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Born in Vancouver in 1936, Ken is the eldest son of Frank Genichiro Yada and Kuniye Yada (nee Uyesugi). In 1942, following the bombing or Pearl Harbor, when Ken was six, the family relocated to the Bridge River self-supporting camp and then to Devine, BC, where they remained until the wartime restrictions were lifted.

On May 31, 2015, the Ottawa Japanese Community Association (OJCA) and the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) joined the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, Reconciliation Canada, dignitaries, public leaders and thousands of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in the Walk for Reconciliation.

On Sunday, April 26, 2015, over 200 people gathered at Hastings Park for the unveiling of four signs commemorating the over 8,000 Japanese Canadians detained there throughout 1942 before being sent to internment sites in the BC interior or to…

On Monday, June 15, 2015, community members gathered in the hall of the Vancouver Japanese Language School to hear an apology from the Anglican Church of Canada to all members of the Japanese Canadian Community affected by the sexual abuse perpetrated by the late Goichi Gordon Nakayama, past minister of the Anglican Church. The abuse, perpetrated primarily upon Japanese Canadians boys, spanned fifty years and affected an unknown number of victims.

by Bryan Tsuyuki Tomlinson It is with great pleasure that I announce the 2015 Japanese Canadian Young Leaders Conference (JCYLC), running August 7 to 9 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This annual conference has been a major forum for the younger generation…

Actively try to create these “once in a lifetime” encounters and connect with people. You never know when the ‘one-time, one meeting’ from volunteering will lead to a full time position or lead you onto a career path you actually want.

On August 1 and 2, this year’s Powell Street Festival returns to Oppenheimer Park with its patented blend of tradition and innovation. Jazz will rub shoulders with taiko, taiko will share a stage with street dance, and it will all…

Community CouncilSummary of the Critique presented on April 29, 2015 The following are the main points from the Community Council’s summary report/critique presented on the final day: 1. Activism or Activist Scholarship? What processes might the project put into place…

During the Second World War, Canada enacted mass displacement and dispossession of people on racial grounds, a collective moral failure that remains only partially addressed. Japanese Canadians lost their homes, farms, businesses, as well as personal, family, and communal possessions.…

Shako Club (or ‘social club’) is a two month long residency project with Vancouver-based artist Cindy Mochizuki and members from Tonari Gumi who will work together over the course of two months to create a social club setting where she…