AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CANADIANS IN NIAGARA
The following is an edited version of the Introduction to Niagara by Tom Matsushita, Exiles in Our Own Country: Japanese Canadians in Niagara, Addie...
Editor
Lakehead Japanese Cultural Association
The presence of Japanese Canadians in Thunder Bay, Ontario (Fort William and Port Arthur at the time) mainly occurred post World War Two. In 1944 Great Lakes Lumber and Shipping Limited began hiring Japanese Canadians, and individuals previously working in the road camps near Schreiber sent for their families and made this area their home.
STANDING TOGETHER WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
by Terumi Kuwada The National Association of Japanese Canadians was invited three years ago by the Islamic Social Services Association (ISSA) to participate in...
President’s Message
It was a starlit night. Friday, September 14, 2012, Morgan Elander, Mieko Amano and I travelled by car to attend this year’s NAJC AGM...
Poetry Corner
When did this happen?
When did Winter leave?
Falling
Yellow canaries.
Yellow canaries floating down.
Down down.
Singing as they twirl. Down down.
InReview : VIFF
Director Ryosuke Hashiguchi’s long-awaited return is an absolute triumph, expertly veering between emotional extremes. All Around Us follows the tumultuous early years of marriage between the tightly wound Shoko (Tae Kimura) and the emotionally adolescent Kanao (Lily Franky). The loss of a baby reveals the underlying frailties of their relationship, and Hashiguchi’s patient portrayal creates characters that the audience comes to truly care for.
Killing time with married men
In general, there is a tendency among both male and female youth to avoid developing deep relations with others. In the film, [Makoto] doesn’t want a proper “boyfriend-girlfriend” or “husband-wife” relationship and chooses to be with a married man who cannot become her “boyfriend.” It is therefore a relationship of convenience for Makoto.
Plastic Fantastic
Here in Canada, and in British Columbia in particular, turning nineteen comes along with a great deal responsibility. Whisked away so suddenly from minor-hood...
Kids Corner
The other day a friend and I got together to catch up on old news. The two of us had been away at different...
Origami: a brief history
by Joseph Wu No one really knows when and where origami was invented. Some origami historians argue that since the invention of paper is...
Review: Hiroshima Immigrants book
Hiroshima Immigrants in Canada, 1891 – 1941 by Michiko Midge Ayukawa UBC Press, 2008 review by Jacob Derksen Anyone who has ever endured a...
