Joy Kogawa CM, LL.D., D.Litt., DD.
Awards For Obasan
- Books in Canada — First Novel Award
- Canadian Authors Association — Book of the Year Award
- Periodical Distributors of Canada — Best Paperback Fiction Award
- Before Columbus Foundation — The American Book Award
- American Library Association — Notable Book
Honours
- Member of the Order of Canada, 1986
- Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, University of Lethbridge, 1991
- Fellow of Ryerson Polytechnical University, 1991
- Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, University of Guelph, 1992
- Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, Simon Fraser University, 1993
- Urban Alliance Race Relations award, 1994
- Grace MacInnis Visiting Scholar award, 1995
- Doctor of Divinity, Honoris Causa, Knox College, University of Toronto, 1999
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Association of Asian American Studies, 2001
- Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, University of British Columbia, 2001
- The NAJC National Award, National Association of Japanese Canadians, 2001
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