Join Vancouver New Music on Sunday, February 10, 2008, from 4 pm to 5:30 pm in the lobby of the Vancouver East Cultural Centre (1895 Venables Street) for an open conversation about Roy Kiyooka’s life and work with family and friends.
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TSUCHIDA Jin Gen—born April 20, 1936. We announce with sadness in our hearts that Jin passed away on December 21, 2007. Survived by his wife Akemi, son Richard, brother Shin (Michiyo), nephew Daniel, niece Carol (Jonathan). Aside from his work and family his passions were golf and fishing. Jin was a kind and honest man and touched many people with his generosity. He will be greatly missed by all of us. Private Service was held as this was Jin’s wishes. The family greatly appreciates Dr. G. Aronshtom, nurses and staff …

Wakumi’s World by Alexis Rae Wakumi Seyforth

The Continuing Adventures of Bean-chan
By Emiko Newman
Featuring Bean-chan, his parents Bean-san and Edamama, and his friends Sembe and Natto and the twins, Anko and Azuki

A Happy New Year—Akemashite omedet? gozaimasu—to you all. Like many readers, I was lucky enough to be able to share moments of joy with family and friends in a few get-togethers through Christmas into the New Year (o-sh?gatsu). As usual, the final week of the old year flew by in a flash. As soon as the hectic pre-Christmas shopping days and Christmas passed, or so it seemed, we were already ushering in the year 2008.

Hi everyone!
It seems that we lose special people in our community each year. This past month, on December 8, our Nikkei community lost Mary Takayesu. She was a special lady who, along with husband Frank who passed away in 2004, was a dedicated member of our Nikkei community. Mary lived her life to the fullest, volunteering in many capacities, and was very dedicated to the GVJCCA and Nikkei Place. I remember she and Frank were so diligent in maintaining our Bulletin memberships on a monthly basis until Parkinson’s disease wouldn’t …

January 4, 2008. I’m editing a story on Roy Kiyooka while watching Michael de Courcy’s short film Voice: Roy Kiyooka on his website www.michaeldecourcy.com. Today is the 14th anniversary of Roy’s death, and there he is on my computer monitor, unmistakably himself and very much in context—at the Western Front for his 66th birthday/retirement party surrounded by friends: Takeo, Linda, Minoru, Paul Gibbons, Themba Tana, Jim Munro, Rhoda and Trudy . . . His face, his mannerisms, his voice are so familiar, it’s almost painful to watch.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
My best wishes go out to all of you at the beginning of this New Year. May you be all blessed with good health and happiness.
To those of you who tried the brined turkey, I would appreciate your feedback. I really think it’s worth the extra effort and is the tastiest, tenderest and most delicious way to cook turkey. You can try this method on chicken too.

TURKEY SOUP
Simmer up a joint-boosting broth, boil leftover carcass of turkey to make soup.
Bone broths are easy to make. Begin with bones …

The North American Association of Asian Professionals (“NAAAP”) – Vancouver Venture (www.naaap.bc.ca) hosted its first annual Spotlight on Leadership Celebration on October 25, 2007. The purpose of the event was to inspire and cultivate future leaders in the Asian community through idea-sharing, collaboration and mentorship.
Three “extraordinary unsung heroes who have influenced the way we think, feel and live as a community” were spotlighted. John Endo Greenaway was selected for the Arts and Culture category, along with Mr. Nick Noorani for the Business and Professional category and Professor Henry Yu for …

In the new book, Nikkei Fishermen on the BC coast: Their Biographies and Photographs, a “date deceased” incorrectly appeared in Fujio Frank Egami’s biography. It belongs to his brother, Yukio, whose biography follows below. In visiting Mr. and Mrs. Egami to apologize for the error, members of the Nikkei Fishermen Committee (editor Masako Fukawa, Takemi Miyazaki, Richard Nomura, Ken Takahashi and Stan Fukawa), were warmly welcomed and the conversation soon turned to the “good old days of fishing.”
Every biography in the book has a story to tell well beyond what …