YAMATO: Drummers of Japan brings passion to the stage with North American tour
Frankly speaking: Will I give talks in the coming year?
Stories from a mountain town: I am Japanese Canadian
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Hand drawn prisoner of war illustration
Carrying on the legacy of Japanese Canadian war veterans
Filmmaker Warren Sonoda focuses lens on Hamilton and a Japanese Canadian family
Oscar Oiwa creates a mind-bending 360 degree mural to get lost in
Kyoko Nakajima's award-winning novel comes to Canada
Olympic Glory: Hiroshi Nakamura inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame
20 Jan 2020
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Frank Moritsugu during his speech at the Nikkei Veterans Memorial and Luncheon at Toronto's Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Nov. 6. Photo credits: Kelly Fleck. The Bayview United Church service was an elaborate event, attended by 91 members this year. During that service I was the guest speaker....
Read more → 16 Jan 2020
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Asking what it means to be Japanese Canadian while in Japan. Photos courtesy: Caroline Ishii. Growing up in Canada, I struggled with who I was because I didn't look like the other kids in my class. In high school, I was one of a handful of Asian students. Even being Canadian, I feel by the way others...
Read more → 14 Jan 2020
Posted by Lindsey Jacobson 
A portion of a hand drawn prisoner of war illustration found in the Nikkei National Museum collection. Artist unknown. See the full image below. We do not know who the artist of the drawing is, nor the intention behind its creation. But we can use the illustration to draw inferences about the lives...
Read more → 19 Sep 2019
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Frank Moritsugu presenting the Nisei Veterans' Award to Kennedy Liddle for her work in odori at Arigato Day at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Aug. 25. Photo credit: JCCC Mind you, that view might be biased, because for recent years I've had a role at Arigato Day. This was the 13th year...
Read more → 12 Aug 2019
Posted by Nathan Yeo 
Randy Enamoto atop Mount Manzo Nagano on August 24, 1997. Photo courtesy: Nikkei National Museum. Nagano, who had been a carpenter's apprentice, quickly found himself drawn into the shipyard industry. Nagano worked onboard a merchant ship that regularly sailed between B.C. and Shanghai. According...
Read more → 20 Jun 2019
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
This poster promoted Frank’s talk to his condo club. Top left: A recent picture of Frank giving a talk. Lower left: A family photo taken in 1945 when Frank was sent with other Nisei Army volunteers to Southeast Asia. The final shot was taken a few days after he volunteered when the ban against Japanese...
Read more → 22 May 2019
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Portrait of Frankie Laine, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948. William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress. Sorry that my column was not in the April issue. I was a bit under the weather and not up to producing it. I...
Read more → 18 Apr 2019
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
The winning float from Victoria's Japanese Community Association, the association then donated the prize money of $300 to the city to purchase 1,013 trees. Year: 1937. Photo credit: Ruby Fukumoto. I never realized what an impact sakura (cherry blossoms) would have on my life. Currently spending...
Read more → 16 Apr 2019
Posted by Stephanie Petrovich 
Through the photos included with this article, it becomes clear that the cenotaph has undergone many changes in its nearly 100 year history, each with significant stories behind them. How did the site change over the years? This is a question that could be answered by referring to certain events in history...
Read more → 21 Jan 2019
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Toronto NAJC hosts the 30th Anniversary Redress Gala reception But in Toronto it was celebrated on Nov. 8, and it was celebrated in style. The event was called the Redress Anniversary Gala, hosted by the Toronto Chapter of the NAJC, held at the famous TIFF Bell Lightbox. This downtown theatre...
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