The Bulletin

May 29, 2013

The Legacy of the Cumberland Chow Mein

The popular Japanese Canadian dish, Cumberland Chow Mein, is one of my absolute favourite dishes to eat at family gatherings. My grandpa, Buzz Ogaki, would always take pride in his dish being the most popular offering at the gathering.

May 29, 2013

Japanese “Slap-Ball” comes to the Blue Jays

Ichiro, Yu Darvish, Godzilla (Hideki Matsui), Daisuke Matsuzaka legendary baseball names –…

May 29, 2013

An Interview with Denis Akiyama

I was raised to have a strong appreciation for being Japanese. My Japaneseness was separate from the community. My dad raised me to be a respectful person ... but he was kind. Don’t display it.

May 29, 2013

Miyazaki House Project Launches in Lillooet

by Jane CarricoCo-founder, Miyazaki House Society, Lillooet BC Set in the rugged…

May 29, 2013

Kibatsu Cinema Returns to Vancouver

Kibatsu is a Japanese word denoting a person or thing that is,…

May 12, 2013

Chrysanthemums & Maple Leaves: Concert Schedule

A quartet comprised of Naomi Sato (sho) and local Japanese musicians Yuriko Nariya (koto), Kozue Matsumoto (koto) and Minoru Yamamoto (shakuhachi) will perform a concert of traditional Japanese music and contemporary Japanese/Canadian compositions.

May 11, 2013

Renbu Dojo: Next Generation Kendo Culture

Renbu Dojo, one of a dozen or so kendo dojos in BC, was founded by Yukio Ara in 1977. Ara had emigrated to Canada from Japan ten years earlier—during Canada’s Centennial—looking for work. As the youngest of five siblings, prospects were not good in postwar Japan,

May 11, 2013

Peggy Baker Dance Projects

Legendary dancer Peggy Baker explored the many levels of male-female intimacy throughout Stereophonic, her programme of five magnetic duos which had the highly alert audience applauding each and every time.

May 11, 2013

Artistic Collissions in Brief Encounter 19

Eileen Kage might just be one of the busiest taiko players in the business. Vancouverites have seen her on-stage with Uzume Taiko, Sawagi Taiko, and LOUD, but in Brief Encounters 19, they’ll likely see her as they've never seen her before.

May 11, 2013

Places That Matter plaque at Celtic Cannery

Everyone is invited to attend and share stories of life pre-1942 when approximately 25 Japanese Canadian families employed in the fishing industry lived in the area before being forcibly removed and relocated. They lived in row housing, on BC Packers land on Celtic and Deering Island