John Endo Greenaway

On November 16, 2011, following their scheduled meeting, the Senate Tributes Committee of the University of British Columbia presented a press release stating that the University would award special Honourary Degrees to all Japanese Canadians students who were enrolled in…

Shadow Catch is a Japanese Noh-influenced, brand new chamber opera that weaves together four stories from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Rich with local history and haunting characters, this riveting tale features an evocative score by four Vancouver composers: Dorothy Chang, Jennifer Butler, Farshid Samandari, and Benton Roark.

The University of British Columbia Senate voted tonight to honour students and Canadians affected by a dark period in Canada’s history, and will be awarding them special degrees next spring as part of a three-pronged program to mark the 70th anniversary of the internment policy.

There were a lot of new faces at this year’s Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Japanese Canadian Cenotaph in Stanley Park, which once a gain drew a large crowd. Those who braved the threatening weather paid their respects to the…

Two of the three sons of Taisuke Tanaka, who served at Vimy Ridge in the first war, served in the army during World War II.

We are asking community members and descendants to forward the full names of family members who were detained in Hastings Park.

By David R. Mitsui On July 9, 2007, I submitted a nomination to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada regarding the Japanese Canadian soldiers of WW I. In early August 2011, I received a letter from The Honourable…