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Plastic Fantastic

Here in Canada, and in British Columbia in particular, turning nineteen comes along with a great deal responsibility. Whisked away so suddenly from minor-hood into adulthood, this is the age when children are, legally at least, sent off for their…

Kendo: connecting body, mind & spirit

The history of kendo in the lower mainland goes back to the early 1900s when Kentaro Tsuzuki established the Yoki Kan dojo in Steveston. By the time the internment forced Japanese Canadians from the coast in 1942 there were at…

In Conversation with Art Miki

I finally received a call from Minister Weiner’s office at noon on September 21st that the redress announcement would be made the following day. I contacted the members of the Strategy Committee to book their flight to Ottawa and informed community leaders of the great news. It was difficult for all of us to remain silent when we were receiving calls from the community and media about the negotiation meetings.

Kids Corner

GOING GREEN At 12:01 on Canada Day the price of gas at pumps throughout British Columbia rose by an additional 2.4 cents, all thanks to the new provincially implemented carbon tax. Now several weeks after the fact, this green government…

Harry Aoki – a life of music

Harry Aoki is light-years ahead of his time. At the age of eighty-six he can look back on roughly a dozen careers. As he admits, he may have forgotten a few. He has been a composer, recording artist, conductor, impresario, efficiency expert, orchestral arranger, logger, teacher, ski instructor, musicologist, traveler and band leader, among others. And he’s not done yet.

The Adventures of Bean-chan & Wakumi’s World

President’s Message

Hi everyone! I hope the weather hasn’t kept everyone indoors since it has been wonderfully warm the past while. Along with excellent weather, things have been busy lately with many community events and issues. On May 30th, members of the…

Editorial June

This month, we present part three of the history of The Bulletin. As I wrote last month, it has been quite an experience poring through the stacks of back issues, searching out the stories and events that played out on…

Kids Corner

The other day a friend and I got together to catch up on old news. The two of us had been away at different universities for the entire year so getting together meant that there was plenty of new news…

Community Kitchen

It’s June already and we haven’t had much spring-like weather as yet. I’m not complaining though, since we are so fortunate not to experience the terrible earthquakes, cyclones, flooding and tornadoes etc. they are struggling with in other parts of…

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