a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
We Don’t Need Another Hero is a great song recorded by Tina Turner. The unwanted “hero” in the song is the hero who disappoints. The “hero” who leaves unfulfilled the hopes others had in him or her. We unfortunately know plenty…
I am preparing this Message on June 21st. It is the first day of summer. I am reminded of it being the first day of summer when I go the internet to google the weather in Japan. Up on my…
We learn daily of actions taken by people that disappoint us. Many of such actions are done for selfish reasons or with the aim of causing harm to others who are perceived as holding beliefs that are antithetical to our…
A QUESTION OF IDENTITY My first interest in Japan was Zen Buddhism. I read Essays on Zen Buddhism by Daisetsu Suzuki in 1969. It was the beginning of a love of Japan that continues to this day. People sometimes tell…
On Saturday, March 16, 2013 we held our Annual General Meeting in our office at the National Nikkei Heritage Centre. I am pleased to report that we had a large attendance. Our office was filled to capacity. The meeting was…
by Gary Matson I have enjoyed studying and experiencing Japanese culture. One of the aspects of Japanese culture that I admire is a profound appreciation of nature found in the arts and daily life in Japan. And with such appreciation…
From the day I started at The Bulletin as editor in the fall of 1993 it struck me that the ongoing question we seek to answer in these pages is, “what does it mean to be Japanese Canadian?” Even if we choose…
Memory, reconciliation, acceptance. Three simple words that run through this month’s issue. On the eve of the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Japanese Canadian War Memorial we pay tribute to the young men who, refusing to take no for…
As the year draws to a close we send our condolences out to longtime JCCA President Ron Nishimura. This month Ron, who stepped down from the Board several months back for health reasons, lost first his mother and then his…
Watching the disaster that is Hurricane Sandy unfold on the east coast, one can’t help but be reminded that for all our technological advances we are no match for mother nature when she chooses to flex her muscles; that while…
The October 1993 issue of The Bulletin, my first as editor, featured Jay Hirabayashi and Barbara Bourget of Kokoro Dance on the cover. The issue was designed and layed out by Lotus Miyashita and the managing editor and advertising manager…
September always brings with it a certain wistfulness, as the heat of summer gives way to cooler days and longer nights. It is a time for introspection and preparation—a genetically-ingrained holdover, perhaps, from the days when stores had to be…
