a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
Akemashite omedetoo gozaimasu and a Happy New Year to all you readers out there. You are a source of great inspiration for me as a regular columnist in the JCCA Bulletin as I strive with each issue to bring you…
On June 15, 2015 the Anglican Diocese of Calgary and New Westminster gave their apology to survivors, their families, friends and the Japanese Canadian community for the sexual abuse perpetrated upon community children, mostly boys, by Goichi Gordon Nakayama. Their…
His blog is called Letters from Santa, he favours bow ties, plays the cello (well), and has an engaging smile and personality. He also tweets with the best of them. As the newly-minted President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of…
Call on the Federal Government to Repeal C-51, the Anti-terrorist Act, 2015 by Kathy Shimizu and Judy Hanazawa The Anti-terrorist Act is like the War Measures Act for Muslims. — Hasan Alam, Legal Counsel, Canadian Union of Public Employees The…
Part two of the series, Community Records and the Human Experiences of the Uprooting of Japanese Canadians, by Eiji Okawa and Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective This article will pick up where the previous one left off, and continues with the…
Blessing in Disguise – What was a blessing for Japanese Canadians? Review of a New Book: Honouring Our People – Breaking the Silence by Yusuke Tanaka This book is a collection of testimonies presented at a conference: The Honouring Our…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
