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,...
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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...
Remembrance Day 2015
It was a lovely warm and sunny day in between two storms. Consequently, there was a huge turnout at the cenotaph. Perhaps 400 people...
Kokoro Dance: heart, soul & spirit
Book of Love is not like a Harlequin romance novel. Any married couple will tell you that love has its peaks and valleys. Love, like life, is a mystery. We are lucky to have British artist Jonathan Baldock’s Dada surrealist-influenced costume and set design infiltrating the piece and Vancouver composer Jeffrey Ryan composing for the Standing Wave musical ensemble who will be playing live for the two weeks of performances at the Roundhouse.
Kokoro Dance: Embodying Heart & Soul
The October, 1993 issue of The Bulletin, my first as English Editor, featured Jay Hirabayashi and Barbara Bourget of Kokoro Dance. Then in their...
Letter to the Editor
I too do not like the way we’re being carved up like a pie into Boomers, Millennials, Xers, Gen Ys, etc., and have wondered in whose interest has it been to do this – and also often to pit generation against generation? whose agenda does it serve?
Remembrance Day 2015
Tom, Roger and George! All very Canadian names! And all very Canadian! (Why are these guys so COOL?) The image of Bill McPhee, administration...
What meaningful action should the Anglican Church take for those harmed by Mr. Nakayama?
Please come to a community gathering and talk with Bishop Melissa Skelton Sunday, November 22, 5pm to 7pmTonari Gumi 42 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver ATTENDING...
Legacy of Redress Forum
Walking from table to table at the Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association (GVJCCA) Legacy of Redress Forum, you could hear the ideas bubbling...
