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....
The Bulletin
JCCA President’s Message
And the award for outstanding volunteers goes to… Our GVJCCA volunteers. Yes, we really appreciate you! Thank you again for all your talents and...
Japanese Canadian Community Organizes so History is Not Forgotten
Vancouver, BC: Japanese Canadian community organizations and individuals have joined together and launched a Facebook page, JC Sites BC, in response to a provincial...
Community Records and the Human Experiences of the Uprooting of Japanese Canadians
by Eiji Okawa and Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective The Wealth of My Home (Wagaya no tomi) My house is merely ten-tsubo (approx. 300...
Kanazawa Wines
Most careers involve working your way up from some starting point – in Richard Kanazawa’s case it was starting behind the wheel of a...
Japanese Husband Headquarters
The Japanese Husband Headquarters is a not-so-secret society founded by Yoshinori Tanaka in 2007 as a social club. The Bulletin talked to Yoshinori while...
Odd Society: celebrating collective oddities on Powell Street
Behind the bar at the Odd Society on Powell Street, Mia Glanz wields a pair of cocktail shakers like oversized maracas, the ice creating...
A Steveston Beginning: remembering my mother – new works by Judy Nakagawa
Visitors to the second floor of the Nikkei Centre in Burnaby will be familiar with a sculpture hanging over an opening in the floor....
It’s Long Overdue … Let’s Lose This “Winner vs Loser” Mentality
I recently heard again that all-too-familiar expression, this time from a bright, well-mannered Japanese college youth, one of our recent “home-stay” students on short-term...
TG Garden Club Welcomes Neighbourhood Gardeners
This growing season, the Tonari Gumi Garden Club presented not one but two workshops on Japanese Herbs. This came about because there was desire...
SADA HOSHIKA: “I Am Like a Cultural Ambassador,” Says Pioneering, Leading-Edge Sushi Chef
SERIES: JAPANESE CANADIAN PIONEERS Some of you readers may know him already as Sada- san, the personable owner and chef at the popular sushi...
Landscapes of Injustice: Community Council Call for Nomination
Background Landscapes of Injustice is currently in its third year of a seven-year research project led by researchers at the University of Victoria in...
