Landscapes of Injustice receives top research award
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Artists Annie Sumi and Brian Kobayakawa explore family history, identity, and culture through music
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Shuichi Kusaka Memorial Fund Brochure
Behind the mask: Multi-disciplinary artist Miya Turnbull's Inward, Outwards
Celebrating a century: Nisei war veteran and esteemed journalist Frank Moritsugu turns 100
Chris Hope steps into the role as JCCC president
Japanese Canadian culture through a Japanese lens
Unraveling centuries of family history with scroll Part 2
Unraveling centuries of family history with a family genealogy scroll: Part 1
17 Aug 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Author Grace Eiko Thomson's new memoir, Chiru Sakura—Falling Cherry Blossoms: A Mother & Daughter's Journey through Racism, Internment, and Oppression explores moments in Japanese Canadian history through both her and her mother's perspectives. Every day after school, there would be textbooks...
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13 Aug 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Yonsei musician Kintaro Akiyama's newest song, Death By Name, is a haunting but upbeat track, written from the perspective of death, with a message of love and encouragement for those listening to live life to its fullest. Death by Name is available on all streaming platforms on Aug. 13. Photo credit:...
Read more → 11 Aug 2021
Posted by Melissa Kawaguchi 
Author Hiromi Goto on the power of voicing underrepresented characters in graphic novel form with her new book, Shadow Life. Photos courtesy Hiromi Goto. Genre-hopping is something Goto does both out of necessity, as she doesn’t always have the time to commit to writing a novel, and curiosity. “It...
Read more → 10 Aug 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Genki Ferguson's debut novel, Satellite Love, explores themes of loneliness and isolation, which have resonated with readers during the pandemic. Left: Author Genki Ferguson. Right: The cover of Satellite Love. “I always remember being just so impressed by the dome of stars—I had never seen...
Read more → 20 Jul 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Brenda Kamino plays her 100 year old grandmother, Hina Yoshida, in At the End of the Day, presented at the Digital Toronto Fringe Festival. Photo credit: Bonnie Anderson. “Her life was an amazing journey,” Kamino tells Nikkei Voice in an interview. “I want [audiences] to take away a woman...
Read more → 15 Jun 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kiyoko Sugimoto (left) and Sakura Yoshida (right) discuss mixed-race identity and pop culture in their podcast, The Hafu It. Photo courtesy: Kiyoko Sugimoto and Sakura Yoshida. The podcast, which launched in December, recently wrapped up its first season at the end of May. The season ended with...
Read more → 11 Jun 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ottawa-based dancer, choreographer and teacher Takako Segawa performing Echoes: Vibrations from Japan to Canada. Photo credit: Yves Soglo. Segawa explores and plays with traditional Japanese art forms such as taiko, kabuki, and Japanese theatre through the lens of contemporary dance and the freedom,...
Read more → 10 Jun 2021
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The Toronto Japanese Film festival celebrates its 10th great year. Photo credits: Toronto Japanese Film Festival. During this period, TJFF screenings will be held online, with select onsite screenings at the JCCC’s Kobayashi Hall planned for October. The festival has now grown into one of the largest...
Read more → 25 May 2021
Posted by Leanne Toshiko Simpson 
Writing group creating a digital zine to showcase participants' work. Author and artist Raymond K. Nakamura captured the community spirit of Mata Ashita in this brilliant comic. The zine, which will launch alongside Mata Ashita’s new website this summer, will evoke themes from the first six sessions...
Read more → 20 Apr 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Dance artist Jennifer Aoki inside a "love bubble" for a pop-up art installation called "The Love Bubble Project" in downtown Vancouver. Photo credit: Lung Lui. Called “The Love Bubble Project,” the pop-up art installation included over a dozen “love bubbles” placed around downtown Vancouver...
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