Artist Miya Turnbull reveals the layers beneath in new solo exhibition
JCAM's Aurora Dance Group hosts a weekend of friendship and fun through Japanese folk dance
The Hollow Man: JC artist looking for community feedback
Author Lynne Kutsukake explores the bustling art world of '70s Tokyo in The Art of Vanishing
LiterAsian writers festival spotlights the diverse voices of Pan-Asian authors
Canada and the Atom Bomb photo exhibition at Toronto City Hall
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Sumitsubo belonging to Kenichi Maeno
A ladder across the globe: Collaborative project connects Canadian and Japanese artist
Taiko master Kiyoshi Nagata on 40 years of taiko
Kimiko's Pearl unites three Nikkei artists to tell Japanese Canadian story through ballet
16 Mar 2023
Posted by Sachiko Okuda 
Norman Takeuchi, Meeting Place, 2005, acrylic on canvas, 76.2 x 91.4 cm. Private Collection of Alana Kainz. Photo credit: Justin Wonnacott. Takeuchi was born in Vancouver in 1937. In 1942, he, his two brothers, and their parents were forcibly dispersed to the tiny settlement of Westwold in the B.C....
Read more →
15 Mar 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Director Stafford Arima on bringing Mark Sakamoto's award-winning memoir, Forgiveness, to the stage. Yoshie Bancroft stars as Mitsue Sakamoto alongside Kevin Takahide Lee as Hideo Sakamoto in the stage adaptation of Forgiveness. Photo credit: Moonrider Productions. In Forgiveness, Sakamoto explores...
Read more → 09 Mar 2023
Posted by James Heron 
Chieko Baisho (right) stars in director Chie Hayakawa's eerie and dark Plan 75. Photo credit: Plan 75/TIFF. Director Chie Hayakawa's superb first feature film opens with an eerily similar pre-credits scene, but the setting is a seniors' home. Cut to post credits, and we are a few years into the future....
Read more → 14 Feb 2023
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Right: Caroline and her great crew creating a special five-course gourmet dinners for 100 guests in the Lord Elgin Hotel kitchen. (Left to right): David, Akiko, Ginny, and Caroline. Left: Boxing the special Valentine's dessert for the five-course Valentine's menu for the 100-person virtual communal...
Read more →
27 Jan 2023
Posted by Michael Abe 
Project Director Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross, Project Manager Michael Abe, and Research Coordinator Kaitlin Findlay were on hand to accept the award. Photo credit: Alexandra D’Arcy. The prestigious Impact Awards recognize the highest achievements from outstanding researchers and students in social...
Read more → 26 Jan 2023
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Chef Caroline Ishii's vegan and gluten free cabbage rolls from her book, "The Accidental Chef: Lessons Learned in and out of the Kitchen." Photos courtesy: Caroline Ishii. But much of Western Asia, Northern China, and parts of North Africa have their own take on cabbage rolls, making it a truly...
Read more → 25 Jan 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Artists Annie Sumi and Brian Kobayakawa are the creators of Kintsugi, an anti-racist, interactive art installation at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre until March 17. TORONTO — In the heart of the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre sits a prewar treadle-powered...
Read more → 20 Jan 2023
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The Kusaka Memorial Physics Prize supports students today. Title: "Shuichi Kusaka Memorial Fund Brochure." Collection: Eiji Yatabe Collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum. Accession Number: 2018.36.6.1.1. Year: 1947. By: Sam Frederick Born in Japan in 1915, Shuichi moved to Vancouver,...
Read more → 18 Jan 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Self-portrait #5 by Miya Turnbull. Japanese Canadian artist Miya Turnbull's solo exhibition, Inward, Outwards, runs at Acadia University Art Gallery until Feb. 7, 2023. Photo credit: Miya Turnbull. The exhibit's focal point is a wall featuring 100 of Turnbull's masks. The space is filled with...
Read more → 17 Jan 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Left: A 19-year-old Frank Moritsugu sitting on the roof of a Yard Creek camp shack in 1943. Repository: JCCC. Collection: Dawn Miike Collection. Accession Number: 2014.02.01.09. Right: Current day Frank holding a letter with birthday wishes from the Queen for his 100th birthday. “Becoming 100 years...
Read more → Powered by WordPress Popup
