

a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture


a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
Year 2016
The Cherry Tree at St. Martin’s Church
by Judy Hanazawa, with written contributions from Esther and Wendy Matsubuchi, Paul and Bev Sunohara The matter of the cherry tree at St. Martin’s Church came to the attention of our Japanese Canadian Working Group in 2014. At that time,…
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. I wonder if there are any more hidden gems regarding Nisei identity? 1. Mothers always placed…
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 time to support the GVJCCA including helping with the monthly mail out of The Bulletin/Geppo magazine…
ぽっかぽか! お家で簡単ボルシチ
Tokyo Trend #29
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 government call for nominations for historically significant Japanese Canadian places. Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association…
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 square feet; read SMALL) The yard is no more than three (approx. 100 square feet; read…
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 Plymouth Voyager, delivering wine for Langley’s Domaine de Chaberton Winery. At the time he had two…
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 he waits for their barrel of single malt whisky, ordered from the Odd Society, to age…