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Japanese Canadian Heritage Cooking Classes

The Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association (GVJCCA), Tonari Gumi (TG), and the Vancouver Japanese Language School-Japanese Hall (VJLS-JH) would like to warmly welcome...

Looking for Japanese Canadian Cooks

We are looking for knowledgeable and flavour-focused home cooks to teach people their Japanese-Canadian foodie heritage and kitchen magic!   Classes will be maximum...

Kyowakai: Memory and Healing in New Denver, BC

Japanese Canadians began to arrive in New Denver on May 21, 1942, part of a wave of 22,000 internees forced out of a 100-mile...

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.

Farewell Interview with Consul General Asako Okai

One of the greatest assets I gained here in Vancouver is to get to know how to work with people on the ground. I was serving in headquarters and capitals. In this environment, you know the people you engage with. You expect a certain knowledge level from your counterparts, whether they’re in government or are diplomats. So it was the first time to work with ‘Real People’, citizens who live and DO NOT think like diplomats.

Tamio Wakayama: A Remembrance

by Masaru Edmund Nakawatase I first met Tamio Wakayama in the winter of 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia. We were both very recent volunteers for...

廣川恭一さん

働きing:廣川恭一

廣川さんは今年のパウエル祭で木工製品を売っていましたよね?早い時間に物がほぼ完売していたのですごい若者が出て来たなぁと注目してたんですよ。

TG Garden Club Welcomes Neighbourhood Gardeners

This growing season, the Tonari Gumi Garden Club presented not one but two workshops on Japanese Herbs. This came about because there was desire...