"The Zen Diary": A feast for the eyes and the soul
JCAM shares Japanese Canadian culture at Folklorama Festival
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: "Dollars Must Take Over"
Upsets reign supreme in JC3-Pitch semifinals
Kate Kamo McHugh's 20 Grains of Rice seeks to reclaim lost culture and identity
JCAM's Aurora Dancer Group celebrate 25 years with Silk & Saké fundraiser
David Mura's work continues to push readers to question the world
Mindfulness in the city: Summer playbook
Darcy Tamayose on exploring hauntings by ghosts, grief, and guilt
Drawing attention to the stigma surrounding addiction and homelessness
19 Sep 2023
Posted by Sam Frederick 
Saburo Shinobu was the first Japanese Canadian to earn a degree as a Chartered Life Underwriter. Title: "Dollars Must Take Over." Collection: Shinobu Family fonds. Repository: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Accession Number: 2018.12.4.34.8. Year: circa 1950s. These records detail...
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18 Aug 2023
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Finding ways to make life easier through hectic times. Photos courtesy: Caroline Ishii. How can we make our lives easier as we try to check off the many things from our to-do lists and enjoy the too-short summer season? I've just moved, and anyone who has moved knows it always looks easier when...
Read more → 08 Aug 2023
Posted by Sam Frederick 
Title: "Collection conservation." Collection: Banno Family Collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Accession Number: 2016.30. BURNABY — The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (NNMCC) is currently working on a new digitization project, thanks to funding from...
Read more → 23 Jun 2023
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Chef Caroline Ishii created a spicy Korean-inspired tofu and sweet potato noodles stir fry recipe for Soyarie, an organic tofu supplier in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Photo credit: Soyarie. Growing up, one of my favourite ways of eating fresh tofu was cold with grated ginger, green onion slivers,...
Read more → 20 Jun 2023
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Education persisted in Tashme, despite challenges such as limited school supplies. Image information: "Tashme School Desk." Collection: Colin A Ming Collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Accession Number: 2004.12.a-b. Year: circa 1940. By Megan Koyanagi High school...
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Posted by Lara Okihiro 
Lara Okihiro's grandparents, Koichiro and Hisa Okihiro in front of a New Year's feast Hisa prepared in their dining room of their home. Photos courtesy: Dr. Lara Okihiro. As the inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act is underway, one Japanese Canadian whose family was subject to the War Measures...
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21 Mar 2023
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Roy Matsui hoped enlisting in the Canadian Army would represent the Japanese Canadian community positively. Photo credit: Nikkei National Museum. By Megan Koyanagi As soon as the opportunity arose, he applied to leave the camp at the age of 17 to work in Toronto, Ont., where he later signed up to join...
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...
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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 → 17 Nov 2022
Posted by Fumiko Miyahara 
Fumiko Miyahara's family genealogy scroll was written by her great-great-grandfather Rikichi Miyahara (1838-1890). A bureaucrat and administrator, his kanji written in sumi ink is uniform and precise. Photo courtesy: Fumiko Miyahara. To my delight, this second cousin sent me 20 digital photos...
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