a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
The 69th Annual Steveston Salmon Festival began under bright blue skies. The day started with the parade enjoyed by thousands along the parade route through Steveston. A variety of events was enjoyed by all the attendees including the children’s festival,…
Since the beginning of May, London, UK-based photographer Chino Otsuka has been working at the Nikkei National Museum as Artist-in-Residence. As a nominee for the prestigious Aimia/AGO Photography prize, Canada’s largest photography prize, she was able to choose anywhere in…
A long line of hungry customers snakes down the block at the Powell Street Festival, their appetites whetted by the aromas wafting from the JCCA food booth. The scent comes from slabs of marinated SPAM® frying on hot BBQs before…
Following on the success of last year’s Joint Golf Tournament, Tonari Gumi and the Greater Vancouver JCCA are joining up again at Meadow Gardens to host another quality golf tournament on Sunday, June 22, 2014. The Tournament: Place: Meadow Gardens…
Steven Nunoda’s family history reads like that of many other Japanese Canadians. Both sides of the family lived in Vancouver prior to the war – his paternal grandfather ran the Powell Street Bakery and his maternal grandfather ran a rooming…
