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Remembrance Day 2011 [11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the 2011th year]

Posted on November 30, 2011 | No Comments
In spite of a cold, rainy and blistery day, about 200 dedicated souls came out for the 86th annual Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley...
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Update on Hastings Park Project

Posted on November 30, 2011 | No Comments
The Hastings Park Commemoration Committee met on November 14 to review our project outline for grant applications and to receive an update on Hastings Park redevelopment activity from planner Dave...
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Looking back / looking forward

Posted on November 30, 2011 | No Comments
As the year of the dragon prepares to pounce on an unsuspecting world, we look back in this issue of The Bulletin—not over the past year, but over the past...
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hiroshima exhibit @ MOA
to February 12, 2012

Posted on November 30, 2011 | No Comments
hiroshima is a powerful exhibition on display at UBC’s Museum of Anthroplogy through Sunday, February 12, 2012 Featuring 48 photographs by Ishiuchi Miyako of clothing and accessories left behind by...
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Dr. Norikazu Nishio: Looking forward in life

Posted on November 30, 2011 | 1 Comment
I was brought up in Kitsilano so as youngsters all our friends were English-speaking, apart from a few other Japanese Canadian families. I went to Lord Tennyson Elementary and then Kitsilano Junior and High Schools.
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Mary Kitagawa: a degree of justice

Posted on November 30, 2011 | 3 Comments
On November 16, 2011, following their scheduled meeting, the Senate Tributes Committee of the University of British Columbia presented a press release stating that the University would award special Honourary...
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Shadow Catch
December 2, 3 & 4

Posted on November 28, 2011 | No Comments
Shadow Catch is a Japanese Noh-influenced, brand new chamber opera that weaves together four stories from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Rich with local history and haunting characters, this riveting tale features an evocative score by four Vancouver composers: Dorothy Chang, Jennifer Butler, Farshid Samandari, and Benton Roark.
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UBC to recognize Japanese Canadian students

Posted on November 16, 2011 | No Comments
The University of British Columbia Senate voted tonight to honour students and Canadians affected by a dark period in Canada’s history, and will be awarding them special degrees next spring as part of a three-pronged program to mark the 70th anniversary of the internment policy.
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Belated Justice – the Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Award

Posted on November 15, 2011 | No Comments
At the National Association of Japanese Canadians AGM held in Edmonton Alberta on October 16, 2011, the NAJC unveiled the Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Award at the AGM Dinner....
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Shinnenkai 2012
January 14, 2012

Posted on November 14, 2011 | No Comments
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Keirokai 2012
January 21, 2012

Posted on November 14, 2011 | No Comments
The Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association annual Keirokai will be held on Saturday, January 21, 12pm – 3pm, 2012. The Keirokai, held at Nikkei Centre, honours seniors 70 years...
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Vancouver International Dance Festival
March 2 to 11, 2011

Posted on November 12, 2011 | No Comments
March 2 to 11, 2012
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