Tetsuro Shigematsu: Empire of the Son
Like many, I first became aware of Tetsuro Shigematsu when he took…
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
Read MoreTetsuro Shigematsu: Empire of the Son
University of British Columbia Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Centennial Alumni Project
To celebrate the University of British Columbia’s upcoming centennial year, beginning this…
J-Town Logo Is Like Nazi Swastika? I Disagree
Just who among this small number would think of the Nazi swastika when they see the logo in question? I leave the answer to our Canadian readers’ common sense.
Read MoreJ-Town Logo Is Like Nazi Swastika? I DisagreeRegeneration: works by Tsuneko Kokubo and Toru Fujibayashi at Langham Cultural Centre
I learned that my ancestors — whether one thinks of them as memories or entities of some kind — are actually very accessible to me. As I painted I found myself talking to them a lot, especially my grandmother (the mother of my father) who had raised me as a child in wartime Japan.
Read MoreRegeneration: works by Tsuneko Kokubo and Toru Fujibayashi at Langham Cultural Centre5th Annual Hapa-Palooza Festival
Founded in 2011 by Anna Ling Kaye, Jeff Chiba Stearns and Zarah…
The Asahi: remembering the past, and working on our future
My earliest memory of baseball is my grandfather holding my hand, placing my fingers in position and then encouraging me to throw the ball. I did try to throw it, but the ball was too heavy for me. Maybe I was four or five years old.
Read MoreThe Asahi: remembering the past, and working on our futurePresident’s Message
Another way we can honour the generations who came before us is…
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 EastsideRacist Clause in the BC Land Deeds
It is well-known that in the prewar time, Asian residents including those of Japanese origin were discriminated against as second class citizens. For example, they were not allowed to register for the voters list, as a result, they were unable to vote or be elected to public office. They were also unable to obtain a licence to practice as doctors, lawyers or pharmacists.
Read MoreRacist Clause in the BC Land DeedsPresident’s Message
The Ofuro was a JCCA project for the 1977 Centennial Year, the 100th anniversary of when the first known Japanese immigrant Manzo Nagano came to Canada. An ofuro is a deep tub filled with water and kept hot with a wood-burning heater. The Japanese style of bath is for soaking only, that is, before you get into the tub, you would scrub and wash yourself until you were clean. This is all explained in an interpretative panel next to the exhibit.
Read MorePresident’s MessageLet’s Help Visiting Japanese Youngsters “Find Themselves” in Canada
Unfenced school yards and sports grounds where a ball sailing over an…
Digital storytelling in our community
Not too long ago, I sat down with my grandparents for dinner.…
