Community Kitchen
I grew up eating a fairly wide range of cuisines – apart from the obvious Japanese home food (oyako donburi, teriyaki chicken, gyoza, etc.)...
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Ichigo-Ichieh New Theatre: Birthday Present for Myself
Ichigo-Ichieh New Theatre is based in Nelson, BC, the theatrical vehicle for dancer/actor/choreographer Hiromoto Ida. His newest piece, Birthday Present for Myself, will be...
Vancouver International Dance Festival turns 20
I talked to Jay Hirabayashi of Vancouver’s Kokoro Dance about this year’s Festival – the 20th – to get a sneak peek into what’s...
John Ota: searching for the perfect kitchen
“In The Kitchen, John Ota celebrates the room that is the heart of every home. As a designer who celebrates minimalism, Ota’s journey challenges...
Jeff Chiba Stearns: adding to the big hapa family
Released in 2010, Jeff Chiba Stearns’ feature-length documentary One Big Hapa Family examines the 95% Japanese Canadian intermarriage rate and how the wartime mass...
Community Kitchen: Air Fryer Roasted Chicken, Winter Borscht, Apple Spice Bran Muffins
Hands up if you got an air fryer for Christmas! We actually got one before Christmas because it was on sale. I really had no idea what an air fryer was until ours arrived.
Book Review: The Rise & Fall of America’s Concentration Camp Law
by Maryka Omatsu The Rise & Fall of America’s Concentration Camp Law by Masumi Izumi Temple University Press, 2019 Japanese American nisei, born in the...
Katari Taiko Public Workshop
THREE HOUR EVENING WORKSHOP: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6:30-9:30 pm Learn about fundamental taiko drumming techniques and rhythms and explore the context of taiko...
A Justice In Her Time
A Justice In Her Time, An Honorary Doctor Of Laws For Maryka Omatsu “Ryerson bestows Honorary degrees to those who have made extraordinary contributions...
Katari Taiko turns 40
Katari Taiko: Canada’s first taiko group turns 40 On November 23, the Japanese Hall at the Vancouver Japanese Language School was filled with the...
Community Kitchen, November
by Lea Ault and Alice Bradley Every November 11, my husband Justin takes our daughters to the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Japanese Canadian War...
Sugar Beet Fields: 77 Years After
Southern Alberta Sugar Beet Fields: 77 Years After by David B. Iwaasa photos by Noriko Nasu-Tidball Some 77 years after approximately 2,250 exhausted and...
