PREVIEW: Identity – Ancestral Memory
When Yayoi Hirano arrived in Vancouver in 1992 on a performance tour…
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
The Bulletin
a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture
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President’s Message
I hope you are ready to welcome our many visitors for this once-in-a-lifetime event. I was here in Vancouver for Expo 67 (86?) and although I was working much of the time, I did enjoy many of the activities and events when I had a chance. Although there are many issues associated with the Olympics here in Vancouver, I mainly support the many amateur athletes and their support staff who will have dedicated many long hours in order to represent their countries in their chosen sport (or sports!). It is amazing how much money and time is required in order for the athletes to be able to reach this level but also sad for the many who either just missed or are not ready to achieve success.
Read MorePresident’s MessageKeirokai 2010
If the younger generations—the yonsei and the gosei—are the future of the…
What About a Canadian vs Japanese Situation? It’s Only the Olympics—or Is It?
So we are finally about to see the 2010 Winter Olympic Games…
Funding the arts & culture
Funding the Arts . . . by Jay Hirabayashi The BC Government…
Vancouver International Dance Festival
Tenth Anniversary of the Vancouver International Dance Festival We started the VIDF…
Arts Preview 2010
When we examine the arts, we generally talk in terms of vision,…
File under Rats Deserting a Sinking Ship
Happy New Year to our members, readers, advertisers and amazing volunteers. With…
President’s Message
Our membership is invaluable to us as a community organization. Each annual membership, along with the funds from our advertisers, provides us with the means to support the day-to-day functions of the GVJCCA, providing programs and services, and publishing The Bulletin each month. We encourage our members to keep their membership up to date. With our economy in such rough shape, we realize that sometimes this may be difficult. Please check the mailing label on the back cover for the expiry date. Your membership provides The Bulletin as an invaluable source of information about the Japanese Canadian community.
Read MorePresident’s MessageTakaharu – The Uncle I Lost
In October, 2008, I travelled to Japan with my son Derek. It was on our last night in Tokyo, at my older sister Atsuko’s home, that the subject of Takaharu’s death came up. I wondered aloud if the military training that Takaharu underwent in the Japanese Army could have changed him. I could tell that Atsuko was very disappointed that such a thought could ever enter my mind. She was dismayed when she learned that our parents had not told us about the circumstances of Takaharu’s death. She said to me “I don’t understand how our parents could be ashamed of Takaharu. He lived an exemplary, honorable life and I am proud to be his relative.
Read MoreTakaharu – The Uncle I LostHAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Here we are—2010 is here, with our Winter…
How to Think of Life. As Something Cyclical or Linear?
Things that can be quantitatively measured, from one’s income to physical strength to one’s metabolic rate inevitably decline linearly. Such is life. Having accepted that, why not continue to reach for seemingly attainable possibilities? That would be my “reminder” for the new year 2010.
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