a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
THE ORIGINS OF THE STEVESTON BUDDHIST Temple, celebrating its 80th Anniversary on Saturday, October 25, 2008, are rooted in the first wave of Japanese immigrants to BC. Following on the heels of Manzo Nagano arrival in 1877 and lured by dreams of riches, young men from small fishing villages in Japan began flocking to Steveston.
As chronicled in the media, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre sustained considerable damage due to a Feb. 4 structure fire.
The entire main floor of the building has been destroyed, and most of the furniture and other items inside are gone.
While websites and blogs serve a useful purpose (like instantaneous information at ones’ fingertips) they present a different way of looking at the world and a complement to existing technology like books, magazines and newspapers . . .
My rock was labeled gLOVEs, an apparent reference to Roy’s StoneDGloves, a photographic and poetic essay based on discarded work gloves at construction sites in Osaka, Japan at the time of Expo ‘70.
TAMEMOTO Matsue—Born July 5, 1912 and passed away peacefully January 23, 2008 at St. Vincent’s Langara Care Home with the family by her side.
A TEST-TUBE Baby? In Ten Years? Many scientists in genetics are predicting in as short as ten years time, a woman will be able to select a baby of suitable characteristics, both physically and mentally, with or without sex. Some…
“We had a sense of mission in the sense that it was very important to do everything we could to sustain morale. We had to tell people: Look, in spite of all these terrible things that have happened to you,…
Our whole life was one big honeymoon!
Sensei Yoshio Senda, the highest ranked judoka in Canada, has been made a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the development and expansion of judo in Canada, as a coach, mentor and role model for more…
