a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
It has been said that 90 percent of all Canadians live within a 15-minute drive of a Canadian Tire store; that nine out of ten adult Canadians shop at one at least twice a year; and that 40 percent of…
“Home Away From Home” is the slogan for the Greater Vancouver JCCA and Tonari Gumi’s $650,000 joint building fund drive which was launched during the August 2012 Powell Street Festival. While the overall budget for Tonari Gumi’s new senior’s drop-in…
The last time we checked in with filmmaker Susanne Tabata she was finishing up Ohanashi: Stories of Our Elders, a ten-part series for the Japanese Canadian National Museum that she designed, wrote, produced and directed. She recently announced that she…
By Mits Sumiya My convocation started on Monday, May 28, 2012 when I landed at Vancouver airport at about noon. As I reached the end of the narrow passage from the plane to the airport, I saw Mary Kitagawa and…
On Saturday, September 22, 2012, the Nikkei Place Foundation will be holding its second annual Nikkei Place Community Awards & Fundraising Dinner at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Over 260 people from the community will recognize, congratulate, and…
Personal history Kazuhiro Shibata was born in early spring of 1954 as the second son of the Shibatas, who made a living by farming and fishing. He has an elder brother, a younger brother and a younger sister. The place…
Hello, Vancouver! Are you ready to MIX IT UP? Hapa-palooza: A Celebration of Mixed Roots Arts and Ideas is back for its second year, running September 12 and 13, 2012. Hapa-Palooza is a young cultural festival that celebrates Vancouver’s identity…
On June 14, 2012, during spring convocation ceremonies, the University of Victoria bestowed upon Dr. Henry Shimizu the honorary degree Honorary Doctor of Laws. Dr. Shimizu was among five recipients of honorary degrees selected from nominations to the university senate,…
Welcome to The Bulletin’s special edition dedicated to the Powell Street Festival, which takes place over the BC Day long weekend, a weekend open to every resident of BC to celebrate mid-summer events. The Powell Street Festival is one of…
The name Spam was coined in 1936 by a New York actor named Kenneth Daigneau as part of a contest held by George A. Hormel & Company, the producers of the product, to replace the original name, Hormel Spiced Ham.…
Like many other Canadians of Japanese descent, Art Miki’s life trajectory was forever altered by the wartime removal and relocation from the west coast of all Japanese Canadians. Born in Vancouver in 1936, he was five years old when his…
