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Book: My Sixty Years in Canada

In late 1973,while recovering from kidney failure, Dr. M. Miyazaki wrote and published an autobiography, My Sixty Years in Canada, a book that paints a vivid portrait of life as a Japanese Canadian in the mid-1900s. Miyazaki, who passed away…

In spite of a cold, rainy and blistery day, about 200 dedicated souls came out for the 86th annual Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park. It was heartening to see the families, friends and…

The Hastings Park Commemoration Committee met on November 14 to review our project outline for grant applications and to receive an update on Hastings Park redevelopment activity from planner Dave Hutch. Currently the Livestock building is undergoing a necessary seismic…

hiroshima is a powerful exhibition on display at UBC’s Museum of Anthroplogy through Sunday, February 12, 2012 Featuring 48 photographs by Ishiuchi Miyako of clothing and accessories left behind by victims of the 1945 atomic bomb at Hiroshima, what is…

I was brought up in Kitsilano so as youngsters all our friends were English-speaking, apart from a few other Japanese Canadian families. I went to Lord Tennyson Elementary and then Kitsilano Junior and High Schools.

On November 16, 2011, following their scheduled meeting, the Senate Tributes Committee of the University of British Columbia presented a press release stating that the University would award special Honourary Degrees to all Japanese Canadians students who were enrolled in…

Shadow Catch is a Japanese Noh-influenced, brand new chamber opera that weaves together four stories from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Rich with local history and haunting characters, this riveting tale features an evocative score by four Vancouver composers: Dorothy Chang, Jennifer Butler, Farshid Samandari, and Benton Roark.

The University of British Columbia Senate voted tonight to honour students and Canadians affected by a dark period in Canada’s history, and will be awarding them special degrees next spring as part of a three-pronged program to mark the 70th anniversary of the internment policy.

Belated Justice – the Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Award

At the National Association of Japanese Canadians AGM held in Edmonton Alberta on October 16, 2011, the NAJC unveiled the Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Award at the AGM Dinner. Gordon had been a Professor of Sociology at the University…

There were a lot of new faces at this year’s Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Japanese Canadian Cenotaph in Stanley Park, which once a gain drew a large crowd. Those who braved the threatening weather paid their respects to the…