Omai: A Japanese-Korean fusion
Frankly Speaking: What is too much when in my 90s
Celebrating 30 years of twinning
Sayonara to a pioneer for Japanese baseball players in America
Musician Jessica Stuart looks for long lost friend in Japan
Take me out to the "besuboru" game
Hide Hyodo Shimizu: The right to education
Toronto Japanese Film Festival Review: Our Departures
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...
Read more → 13 Feb 2017
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Remembering the influences of Mitsy and Roy Ito on JC history, and good friends. Photo: Roy and Mitsy Ito on their wedding day in 1951. Photo courtesy: Carole Ito. Mitsy was 91 years-old, and had four children, ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Her husband had predeceased her in 1999. I...
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