a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
GVJCCA AGM The GVJCCA Annual General Meeting is rescheduled to Saturday August 22, 2020 from 1:30pm to 4pm in 1/3 Hall, Nikkei Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby Please note any Covid19-related space and face mask requirements will be observed. For…
When COVID-19 hit Canada and the rest of the world this spring, Canada’s cultural sector was thrown into a tailspin. Once it became evident that large gatherings would not be possible over the summer, festivals, dance and theatre companies, and…
This is our third installment of Miso Soup for the Soul, our series focusing on food, specifically comfort food and the foods that connect us to our roots and to each other. I have been reaching out to the community…
From fried balogna to fiddleheads by Sandy Usami How I could i not tell of our O-shogatsu? This is a word I only learned as an adult. For our family, it was always New Year’s Day at Ba-chan’s. My grandmother…
When she died in 1997 at the age of 93, Kimiko Okano Murakami left behind a lasting legacy of perseverance and, ultimately, triumph in the face almost indescribable adversity. In her lifetime she claimed an extraordinary number of firsts: first…
This letter was sent to the Richmond News by my friend Mary Wilson, who is also a friend of the Japanese Canadian community. She is a retired social worker who worked for many years at Mt. St. Joseph Hospital, periodically…
Dear Premier Horgan, First of all, I am expressing thanks and appreciation to you for being forthright in responding to the disturbing number of anti Asian racism incidents which have increased since the COVID 19 crisis. We appreciate that you…
I can’t remember the first time I met Mary Yamada, or when she started volunteering for The Bulletin monthly mail out. It’s like she has always been there, along with the rest of the amazing crew. I do remember the…
In this time of disruption, it’s interesting how our energies have shifted so much towards food, as if we feel a collective need to go back to the basics, to things that we can control. Over the next number of…
The following statement has been released by Serena Mah on behalf of ACT@endracism and Trant Daley on behalf of Alberta Muslim Pubic Affairs The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis is unbelievably tragic. We mourn with his family and share the…
As the English-language editor of The Bulletin, it’s interesting how our energies have shifted so much towards food, almost like going back to the basics, something we can control. Over the next several issues we will be focussing on…
by Kim Uyede-Kai Communities of Faith Support and Right Relations, and Vice-President of the Toronto NAJC When news of the coronavirus first began to spread in Canada, Chinese Canadian restaurants and businesses quickly took a devastating hit. Once crowded restaurants…
