a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
Over the past several years, the Japanese Canadian community has had to come to terms with the open acknowledgment of sexual abuse perpetrated by the late Goichi Gordon Nakayama, past minister of the Anglican Church, primarily against Japanese Canadian boys.…
Matsujiro Watada, my father, died in 1987 at the age of 81. He was a rugged man; his body was sculpted by his years working as a highrigger in a BC logging camp before farming on the prairies. He then…
When new immigrants from all over the world acquire Canadian citizenship, they ceremonially swear to respect each other regardless of race, religion and original nationality. That said, “delicate sentiments” or, worse, “enduring grudges” may still remain between those of Jewish…
by Susanne Tabata Against the Current, a co-production between the Vancouver Taiko Society and the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, took the stage on November 6 at the Japanese Hall on Alexander Street. It was at once a…
The birthplace of taiko in Canada, Vancouver boasts a large number of taiko ensembles, each with their own identity and approach. The founding members of Katari Taiko, Canada’s first group, modelled the group on North American ensembles like San Jose…
