Story Archive

Asian Canadian Studies Network

With the sound of taiko and First Nations drums, and the chatter of over 7,000 voices, the University of Victoria was the hub for...

Helping Survivors of 2011 Earthquake

One Nikkei Vancouverite’s Unique Contribution As you know, Vancouver, with its convivial multi-racial culture and splendid natural surroundings is regularly rated near the top...

Canadian Multicultural Hockey League

Papulkas is proud to have a South Asian team in the tournament and the quality of players they have on their roster. He has received inquiries from a Guyanese team, a Lithuanian team and teams made up of Filipinos and Australians.

Hockey Night in Kanada

Because there’s no Japantown, Japanese Canadian are more integrated into Canadian culture. All my Japanese Canadian friends consider themselves Canadian more than anything else.

Hastings Park Update

As part of the City’s master plan to transform the Park into a greener, more active, year-round destination, HPC and PNE staff met May 15th to pick sites for signs commemorating four buildings remaining from the Internment marshalling period

The Legacy of the Cumberland Chow Mein

The popular Japanese Canadian dish, Cumberland Chow Mein, is one of my absolute favourite dishes to eat at family gatherings. My grandpa, Buzz Ogaki, would always take pride in his dish being the most popular offering at the gathering.

Japanese “Slap-Ball” comes to the Blue Jays

Ichiro, Yu Darvish, Godzilla (Hideki Matsui), Daisuke Matsuzaka legendary baseball names – not old names from the sport’s fabled past, but destined for Hall...

An Interview with Denis Akiyama

I was raised to have a strong appreciation for being Japanese. My Japaneseness was separate from the community. My dad raised me to be a respectful person … but he was kind. Don’t display it.

Kibatsu Cinema Returns to Vancouver

Kibatsu is a Japanese word denoting a person or thing that is, by ordinary standards, unusual or unconventional—and beginning June 6, the Powell Street...

Chrysanthemums & Maple Leaves: Concert Schedule

A quartet comprised of Naomi Sato (sho) and local Japanese musicians Yuriko Nariya (koto), Kozue Matsumoto (koto) and Minoru Yamamoto (shakuhachi) will perform a concert of traditional Japanese music and contemporary Japanese/Canadian compositions.