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Thanks to all of you! The book launch was a great success. We have sold about 70 copies combined in Sydney and Canberra. Many friends of Mino came and I was amazed how many people knew Mino in person. Everyone was very happy to see and have the book in their hands finally. It was such a wonderful night for all of us. I "stamped" Mino's signature on each copy and I asked everyone to sign on my copy, too.
The 2011 Minoru Hokari Memorial Scholarship winner was announced at the Canberra launch as well. Congratulations to Glen Stasiuk, an Indigenous PhD scholar and documentary film-maker from Murdoch University. He flew from Perth to attend the launch and it was such a pleasure to have him there.
Please read my speech on the next entry, and I am preparing the dedicated page on my website, including pictures and the wonderful speeches by John Maynard and Tessa Morris-Suzuki. It was great to have John and Tessa, close friends of Mino to launch the book as well as Ann McGrath, who supervised Mino throughout his PhD years in Australia and the publisher, Phillipa McGuiness, as a chair.
With all of us, we had so many little episodes of Mino to share and everyone was smiling. Mino and I met some new people at the launches and the connection again extended.
For those of you who could not attend the launch, here is the link to purchase a copy with "Friends & Family" discount. Currently, most of Amazon (internationally) does not seem to have an inventory and it is best to order directly from the UNSW Press through the below link.
http://www.unswpress.com.au/code13/p2683 (Australia, Japan and Europe)
For North America (USA and Canada), it is sold by University of Hawaii Press, and I will send you a link as soon as I confirm it. In a mean time, I have several copy to spare, so please reply to this mail if you wish to purchase a copy from me. I am happy to "stamp" on and send it to you.
I would like to ask you a favor. If you see any review on "Gurindji Journey"...either journal, newspaper, a personal blog or anywhere, please send me a copy or a link. I will keep everything on the website just like his Japanese book. Thanks again.
Yuki Hokari