Noh Pressure! Noh Workshop in Vancouver
Each night’s class consisted of Yamai-san leading us in utai, chanting, for an hour or so, followed by a short break; the rest of the evening was spent on shimai, dancing.
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a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
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“Mr K” a Pioneer who brought the First “Cool” Japanese Car to North American markets
Born in the Meiji era, he had a great “sense of the borderless,” passion for cars and a curious mind – all extraordinary for Japanese people of the time, or even of today. This I can attest to with certitude, as it turns out he was probably my father’s best friend since the time they went to the university together.
To Niqab or not to Niqab?
What happened to the party’s “solemn commitment and undertaking to Canadians of every origin that such violations will never again in this country be countenanced or repeated”? Covered with its own symbolic neqab, I suppose.
Frances Itani’s Requium – a review
Requiemby Frances ItaniHarperCollins Publishers Ltd.2011 Why do non-Japanese Canadians feel compelled to…
Sakura Days Japan Fair
Sakura Days Japan Fair (SDJF) is a family-friendly, two-day Japanese festival showcasing Japanese culture, performing arts, cuisine and local businesses.
A Ride into Memory
The tour will also locate remote town sites that no longer exist, including Tashme, Lemon Creek, Popoff, Slocan, Sandon and Rosebery. While they have a solemn past, several of these locations still have small but thriving Japanese Canadian communities.
Unveiling of the Hastings Park Signage Project
In early 1942, fuelled by racism, Canada uprooted over 21,000 Japanese Canadians…
An Exhibit of works by Nikkei Artists
I found it was best to approach Shintani’s piece, “Google Volterra,” slowly, as it’s installed in a dimly lit corner and should be viewed in a state of calmness.
Stale Off the Boat
Fresh off the Boat, ABC’s anything-but-fresh sitcom about an Asian American family…
President’s Message
By Derek Iwanaka Thanks to all the bowlers and supporters who came…
Shedding Layers of Identity at the Vancouver International Dance Festival
We are in a different era from the late 1950s, '60s and '70s decades when butoh was most strikingly and radically different from everything that was going on in Europe and North America. I think butoh now has infiltrated a lot of contemporary dance expression.
「家永教科書裁判」と私たち
今年は第二次大戦終結の70周年。この70年間に起こったこと、経験したことの中で、しばしば思い起こされるのは1965年に始まり1997年に終結した「家永教科書裁判」とそれに関する私たちの支援活動である。
