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Hiromi Goto explores a not-so-typical hero in her new graphic novel


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 11 Aug 2021   Posted by Melissa Kawaguchi

Author Hiromi Goto on the power of voicing underrepresented characters in graphic novel form with her new book, Shadow Life. Photos courtesy Hiromi Goto. Genre-hopping is something Goto does both out of necessity, as she doesn’t always have the time to commit to writing a novel, and curiosity. “It...

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Finding connection through times of isolation


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 10 Aug 2021   Posted by Kelly Fleck

Genki Ferguson's debut novel, Satellite Love, explores themes of loneliness and isolation, which have resonated with readers during the pandemic. Left: Author Genki Ferguson. Right: The cover of Satellite Love. “I always remember being just so impressed by the dome of stars—I had never seen...

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Brenda Kamino shares grandmother’s incredible 100-year life at Toronto Fringe Festival


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 20 Jul 2021   Posted by Kelly Fleck

Brenda Kamino plays her 100 year old grandmother, Hina Yoshida, in At the End of the Day, presented at the Digital Toronto Fringe Festival. Photo credit: Bonnie Anderson. “Her life was an amazing journey,” Kamino tells Nikkei Voice in an interview. “I want [audiences] to take away a woman...

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Kiyoko Sugimoto and Sakura Yoshida explore mixed-race identity in new podcast


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 15 Jun 2021   Posted by Kelly Fleck

Kiyoko Sugimoto (left) and Sakura Yoshida (right) discuss mixed-race identity and pop culture in their podcast, The Hafu It. Photo courtesy: Kiyoko Sugimoto and Sakura Yoshida. The podcast, which launched in December, recently wrapped up its first season at the end of May. The season ended with...

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Contemporary dancer Takako Segawa explores Japanese art forms and traditions through dance


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 11 Jun 2021   Posted by Kelly Fleck

Ottawa-based dancer, choreographer and teacher Takako Segawa performing Echoes: Vibrations from Japan to Canada. Photo credit: Yves Soglo. Segawa explores and plays with traditional Japanese art forms such as taiko, kabuki, and Japanese theatre through the lens of contemporary dance and the freedom,...

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Mata Ashita wraps up a successful first season


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 25 May 2021   Posted by Leanne Toshiko Simpson

Writing group creating a digital zine to showcase participants' work. Author and artist Raymond K. Nakamura captured the community spirit of Mata Ashita in this brilliant comic. The zine, which will launch alongside Mata Ashita’s new website this summer, will evoke themes from the first six sessions...

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Japanese Canadian dance artist Jennifer Aoki on adapting and being creative during the pandemic


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 20 Apr 2021   Posted by Kelly Fleck

Dance artist Jennifer Aoki inside a "love bubble" for a pop-up art installation called "The Love Bubble Project" in downtown Vancouver. Photo credit: Lung Lui. Called “The Love Bubble Project,” the pop-up art installation included over a dozen “love bubbles” placed around downtown Vancouver...

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Tetsuro Shigematsu’s 1 Hour Photo comes to the digital stage


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 14 Apr 2021   Posted by Kelly Fleck

Tetsuro Shigematsu performs in 1 Hour Photo. The cinematic adaption of the play will be presented by Surrey Civic Theatres on April 23 and 24. Photography by Raymond Shum and Photo Design by Terry Wong. What came from the interviews were stories of love, loss, injustice, and triumph. The play...

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Mata Ashita writers share memory in verse at workshop


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 30 Mar 2021   Posted by Leanne Toshiko Simpson

Author Sally Ito led last month Mata Ashita writing group with a workshop on the tradition of storytelling. Read an excerpt from the collaborative poem inspired by Sally Ito. Photo credit: Warren Cariou. With many returning writers and new faces as well, moments of family connection were shared...

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Exploring the sprawling and complex history of Japanese Canadian gardens


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 12 Jan 2021   Posted by Kelly Fleck

The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden in Lethbridge was established in 1967 for Canada's Centennial and recognizes the contributions of Japanese Canadians in Lethbridge. Photo credit: Kino Sum Productions/Borrowed from Nature. Called Heiwa Teien Peace Garden, it surrounds the buildings of the Nikkei...

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