Soccer star Tsubasa Endo greets fans during Japanese Heritage Night
Finding inspiration in real life
Author Sarah Kuhn on becoming the (super)hero of your own story
Learning how to move forward versus moving on
Chieri Uegaki honours her father's legacy in new book
Kyo Maclear's new childrens' book tells the story of a Nisei trailblazer
East meets West on the runway at Anime North's Kimono Fashion Show
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...
Read more → 14 Nov 2018
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
"So up I went to the hakujin lieutenant at the front desk, saluted and said, "Sir, we're Japanese Canadians, are we allowed to vote today?" That week also included Ontario municipal elections on Oct. 22. The results were not surprising, but the voter turnout was disappointing, with only 41 per cent...
Read more → 25 Oct 2018
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Redress Rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 14, 1988. Photo courtesy: JCCC archives. How could I forget something as important as that? I may be a senior in my 90s, but my memory is usually OK. That’s why I can write about different past happenings in my Nikkei Voice columns. I also...
Read more → 15 Aug 2018
Posted by Judi Clark 
Changing Tides was chosen as a book that contributes to the understanding and enjoyment of B.C. This prize is awarded to the book that contributes the most to the enjoyment and understanding of British Columbia. The winners of the 34th annual BC Book Prizes were announced at a gala in Vancouver...
Read more → 23 Mar 2017
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Recent events raise questions of rising racism in Canada. It has been nearly 30 years since the Redress settlement was signed in Sept. 1988. Photo courtesy Archives of Canada. And here we are seeing the ugly word “racism” in newspaper headlines so often again. A recent Toronto example: the York...
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