The Bulletin

October 21, 2019

Hikikomori come out of the shadows in Tetsuro Shigematsu’s Kuroko

I think hikikomori might be providing a glimpse of our collective future here in the West. Who isn’t guilty of spending too much time staring at a little screen and not enough time making eye contact with those around them? I know I fall into that trap every day.

October 18, 2019

Hold These Truths shines a light on quiet hero Gordon Hirabayashi

In 2007, inspired by Hirabayashi’s story, Japanese American actress Jeanne Sakata wrote her first play, Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi, which premiered at East West Players in Los Angeles.

September 9, 2019

Eisa 2019

On Friday, October 11, Metro Vancouver audiences will be treated to a feast of Okinawan drum-dancing featuring eisa, Ryukyu shishimai (lion dance) and wadaiko as Chijinshu Wakatiida and special guests Hidekatsu & Mion, take over the stage of the Michael J Fox Theatre in Burnaby.

July 6, 2019

For us, by us – ensoku 2019

ensoku 2019 brings young Japanese Canadians and Americans together in unprecedented Vancouver…

July 6, 2019

Changing of the guard at NNMCC

Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre selects new Executive Director The Nikkei National…

July 1, 2019

Tracing Lines in Strathcona

Unlike many Japanese Canadians, I have no ties to the prewar BC…

May 31, 2019

Global Soundscapes Festival

Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra presents Global Soundscapes Festival When the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra…

May 31, 2019

Steveston Nikkei Memorial

Sitting at the mouth of the Fraser River, the village of Steveston,…

May 31, 2019

Ikue Mori Jim Black Duo

Ikue Mori Jim Black Duo TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Ikue Mori…

May 31, 2019

Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double

Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double at TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Tomas Fujiwara…

March 15, 2019

ensoku (field trip)

Kikiai Collaborative invites young folks of Japanese ancestry to a gathering in…

March 15, 2019

A Bonanza of Representation

Last year I caught, quite by accident, a truly unique episode of Bonanza. The second longest-running television western (Gunsmoke being the longest) was on-air from 1959 to 1973.

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