Category JCCA President’s Report

by Gary Matson I have enjoyed studying and experiencing Japanese culture. One of the aspects of Japanese culture that I admire is a profound appreciation of nature found in the arts and daily life in Japan. And with such appreciation…

On March 15, 2014 the GVJCCA will hold its Annual General Meeting at Nikkei Place from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the GVJCCA office at Nikkei Place. We are currently accepting nominations for our Board of Directors for the…

Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu (“Happy New Year”) to everyone. According to the Chinese Zodiac, with followers in Japan and other countries, the year of 2013 is the Year of the Snake. I did some internet research on predictions for the Year…

Every now and then I hear someone asking if the Japanese government and its diplomatic representatives in Canada have any interest in Japanese Canadians. I am astonished this is ever asked. I have been involved in the Japanese and Japanese…

It was a starlit night. Friday, September 14, 2012, Morgan Elander, Mieko Amano and I travelled by car to attend this year’s NAJC AGM in Kamloops. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we arrived late, sometime after 11:00pm. After Morgan…

The smell of salmon cooking over real wood coals always says “Powell Street Festival” to me. Thank you to everyone who dropped by the JCCA Salmon BBQ/Spam Sushi booth at this year’s Powell Street Festival. Both dishes proved to be popular once again, with sales going towards supporting the goals and programs of the JCCA and The Bulletin.

Welcome to The Bulletin’s special edition dedicated to the Powell Street Festival, which takes place over the BC Day long weekend, a weekend open to every resident of BC to celebrate mid-summer events. The Powell Street Festival is one of…

These are particularly busy and interesting times for the JCCA and many other Japanese Canadian organizations. For example, under the leadership of Mary Kitagawa, we could recently celebrate the granting of UBC degrees to Canadians of Japanese heritage who were unjustly deprived of graduation in the 1940s when they were interned by government authorities.

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather and looking forward to a great summer. I regret to announce that I have decided to step down from the Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association due to personal health…