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Cumberland’s Miners Memorial Weekend

by Lorene OikawaPhotos by Greg Masuda The June 12th to 15th weekend was a journey to the past with the 29th Miners Memorial combined with the 44th Annual Pacific Northwest Labour History Association Conference taking place in the Village of…

Do you really know your mother or your father? I don’t mean what foods they like, what they do or did for a living, or if they played on a baseball team when they were younger.

For the past three years, a group of youth associated with the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) have been working to address the dearth of young people in leadership positions. A youth meeting and digital storytelling workshop at the…

サイクリスト安部良さんは2011年（平成23年）に4ヵ月かけて自転車でカナダ横断をした。3年前の3月11日に起きた東日本大震災で多くの国から支援を受けたお礼に顔の見える形で『ありがとう』の気持ちを伝えたい、旅を訪してカナダの人に震災支援への感謝を伝える為に自転車にカナダと日本の国旗を着けた。

Community members who read and viewed the signs seemed encouraged to talk about their own experiences

The Anglican Church is prepared to engage with the Japanese Canadian community to express their apology, and offer their participation in a healing and reconciliation process with individuals and community. They offer their pastoral response to survivors.

Tsuneko Kokubo will be exhibiting paintings from her Monochromatic Contemplation series at the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall as part of the Vancouver International Dance Festival. The exhibition will run from March 13 to 29. There will be an opening reception for…

Each year, before the first performances of the Vancouver International Dance Festival, we find ourselves in a state of anxious excitement. We never know exactly what to expect. Will people come? Will this be our last festival? We let those doubts drop away knowing that we are bringing outstanding artists that have proven themselves again and again in cities around the world.

“there is no stranger under the cherry tree” Kobayashi Issa, 1763 – 1827. Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival - Festival-at-a-Glance

The annual JCCA Keirokai luncheon was held January 18 at Nikkei Centre in honour of the seniors in our community. The afternoon was MC’ed by JCCA President Gary Matson with greetings & kanpai by Consul General Seiji Okada. Entertainment was…