October 6, 2006 Source: :
http://www.sfu.ca/mediapr/news_releases/archives/news10060601.htm Poet-professor Roy Miki scores
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Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, PAMR, 604-291-5151 October 06, 2006 SFU English professor and Governor-General award-winning poet Roy Miki is
the winner of the 2006 Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of
Controversy, his third significant honour this year. The unique prize recognizes those who question conventional wisdom and
includes a $5,000 honorarium which will be presented at a free public event
to be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue,
580 W. Hastings. Miki, a key force behind the Japanese Canadian redress
movement, will read from his recent book Redress: Inside the Japanese
Canadian Call for Justice (Raincoast). In August, Miki was admitted to the Order of Canada for his contributions to
community and the arts. Earlier this month, he received the 20th annual
Gandhi Peace Award and the 16th annual Thakore Visiting Scholar award for
his commitment to Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of truth, justice, human rights
and non-violence. "I am honoured by this recognition," says Miki, "and I would like to see the
creation of more awards that recognize struggle. Most awards simply
recognize achievement, but it’s important to acknowledge people who have
gone against the system in order to eventually improve it." -30-
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