Immigration Faux Pas in Canada
Manzo Nagano is credited with being the first Japanese settler in Canada in 1877, though he was not the first to come to BC....
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Nisei: Nikkei connection to McLean Mill
Did you know that there was a very small settlement of Japanese Canadians at the McLean Mill in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island in...
Mio-Steveston Fishermen Dialect
Whenever you hear of Mio, a poor, small fishing village south-east of Osaka in Wakayama-ken, the name ‘Amerika Mura’ comes to mind. To the...
NISEI: THE GAMES WE PLAYED
Nisei growing up on Powell Streets in the 30s didn’t have that many toys so they had to improvise. Some boys picked chestnuts off...
How to Tell a Nisei – Part II
In the January issue the column was titled, How to Tell a Nisei. There were more Nisei traits uncovered to add to this column....
Nisei: Sports Brought ‘Wa’ (Harmony)
The famous Vancouver Asahi baseball teams have been well-documented and the latest, a movie made in Japan called Asahi was the ‘icing on the...
