Canadian Nikkei

The Bulletin, Canada’s longest-running English/Japanese language news magazine, has been published continuously since 1958. The Bulletin is published monthly by the Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizen’s Association (GVJCCA) and is delivered free of charge to all members. MORE LINKS National Association of Japanese Canadians National Nikkei Heritage Centre Japanese Canadian National Museum Discover Nikkei Powell Street Festival Tonari Gumi japanesecanadianhistory.net Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre	December 2007 COVER STORY Hiromi Goto - the writer is in Pichi pichi, chappu chappu. It hardly ever rains here. Funny how I hated the rain so much when I was a child and now I miss it sorely. A body isn’t meant to brittle dry. It’s hard to keep the words flowing if you have to lick them, moisten them with your tongue before they leave your lips. The days stretched long and wet when the rains fell in our childhood waiting. But Okāsan would tell us tales. Mukāshi, mukāshi, ōmukashi . . . continued . . .
	INDEX Editorial Crosscurrents with Masaki Watanabe Community Kitchen President's Message Remembrance Day Ceremony at Stanley Park The Adventures of Bean-chan & Wakumi's World
	BOOKS Kuroshio: The Blood of Foxes Kuroshio, the latest book by Toronto writer Terry Watada, takes its title from the Japanese word for black current, used to describe the Pacific Ocean current that Japanese immigrants believe brought them safely to a new life in North America. continued . . .
	BOOKS Shaku of Wondrous Grace Through the Garden of Yoshimaru Abe By Art Miki, Henry Kojima & Sylvia Jansen In many ways, Yoshimaru Abe’s life is not special or extraordinary; it is a life filled with hardship, sacrifice, accomplishment and reward. continued . . .
	BOOKS The Sakura Tree By Carolyn McTighe Illustrated by Karen Brownlee Once there lived three Japanese sisters. The eldest sister’s name was Aki, which means autumn. She was named this because she was as graceful as the gold and red colored leaves that swirl gently to earth in the autumn breeze. continued . . .
	Remembering George Oikawa I first met George in 1974 and in the ensuing 33 years he never wavered from his total commitment to achieving Nikkei Place. Together with Joe Yamauchi and the late Ken Matsune we had just completed a year-long survey study of Nikkei communities in Greater Vancouver, Kamloops, Vernon, Kelowna, Midway, Greenwood and New Denver. The study identified the need for a small seniors home on Powell Street, a larger home not on Powell Street, a seniors home in the Okanagan (which became Hinode Home in Kelowna) and a community cultural centre. George read the study, accepted these findings and volunteered to head the JCCA Building Committee to realize these facilities. continued . . .