JCCA President’s Report

In order to facilitate positive changes, our newly elected 2014 Board would like to collect input from the community and use it to reinvigorate this great organization by creating a clearer vision for our future.

On February 18, 2014 I attended the Opening Night Reception for Images of Internment: Oil Paintings by Dr. Henry Shimizu. The reception was held...

As I write this message for the February edition of The Bulletin, I am basking in the afterglow of a Chinese Lunar New Year...

In last month’s “President’s Message” I wrote that while the Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association is an important organization in the Nikkei community,...

On Saturday, November 23, 2113, I participated in the Opening Ceremony of the Tonari Gumi Seniors’ Drop-In and Community Outreach Centre. Fellow GVJCCA Board...

We have been experiencing glorious sunny autumn days in Vancouver this year. It has been ideal weather to enjoy the beauty of crimson and...

The National Association of Japanese Canadians held its Annual General Meeting in Toronto on September 21-22, 2013. The GVJCCA was represented by Jack Matsushita...

We Don’t Need Another Hero is a great song recorded by Tina Turner. The unwanted “hero” in the song is the hero who disappoints. The...

I am preparing this Message on June 21st. It is the first day of summer. I am reminded of it being the first day...

We learn daily of actions taken by people that disappoint us. Many of such actions are done for selfish reasons or with the aim...

A QUESTION OF IDENTITY My first interest in Japan was Zen Buddhism. I read Essays on Zen Buddhism by Daisetsu Suzuki in 1969. It...

On Saturday, March 16, 2013 we held our Annual General Meeting in our office at the National Nikkei Heritage Centre. I am pleased to...