UBC scholarship connects a Japanese Canadian family through the generations
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Miss Okamura and Dr. Banno Wedding Newspaper Clipping
Cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Jean Okihiro share their grandmother's story in new children's book
Maiko Jinushi's "Intimacy and Distances" exhibition asks how we are together when physically remote
Mindfulness in the city: Slow food is soul food
Mata Ashita kicks off new season with workshop exploring family, ancestry, and origin stories
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Edward Chutaro Banno's 1931 UBC Totem Yearbook
Hauntings of the past: Filmmaker Meredith Hama-Brown's "Seagrass" wins big at TIFF
Thornhill Sluggers win the 2023 JC3-Pitch Championship
Smashing stereotypes: Montreal play explores the multifaceted life of Kiyoko Tanaka-Goto
28 Nov 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Left: The cover of Obaasan's Boots by Janis Bridger and Lara Jean Okihiro. Right: Authors Bridger (left) and Okihiro (right) with their grandmother Hisa's wedding dress during the book launch at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Oct. 5. A chapter book for 9 to 12-year-olds, Obaasan's Boots...
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25 Jan 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Artists Annie Sumi and Brian Kobayakawa are the creators of Kintsugi, an anti-racist, interactive art installation at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre until March 17. TORONTO — In the heart of the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre sits a prewar treadle-powered...
Read more → 17 Jan 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Left: A 19-year-old Frank Moritsugu sitting on the roof of a Yard Creek camp shack in 1943. Repository: JCCC. Collection: Dawn Miike Collection. Accession Number: 2014.02.01.09. Right: Current day Frank holding a letter with birthday wishes from the Queen for his 100th birthday. “Becoming 100 years...
Read more → 24 Aug 2022
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Koichiro and Hisa Okihiro's wedding photo in Vancouver in 1940. The wedding guestbook, inscribed with a New Westminster address was an important clue for Lara Okihiro and Janis Bridger to uncover their family history. Photo courtesy: Walt Okihiro. Rediscovering a 40-year-old newspaper article...
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17 Aug 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Left: The Stop Asian Racism zine. Lisa Taniguchi reached out to 13 Asian Canadian and American artists to create artwork celebrating Asian identities and calling out Asian hate. Right: Artist and designer Lisa Taniguchi. Taniguchi created Be Kind Club, an online store that sells products featuring...
Read more → 19 May 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Dr. Henry Shimizu, Samantha Kuniko Marsh, and Greg Shimizu at the opening night of Isshoni: Henry Shimizu's Paintings of New Denver Internment at the University of Victoria's Legacy Art Gallery on April 23. Photo courtesy: Samantha Kuniko Marsh. Henry's paintings reflect his bittersweet memories...
Read more → 21 Apr 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
For 12 years, Chihiro Maezawa has brought healthy Japanese treats to Toronto farmers' markets with Natural Japaneats. Above is Maezawa at the Artscape Wychwood Barns farmers' market. Photos by: Kelly Fleck. Behind Natural Japaneats is Chihiro Maezawa, whose passion for healthy vegan treats comes...
Read more → 13 Apr 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Dance artist Jennifer Aoki will be performing a work in progress of In The Woods created during Dance West Network's 2021/22 Re-Centering/Margins Creative Residency at Simon Fraser University Goldcorp Centre for the Arts on April 20. For Aoki, this theme of discovery also carried into the artistic...
Read more → 16 Mar 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Artist Kellen Hatanaka explores historical and contemporary issues of race, xenophobia, and bias in sport. Left: Home, 2020, by Kellen Hatanaka. Right: Artist Kellen Hatanaka. Photo credit: Kiersten Hatanaka. But of course, the Vancouver Asahi never won a 1993 championship. The club disbanded...
Read more → 18 Nov 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
An image from Randall Okita's new VR storytelling experience, The Book of Distance. Now available free on the Steam, Oculus and Viveport stores. Photo credit: NFB/Book of Distance. “He was a big part of my life, and he was also the quietest person I've ever met,” Okita tells Nikkei Voice in an interview....
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