a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
Many cenotaphs across Canada have omissions, errors or duplication. The process was far from perfect as mothers and wives mourned the loss of their loved ones. Lists of names were hastily compiled, neighbouring towns erred . . .
The Past Wrongs, Future Choices Spring 2023 Residency Program is a project-based opportunity that will offer three academics and three artists a setting for focused, goal-oriented work . . .
The Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association (GVJCCA), Tonari Gumi (TG), and the Vancouver Japanese Language School-Japanese Hall (VJLS-JH) would like to warmly welcome Michael Tora Speier to the Heritage Cooking Classes team. Michael brings to this project over a…
We are looking for knowledgeable and flavour-focused home cooks to teach people their Japanese-Canadian foodie heritage and kitchen magic! Classes will be maximum 15-20 participants, using a casual workshop and hands-on approach, to be held at Tonari Gumi, the…
Coming back to Canada, Nanaimo was a tough city. He was an oceanographer, and we had a place on Gabriola Island where he has always been on his free time.
by John Endo Greenaway Henry Shimizu was fourteen when he and the rest of the Shimizu family were uprooted. Unable to return to BC, the family moved to Edmonton in 1946. There, Henry graduated in medicine in 1954, going on…
By Donna Yamazaki Limitations dates, or deadlines for taking legal action, are one of the most important issues at the outset of any legal claim. In many cases, including those in family law, parties must bring claims before they “expire”,…
By Elise Gee Consider a kanpai for Christmas cheer this year! Sake continues its ascent as a popular tipple outside the realm of Asian restaurants. Premium grade sake has grabbed the attention of serious wine lovers, so much so, even…
The Bulletin is proud to sponsor It’s Boring Here, Pick Me Up by director Hiroki Ryuichi, starring Hashimoto Ai (from Beautiful Star, our sponsored film in 2017) and adapted from the novel by Yamauchi Mariko. Click here for tickets and showtimes. The Vancouver International Film…
by Howard Shimokura On June 15, the third, fourth & fifth roadside interpretative signs out of eight were unveiled to commemorate the three clusters of Japanese Canadian internment camps in the Kootenays: Slocan Extension (Lemon Creek, Popoff, Bayfarm & Slocan…
Coming To Terms With Rev. G.G. Nakayama’s Sexual Abuse Of Community Members by Alan Itakura The following article was published in the English Montreal Bulletin July-August 2018 about Japanese Canadian Working Group members Wendy Matsubuchi Bremner and Judy Hanazawa presenting…
With multi-year funding from Vancouver Foundation, Powell Street Festival (PSFS) and WePress Community Arts Space Society are sharing art-making skills and strengthening community connections in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). This exciting partnership between the well-established Japanese Canadian arts and culture…
