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...
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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...
President’s Message
The long, hot days of summer are transitioning into preparation for back-to-school and the routine of fall. We say it every year, but it...
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...
sometimes, not always – on being japanese canadian and queer
My parents and I were both going to be at Powell Street Festival on Sunday, the same day as the Vancouver Pride parade. Given this co-occurrence, I thought I’d tell my parents about my hopes to travel to California for a LGBTQ+ gathering in the
Seeking Nominations: Japanese Canadian Historical Sites
In 2015, the BC Government launched a pilot program to identify places of historic significance to Chinese Canadians, resultng in the addition of 21...
A New Moon Over Tohoku
When Linda Ohama arrived in Onomichi on Children’s Day in May, 1999, camera crew in tow, she was looking for footage for her film,...
Nisei : Summer Jobs
“What? I have to travel 400 km to work all summer? I will call family services!” No, no, that didn’t come out of the...
President’s Message
Long summer days mean feasting on the local crops of fruit and vegetables. I’ve been enjoying blueberries and am hoping to get out to...
Panel Presentation: Combatting Islamophobia in the Media
by Judy Hanazawa This presentation on April 5 at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House featured 3 speakers who spoke from their personal and professional experience....
