John Endo Greenaway

John Endo Greenaway

Baco Ohama : on Roy Ito

knowing, not knowing 1. I arrive at the archives wondering but not knowing what I would discover or create in response to Roy’s diary only knowing I wanted to be open to the experience of being there with the others…

We Went to War [Excerpt]

War clouds loomed ominously over the Pacific in November 1941 as the Japanese Canadian Citizens League held its fifth annual conference in Victoria. Obata wrote to the editor of The New Canadian urging the Nisei to move to Ontario, where…

Two Poems

part of a crowd (two of three poems written on January 20, 2009) 1. as we wait in the cold air with excitement evident on our faces the woman behind me offers a lemon cough drop and I accept there…

Generation “N”

It was a revelation to discover that this new community I was suddenly part of was in fact made up of three distinct generations: the issei, my grandparent’s generation, whom I couldn’t understand; the sansei, as described above; and the nisei, who fit neither description.

March to December : Remembering Roy Ito

Illustration by Cindy Mochizuki “It was a problem of communication. My father read Japanese language newspapers, he could not read English. I read English language newspapers, Japanese newspapers were too difficult in spite of my years at the Japanese language…

In Review : NABI/Comfort Women

From despair to hope: “NABI/Comfort Women” making an emotional connection with the victims by Satoko Norimatsu How do you go on living, when you have experienced suffering and humiliation beyond description? Should you abandon your past and live in the…

PuSh PreView : Hiroaki Umeda

Hiroaki Umeda has earned a reputation as one of Japan’s most exciting dance artists, using lighting, projections, self-created music and a powerful dance technique to create striking solo dance pieces. Born in 1977, he studied photography at Nihon University and…

PuSh PreView : Toshiki Okada

Playwright Toshiki Okada was born in Yokohama City in 1973. While attending Keio University, where he graduated with a business degree, he discovered an affinity for live theatre and was soon writing and directing his own plays. In 1997, he…

Looking Back / Looking Ahead

The year 2008 was many things but it was certainly not boring. While issues like global warming and the war on terror continued to take up their share of headline space and screen time, there were enough new earth-shaking developments…

Three Community Events!

1) Nikkei Community New Year’s party Saturday January 17, Nikkei Place Tickets are available through Nikkei Place and the GVJCCA. Please phone 604.777.7000 for additional information. Valentine’s Day Dance Saturday February 14 at Nikkei Place. Second GVJCCA dance and first…

Happy New Year!

If there is one thing that separates childhood from adulthood, it is the perception of snow. For those of us who have to drive anywhere (and I’m talking west coast here – all you east of the Rockies folks can…