A Conversation with Peter Kosaka
by David Fujino When film and TV productions are looking for an actor who can speak English words with a proper Japanese accent, there´s...
by David Fujino When film and TV productions are looking for an actor who can speak English words with a proper Japanese accent, there´s...
by Jennifer Matsunaga Greetings from Ottawa! Our city has been a-buzz lately with the news and action surrounding Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence...
by Mel Tsuji John Onizuka admitted he was very surprised to be honoured at the 50th anniversary celebration last year of the Canadian Japanese...
When I was a pre-teen, I remember a story circulating around the family, about some sort of cabin that they lived in, and how it was so cold that icicles grew on the inside of the walls. At some point I realized that this story was connected to a much larger family history and I realized I must do whatever research I could by myself. I really started to learn about JC history when Rei Nakashima, an active member of the Montreal JCCC, hired me to catalogue interviews that had been done with Issei.
The Tlingit group shared traditional Tlingit dancing and drumming with Ainu and Japanese people. Storyteller Sharon Shorty from the Teslin Tlingit Council shared Tlingit myths. The stories by “Grandma Susie” (Sharon Shorty) grabbed the audience, young and old, everywhere she went. Wayne Carlick, the Master Carver, Dance Leader, and Crow Clan Director from Taku River Tlingit First Nation demonstrated his carving and painting with local Ainu people.
By Mike Murakami On November 17th, 2012, the Momiji Health Care Society hosted a hugely successful Gala Celebration to mark its 35 years of...
by Terumi Kuwada, Past President of the NAJC The Festive Season is upon us and a new year is about to begin. As we...
By Addie Kobayashi On November 4, 2012, a special lunch for Ontario’s UBC Students Class of ’42 was held in the beautiful setting of...
I do find it strange then that family photographs show decorated trees in various living rooms (of friends) during the 1930s and even in the self-supporting camp where my mom was sent under special dispensation. My brother claimed the trees were only in the houses of the rich Japanese they knew because of the expense.
by David Fujino You may not know his name, but actor Frank Nakashima´s face has appeared on tv and film screens since 1980. Movie...
From the onset, the JCAY strove to introduce to the general public traditional Japanese culture as best we could, which is the first and foremost of our mandates spelled out in the JCAY constitution.
By Terry Watada For those in the Greater Toronto Area who were treated to the extravaganzas provided by the Hawaiian musical group the Makaha...