a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
by Maryka Omatsu The Rise & Fall of America’s Concentration Camp Law by Masumi Izumi Temple University Press, 2019 Japanese American nisei, born in the incarceration camps have launched the Tsuru (origami cranes) campaign and have been demonstrating at US detention…
THREE HOUR EVENING WORKSHOP: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6:30-9:30 pm Learn about fundamental taiko drumming techniques and rhythms and explore the context of taiko as a performing art within the Japanese Canadian community in this three-hour, hands-on evening workshop. No…
A Justice In Her Time, An Honorary Doctor Of Laws For Maryka Omatsu “Ryerson bestows Honorary degrees to those who have made extraordinary contributions to society and in certain fields. Dr. Omatsu has made an extraordinary contribution to the Asian…
Katari Taiko: Canada’s first taiko group turns 40 On November 23, the Japanese Hall at the Vancouver Japanese Language School was filled with the sound of drums, memories, and laughter as Katari Taiko celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a gathering…
by Lea Ault and Alice Bradley Every November 11, my husband Justin takes our daughters to the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park. His great-grandfather Masajiro Shishido was one of the Japanese Canadians who fought…
Southern Alberta Sugar Beet Fields: 77 Years After by David B. Iwaasa photos by Noriko Nasu-Tidball Some 77 years after approximately 2,250 exhausted and traumatized Japanese Canadians arrived in dusty, dilapidated railway cars as part of the federal government’s forced…
The Vancouver Japanese Gardeners Association was formed in 1959, in the aftermath of the wartime internment and dislocation of British Columbia’s Japanese Canadian community. Today, the organization continues to serve as an umbrella association for its 50 or so members,…
by Alice Bradley and Lea Ault October is here and Canadian Thanksgiving is upon us. Does everyone have their favourite Thanksgiving recipes ready to go? I hope so, but we are offering a few recipes that make Thanksgiving a little more…
