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...
Category: Commmunity
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.
Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin: how do you carry the land
The Vancouver Art Gallery announces a new exhibition bridging the experiences of artists with diverse ancestries in dialogue, Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin:...
Powell Street Festival and WePress: Art and Advocacy in Action
With multi-year funding from Vancouver Foundation, Powell Street Festival (PSFS) and WePress Community Arts Space Society are sharing art-making skills and strengthening community connections...
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...
Alejandro Yoshizawa: crossing oceans + cultures in All Our Father’s Relations
How you identify culturally is almost an internal dialogue with yourself. But an eye-opener for me while making All Our Father’s Relations was how...
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...
