Remembrance Day 2020
Thanks to Veteran’s Affairs Canada, we are able to live stream the Remembrance Day service this year, and hope to reach more than the usual 500 people that attend in person. It’s a rare opportunity for those across Canada, the…
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
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Miso Soup for the Soul: Kabochallah
Jewpanese Maple KaboChallah by Carmel Tanaka At the ripe old age of 27, I learned to bake my first challah. My teacher was none other than the late Robbie McConnell, former Publisher of the Montreal Gazette. Using his recipe as…
Miso Soup for the Soul: Obaachan’s Pickles
I remember the first time following Obaachan into the root cellar. It was cooler and dark. I could see different containers and jars of preserved vegetables and fruit. Obaachan was a tiny woman, but very strong.
Whose Remembrance, of What, and to What Purpose: Citizens Saving Japan’s Constitutional Peace Clause, and Its Relevance to Peace, War, and Canadian Multiculturalism
UBC ANTH Faculty Brown Bag Series: Dr. Millie Creighton Tuesday November 10, 2020 12:30pm On the verge of Remembrance Day 2020, a year marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, this presentation explores peace and war…
Two Sides of the Pacific: Two Sides of the Coin
This is the life story of Sadao, who has experienced life on two sides of the Pacific Ocean, or, in the words of Mr. Yusuke Tanaka, a "trans-Pacific voyage".
Editorial – September 2020
When Amy and I decided to make the trek east in August to spend a couple of days camping on Kootenay Lake we were pleased (and honoured) when our two daughters, Emiko and Kaya, announced that they wanted to come…
On Hiroshima Day
I want to establish my relationship to the bombing of Hiroshima in conversation to the present, and how it spills over time, borders, and culture.
EXC-19: Collaboration during quarantine
Exquisite Corpse is a game invented in Paris by Surrealists André Breton, Yves Tanguy, Jacques Prévert, and Marcel Duchamp in the early 1900s. Similar to the old parlour game Consequences, in which players write in turn on a sheet of…
Jewpanese Family Zoom Call
by Carmel Tanaka Ever since I was little, I’ve wanted to meet others like me: Jewish and Japanese. So, to celebrate Jewish and Asian Heritage Months in May, I invited all the Jewpanese people I knew in Canada, the US…
Miso Soup for the Soul: Rosh Hashanah Salmon Teriyaki & Miso Maple Steelhead Trout
This is our fourth installment of Miso Soup for the Soul, our series focusing on food, specifically comfort food and the foods that connect us to our roots and to each other. I have been reaching out to the community…
JCCA AGM and August Bulletin
GVJCCA AGM The GVJCCA Annual General Meeting is rescheduled to Saturday August 22, 2020 from 1:30pm to 4pm in 1/3 Hall, Nikkei Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby Please note any Covid19-related space and face mask requirements will be observed. For…
Re-imagining Powell Street: Powell Street Festival pivots to online
When COVID-19 hit Canada and the rest of the world this spring, Canada’s cultural sector was thrown into a tailspin. Once it became evident that large gatherings would not be possible over the summer, festivals, dance and theatre companies, and…