Rebel With a Cause: The Doc Nikaido Story
When Dr. Harry Nikaido passed away on November 11, 1975, the town of Bow Island, Alberta lost not only its doctor, but a cherished...
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Takao Tanabe – exhibit at Nikkei National Museum
When I came home from Europe in ‘55, I said to myself I have one more area that I want to study, which is the Japanese style of painting, and to see whether I was really Japanese. So I had to go to Japan.
Cumberland Chow Mein, Denbazuke, Karinto? It’s Nisei Food!
How can you tell a Nisei by looking at the food they eat? Have you heard of Cumberland chow mein, denbazuke, or karinto? In...
Kona, a film in progress by Walter Dods
In 1881, David Kalakaua, the last King of Hawaii, made his one and only voyage to Japan. His mission was two-fold: First, form an alliance with the Emperor to create an empire that stretched eastward from the Japan, across all the islands of the South Pacific, and creating the new kingdom of ‘Oceania.’
Honouring Shag Ando
by Susanne Tabata In 1958, when Gordon Kadota started the first golf tournament for the lower mainland JC community, it was a massive social...
How Can You Tell a Nisei?
Issei, Nisei, I Say, You Say The Bulletin is pleased to introduce a new column by Nanaimo-based historian, researcher and author Chuck Tasaka. Having...
Reflecting on Racism: Why race still matters in 2016
by Elena, Erica Isomura, Kayla Isomura, Kendall Yamagishi, Lucas Wright, and Ren Ito In 2015, a group of participants at the Japanese Canadian Young...
Hide Hyodo-Shimizu Research Scholarship
The National Association of Japanese Canadians and the Landscapes of Injustice Partnership Project are proud to jointly announce the Hide Hyodo-Shimizu Research Scholarship Valued at $10,000,...
Interview with Bishop Melissa Skelton
Over the past several years, the Japanese Canadian community has had to come to terms with the open acknowledgment of sexual abuse perpetrated by...
Against the Current – November 6, Japanese Hall
by Susanne Tabata Against the Current, a co-production between the Vancouver Taiko Society and the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, took the...
Remembering Aya Higashi
Following the war, Aya returned to Vancouver to obtain her teaching certificate then returned to Kaslo for good, fulfilling a promise she had made to the local principal. She taught senior high, specializing in commerce and home economics.
Wadaiko Yamato – bringing big energy and big sound to Vancouver
The birthplace of taiko in Canada, Vancouver boasts a large number of taiko ensembles, each with their own identity and approach. The founding members...
