

a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture


a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
Rebel With a Cause: The Doc Nikaido Story
When Dr. Harry Nikaido passed away on November 11, 1975, the town of Bow Island, Alberta lost not only its doctor, but a cherished member of its family. The town’s doctor for 24 years, he worked his way into the…
Interview with Bishop Melissa Skelton
Over the past several years, the Japanese Canadian community has had to come to terms with the open acknowledgment of sexual abuse perpetrated by the late Goichi Gordon Nakayama, past minister of the Anglican Church, primarily against Japanese Canadian boys.…
Against the Current: a collaborative cross-cultural performance
Tetsuro Shigematsu: Empire of the Son
Like many, I first became aware of Tetsuro Shigematsu when he took over from Bill Richardson as host of CBC’s popular afternoon show, The Roundup. My first thought was, huh, they’ve replaced Bill Richardson with an Asian. Cool. I remember…
5th Annual Hapa-Palooza Festival
Founded in 2011 by Anna Ling Kaye, Jeff Chiba Stearns and Zarah Martz, the Hapa-palooza Festival seeks to raise awareness, explore and celebrate mixed heritage and hybrid cultural identity through the arts. ‘Hapa’ is derived from the Hawaiian term ‘hapa…
Shogi – The Vancouver Shogi Club Rides Again
Magic Hour at the Nikkei National Museum
Bulletin Interview: Judge Maryka Omatsu
Frank Moritsugu: from Port Alice to Calcutta
Frank Moritsugu is an oldtimer in the grandest sense of the word. Born in Port Alice, British Columbia, he was still in his teens when he was hired by Tom Shoyama as writer for The New Canadian immediately following the…
Toronto JC Senior Rappels Down City Hall
by Ron Shimizu Retirement for sansei Ray Nakano and spouse Lan Nguyen is not about conventional leisure activities. On June 13, Ray and Lan rappelled down the sheer 99.5 metres (326ft) east tower wall of Toronto’s iconic City Hall in…