Category National Feature

Report from Edmonton (EJCA)

by Sanae Ohki The organization that is today’s Edmonton Japanese Community Association (EJCA) has its beginning in 1947 when the National Japanese Canadian Citizen’s Association was formed. So, EJCA has 66 years of history. EJCA has held its Board meetings…

It was indeed amazing that democracy was so efficient. Unfortunately, recent events may have coloured the democratic process.

Readers of The Bulletin and (previously) Nikkei Voice, have long enjoyed Terry Watada’s columns because they talk about Japanese Canadian life.

by Mel Tsuji Part II in a series on early Nisei hockey in BC When I opened the plastic bag, there was a cardboard picture frame that had browned from age and was fraying at the edges. It contained a…

by David Fujino When film and TV productions are looking for an actor who can speak English words with a proper Japanese accent, there´s a high probability that Toronto actor, Peter Kosaka, will get the role. Born Iwao (rock) Kosaka…

by Jennifer Matsunaga Greetings from Ottawa! Our city has been a-buzz lately with the news and action surrounding Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence and the Idle No More Movement. With all the information and conflicting stories swirling about in…

by Mel Tsuji John Onizuka admitted he was very surprised to be honoured at the 50th anniversary celebration last year of the Canadian Japanese Hockey League. At 85, the retired pharmacist was a long way from his hockey-playing days in…

When I was a pre-teen, I remember a story circulating around the family, about some sort of cabin that they lived in, and how it was so cold that icicles grew on the inside of the walls. At some point I realized that this story was connected to a much larger family history and I realized I must do whatever research I could by myself. I really started to learn about JC history when Rei Nakashima, an active member of the Montreal JCCC, hired me to catalogue interviews that had been done with Issei.

The Tlingit group shared traditional Tlingit dancing and drumming with Ainu and Japanese people. Storyteller Sharon Shorty from the Teslin Tlingit Council shared Tlingit myths. The stories by “Grandma Susie” (Sharon Shorty) grabbed the audience, young and old, everywhere she went. Wayne Carlick, the Master Carver, Dance Leader, and Crow Clan Director from Taku River Tlingit First Nation demonstrated his carving and painting with local Ainu people.

By Mike Murakami On November 17th, 2012, the Momiji Health Care Society hosted a hugely successful Gala Celebration to mark its 35 years of service to seniors, and the 20th Anniversary of the opening of the Momiji Senior Centre www.momiji.on.ca/…