Yumiko Hoyano: Bridging the gap between ijusha and Canadian-born Nikkei
Yumiko Hoyano came to Canada in 1965 from Sapporo, Japan, where she…
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a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
Read MoreYumiko Hoyano: Bridging the gap between ijusha and Canadian-born Nikkei
in the passage of time
Roy Kiyooka was the first Japanese Canadian I knew, other than my…
Donated Dolls Revive Lost Japanese Culture
by Yusuke Tanaka Reiko’s Hina Dolls Directed by Komaki Matsui Original story…
Word Play – Part One
2013’s Word of the Year was the decidedly inelegant “selfie.” President Barack Obama made it famous and controversial at the same time when he had one with Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt during Mandela’s memorial service.
Read MoreWord Play – Part OneRemembering Roy Kiyooka: 1926 – 1994
It was twenty years ago this January that Roy Kiyooka died suddenly and unexpectedly, leaving behind an incredibly diverse body of work that speaks to the restless creativity and curiosity that drove him over the course of his lifetime and his career as an artist.
Read MoreRemembering Roy Kiyooka: 1926 – 1994Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre – Twenty Years of Memories
by Tsuneko Kokubo (with ‘ghost writer’ Paul Gibbons) At just about the…
Japanese songs, Thelonious Monk, & Satoko Fujii
The other day I started thinking about that deep feeling in Japanese folk and pop songs. Not that I’m an expert, because I don’t know a lot of Japanese songs, I don’t search for them, and I really didn’t learn any when growing up. Now, for the record, I do know some of the lyrics and melody of that old chestnut, Sukiyaki.
Read MoreJapanese songs, Thelonious Monk, & Satoko FujiiMeet Bill Kobayashi, the father of Canada’s iconic tabletop hockey game
Kobayashi’s path to becoming the father of Canada’s iconic tabletop hockey game was anything but direct. He first found work as a punch press operator, stamping parts for jewelry. To improve on his Grade 8 education, he enrolled at Sir George Williams College — now Concordia University — where he took chemistry, physics and math.
Read MoreMeet Bill Kobayashi, the father of Canada’s iconic tabletop hockey gameWhat’s Racist and What Isn’t. Is It OK to “Single Out” Races in Public Forums?
We at The Bulletin have been receiving some “one-liners” from readers responding to our…
in the passage of time
Roy Kiyooka was the first Japanese Canadian I knew, other than my…
Saving 439 Powell Street
It is an Italianate-style building, which was a significant structure when it was built, and was one of the first brick-clad buildings in the Powell Street area. It was home to the Uchida family whose daughter, Chitose was the first Japanese Canadian woman to attend UBC, and whose niece, Dr. Irene Uchida, became a world-renowned geneticist and was awarded the Order of Canada. It also housed a Japanese Hospital.
Read MoreSaving 439 Powell StreetAre you Japanese Canadian? How do you know?
Identifying as Japanese Canadian is no longer the stigma it once was. Heck, some might even say we’re finally cool. After all, our roots go all the way back to the land of Hello Kitty, anime and sushi. What makes YOU Japanese Canadian? The Bulletin is compiling a list of the unique charactaristics that make us who we are.
Read MoreAre you Japanese Canadian? How do you know?