Remembering Jack Rose
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement By Tatsuo Kage Although he passed away in 2006, Mr. Jack Rose is an unforgettable person for me. The impression I had of him was of a…
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A Trip Into the Past
A VISIT TO THE FORMER INTERNMENT SITES IN THE INTERIOR OF BC July 28 To August 1, 2008 This year is the 20th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement of September 22, 1988. It‘s been 62 years since my…
IN REMEMBRANCE OF VICTIMS OF ATOMIC BOMB
MIYAKAWA SENSEI CHANTS FOR PEACE ‘MAY PEACE PREVAIL IN OUR WORLD’ Sensei Yasuhiro Miyakawa, Resident Minister of the BC Interior Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples (Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon), held a 12-hour Continuous Chanting Marathon at the Kamloops Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temple…
Save the Legacy Sakura Campaign
Outcome, next steps, and reflections On July 21, the Vancouver Parks Board voted to accept a redevelopment plan for Oppenheimer Park which would require the removal of three sakura trees. This result came despite the 1,800 petition signatures protesting the…
VANCOUVER ISLAND OBON TOUR 2008
The ‘Obon Tour’ this year was not an ‘Obon Tour’ as such, but rather a weekend of Cemetery Visitations on Vancouver Island. The ‘tour’ unfortunately had to be cancelled this year due to lack of participants. This year’s group consisted…
Looking for Aki
I am looking a man by the name of Aki. When my husband, Donato Cianci (he was known as Don then) was a young boy in West Vancouver, he had a playmate by the name of Aki. His last name…
Hastings Park to Tashme 100 Mile Journey
By Mike Girard My mother Doris, along with my uncle Tony and grandparents, Chiaki and Ise Katsuno, were interned at Tashme in 1942. Their experiences and the plight of all the Japanese interned during the War were basically unknown to…
History of The Bulletin Part V
The dream of Redress for Japanese Canadians began to take shape during the 1977 Centennial year when, for the first time since the wartime dispersal, the community began to coalesce—to come together with common cause and purpose. It was a…
Review: Kessa
Kessa, conceived and choreographed by Ida, is a long-percolating response to his relationship with his grandmother, and his guilt at not having connected with her fully as she lay dying in the family home.
Read MoreReview: KessaInterview: Harry Aoki
I sat down with Gary Cristall and Harry Aoki last week at Nikkei Place. Gary is writing a book on the history of folk music in Canada and had been wanting to talk to Harry for quite some time. When…
