反響 Echoes: Celebrating 45 years of Taiko in Canada
Canadian taiko was birthed in 1979 at the third annual Powell Street Festival, in Oppenheimer Park on Powell Street, home to a large prewar Japanese Canadian community.
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
John Endo Greenaway
Gwaii Hanaas: mist, memory, and reflection
A mere hour and a half from YVR by plane, it feels as if we are on a different planet. Much of that difference lies in the silence, or rather the quality of the silence. Apart from the sound of the boat engine, all sounds come from the natural world . . .
Gaman – Perseverance, Japanese Canadians’ Journey to Justice by Art Miki
As President of the National Association of Japanese Canadians in 1988, Art Miki was one of the key architects of the Redress agreement with the Government of Canada . . .
New Book: Obaasan’s Boots
Through the stories, not easily shared, they come to appreciate the underlying strength that their grandmother possesses, and the legacy of resilience in the face of injustice of that they have inherited.
Mayumi Lashbrook: navigating enemy lines
I was surprised to discover the parallels between the climate of fear during WWII and the global pandemic. It gave me a reference point to see the polarizing nature of fear and its ability to pit groups against each other.
Sansei: The Storyteller
The etymology of ‘re’ is to repeat (redo, rethink, reuse) and ‘spect’ is connected to ideas of sight (spectacles, spectate, spectacular); so to re-spect someone is to ‘see’ ‘again.’
Aki Takahashi – celebrating 20 years of connecting through music
I was most inspired by my grandmother, who taught me to sing.
Session with Teachers at Hastings Park
For the Interpretive Centre, JCHPICS will share stories, images, and artifacts or reproductions so that people have a better understanding of what happened to Japanese Canadians in Hastings Park in 1942.
Japanese Canadian Legacies – Education
The three-year project consists of two key components: development of a Japanese Canadian History Learning Portal, and the creation of a Digital Course for Teacher Training.
Big Print Steveston
Cocooned in a big black brush stroke, the Salmon Woman represents the legacy of the women of the Fraser River delta. Wrapped in deep burnt orange, she becomes a part of a long meandering black wave.
My Sister Know Why Podcast
I’m listening to the My Sisters Knows Why podcast, where Ang and Claud are talking about mochi and its relationship to Japanese Canadian traditions and culture, before moving on to obon, and then the Japanese Canadian picnic at the Toronto Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.
Paueru Gai Dialogues #3 – reflections
I was honoured to serve as guest host for On Memory, Mythmaking, and Community Resilience. The theme of the session emerged out of recent work I have been doing and conversations I have been having.
