. She has conducted interviews for the Landscapes of Injustice oral history project, and worked on the Shoe Project, a memoir writing workshop empowering immigrant women.
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Created by Alston So, March 2026.