In the Face of Disaster
Watching the disaster that is Hurricane Sandy unfold on the east coast,…
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
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19 years and counting
The October 1993 issue of The Bulletin, my first as editor, featured…
change is in the air
September always brings with it a certain wistfulness, as the heat of…
Art Miki
I first met Art Miki back in the early eighties when Katari…
The Right to REMAIN in Vancouver’s Nihonmachi/Downtown Eastside
What’s in a name? This is a question being posed by a team of Vancouver-based community leaders and university researchers that has been actively engaged in conversations with Downtown Eastside (DTES) residents, both past and present, about their experiences of human rights in the neighbourhood.
Read MoreThe Right to REMAIN in Vancouver’s Nihonmachi/Downtown EastsideCarrying Our Legacy Torch : with a little help from the Government of Japan
To be recognized as a leader in the community, by leaders in the community, and accepted by the government of Japan into their program, formalizes the responsibility that I have been willingly but slowly growing into since first volunteering at the Powell Street Festival in 2007.
Read MoreCarrying Our Legacy Torch : with a little help from the Government of JapanCanadian Museum for Human Rights
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) recently announced that its official opening will take place on September 20, 2014. More than 13 years ago CanWest founder Israel (Izzy) Asper had a vision to build a national human rights museum in Winnipeg.
Read MoreCanadian Museum for Human RightsWord Play – Part Two
Many of the words listed have not survived or will in time, but then that’s the nature of language. They are an indicator of the culture at that moment. Whatever happened to the “beat or boom box” for example? Who would’ve predicted the geek would last until today, especially with a positive connotation given its initial meaning?
Read MoreWord Play – Part TwoLooking At Nikkei Art
Ochawan first started at the Toronto NAJC’s Friendship House at 382 Harbord St. People were invited to pick up a simple white rice bowl from the organizers, transform it at home (paint on it, draw on it, even break it and reassemble it), then return it for exhibit and a silent auction
Read MoreLooking At Nikkei ArtWhat Was Life Like Back Then for the Nisei? Valuable Memories Contributed by a Reader
We’ve been asking you readers to send in what you think are characteristics unique to Japanese Canadians by completing the sentence “You know you’re Japanese Canadian if….”
Read MoreWhat Was Life Like Back Then for the Nisei? Valuable Memories Contributed by a ReaderNikkei Internment Memorial Centre: The Jewel of New Denver
by Eleanor Quirk Arriving from England in 1968 my family first lived…
Asian Studies at UBC
Dear all For all of those who have spent many years working…
