Community Kitchen, November
Every November 11, my husband Justin takes our daughters to the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park. His...
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Eisa 2019
On Friday, October 11, Metro Vancouver audiences will be treated to a feast of Okinawan drum-dancing featuring eisa, Ryukyu shishimai (lion dance) and wadaiko as Chijinshu Wakatiida and special guests Hidekatsu & Mion, take over the stage of the Michael J Fox Theatre in Burnaby.
For us, by us – ensoku 2019
ensoku 2019 brings young Japanese Canadians and Americans together in unprecedented Vancouver event photos by Kayla Isomura Over the May long weekend, 40 young-ish...
Changing of the guard at NNMCC
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre selects new Executive Director The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre was opened on September 22, 2000. Part of...
Global Soundscapes Festival
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presents Global Soundscapes Festival When the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra was formed in 2000 under founding artistic director Moshe Denburg its stated...
Steveston Nikkei Memorial
Sitting at the mouth of the Fraser River, the village of Steveston, although technically part of Richmond, BC, retains a unique small town flavour....
Ikue Mori Jim Black Duo
Ikue Mori Jim Black Duo TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Ikue Mori is “one of the most singular musicians in modern music history” (Chicago...
Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double
Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double at TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Tomas Fujiwara is a Brooklyn-based drummer and composer who has been described as “a...
ensoku (field trip)
Kikiai Collaborative invites young folks of Japanese ancestry to a gathering in Vancouver this May with a focus on food, community dialogue and creative...
A Bonanza of Representation
Last year I caught, quite by accident, a truly unique episode of Bonanza. The second longest-running television western (Gunsmoke being the longest) was on-air from 1959 to 1973.
The Tashme Project: The Living Archives
When Julie Tamiko Manning and Matt Miwa first in 2009 as members of the English Theatre acting company at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, they...
Being Japanese Canadian: reflections on a broken world
Being Japanese Canadian: reflections on a broken world, a new exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum, features personal perspectives on the exile, dispossession, and...
