John Endo Greenaway

John Endo Greenaway

  • Joined: January 22, 2008
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Re(a)ddressed

Titled Re(a)ddressed: I am (Japanese) Canadian, the aim of this workshop was to open a dialogue between Japanese Canadian youth surrounding the present and possible futures of identity and ethnicity in Canada. Very suited to these topics was the collaboration of award-winning Canadian independent animation filmmaker, writer and artist, Jeff Chiba Stearns.

Hiromi Goto New SFU Writer-in-Residence

SFU has announced that Hiromi Goto will be Writer-in-Residence from September 2008 to May 2009. Hiromi is an important and insurgent voice in Canadian literature, with great depth of experience as fiction writer, cultural critic, arts advocate, youth organizer, and…

On the nature of memory and remembering

It is one thing to go back over one’s own memories—events that shaped us, for better or for worse. But what is it that drives us to go back over events that we were not part of, that happened, in many cases, before we were even born? What is it that moves us to ruminate on the past? I suppose you could quote George Santayana, who famously said “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Cumberland Memories

It is early evening in late May as my husband and I roll off the ferry at Nanaimo and head north under a clear blue sky to the Village of Cumberland on Vancouver Island. Alongside the highway grow streams of golden broom and purple lupin that light up the earthy tones of the Comox Valley landscape. We are on our way to attend the official commemoration of Cumberland’s Japanese Cemetery as a historical landmark.

Measuring Success

When the Japanese Canadian Redress settlement was signed on September 22, 1988, I was 29 years old. Although the settlement had no direct impact on me, there was one way that I did benefit directly. A short time after the…

Remembering Jack Rose

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement By Tatsuo Kage Although he passed away in 2006, Mr. Jack Rose is an unforgettable person for me. The impression I had of him was of a…

A Trip Into the Past

A VISIT TO THE FORMER INTERNMENT SITES IN THE INTERIOR OF BC July 28 To August 1, 2008 This year is the 20th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement of September 22, 1988. It‘s been 62 years since my…

IN REMEMBRANCE OF VICTIMS OF ATOMIC BOMB

MIYAKAWA SENSEI CHANTS FOR PEACE ‘MAY PEACE PREVAIL IN OUR WORLD’ Sensei Yasuhiro Miyakawa, Resident Minister of the BC Interior Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples (Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon), held a 12-hour Continuous Chanting Marathon at the Kamloops Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temple…

Save the Legacy Sakura Campaign

Outcome, next steps, and reflections On July 21, the Vancouver Parks Board voted to accept a redevelopment plan for Oppenheimer Park which would require the removal of three sakura trees. This result came despite the 1,800 petition signatures protesting the…

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