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...
The Bulletin
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
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....
Fubuki Daiko: going for broke under the northern lights
When Winnipeg’s Fubuki Daiko celebrated its twentieth anniversary last year, it marked a major milestone as one of North America’s few professional taiko groups....
GVJCCA welcomes Hiroshima Goodwill Cultural Mission to Vancouver
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 7PM to 8PM HIROSHIMA GOODWILL CULTURAL MISSION TO VANCOUVER Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre Featuring Izumi Kimoto (vocals) Yoshie Tachikawa...
Obon
The origin of Obon can be traced to the Ulambana Sutra which relates the story of Mogallana, the most gifted of Shakyamuni Buddha’s disciples...
Honouring Our People Book Launch
It turned out to be a nice day. Sometimes when the weather is too good, it discourages people from attending indoor events. That wasn’t...
Noboru Sawai (1931-2017): A unique artist
by Grace Eiko Thomson Noboru Sawai, was a rare artist in our midst, a cross-cultural post-modernist, who, in fact, contributed greatly to contemporary Canadian...
