A familiar face in Nikkei film circles takes on a new challenge
WOMEN DIRECTORS DOMINATE TORONTO AND VANCOUVER FESTIVAL LINEUPS
Artist A.S.M. Kobayashi brings life to government documents in 'Electric Neon Clock'
Lifting the layers behind the mask: Miya Turnbull and Shion Skye Carter on 'Omote (面)'
Author Jeff Chiba Stearns brings yokai and folklore to Japanese Canadian history
South Side Samurai Munetaka Murakami rides into Toronto
Vancouver Japanese Film Festival launches in September
Miho Suzuki explores accent bias and identity in "The Improper Identity" at Toronto Fringe Festival
Kate Kamo McHugh retraces ancestors' journeys across Canadian landscapes
Author Keiko Honda on the stories we inherit and the ones we pass on
15 Nov 2022
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Title: " Girls’ College Registration Certificate." Collection: Shinobu Family fonds. Repository: Nikkei National Museum. Accession Number: 2018.12.3.1.1. Year: 1941. By Sam Frederick The family included Saburo Shinobu, a community leader who led the fight to obtain the franchise for Japanese...
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10 Nov 2022
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Caroline and her mom at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre after she won the Miss Tokyo pageant. It was a very proud day for Caroline's mom. Photos courtesy: Caroline Ishii. Instead, I've realized it's sometimes best to take a step backward before moving forward. Our lives are hectic and stressful,...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Residuals (住み・墨) by Japanese Canadian choreographer and dance artist Shion Skye Carter runs at the Scotiabank Dance Centre from Friday, Nov. 4 to Saturday, Nov. 5. For tickets and more information, visit the Dance Centre's website. Photo credit: Lula-Belle Jedynak Carter began developing Residuals as...
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20 Oct 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ichigo-Ichie 一期一会: One Time - One Meeting offered three unique tearoom experiences for visitors at Nuit Blanche at the JCCC on Oct. 1. Photo credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto. For the first time, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre joined in on the fun of Nuit Blanche, as hundreds of people dropped...
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Posted by nikkeivoice 
Welfare and farewells: Exploring Sachi Tsumura's autograph album. Title: "Sachi Tsumura’s Autograph Album." Collection: Thomas and Sachi Madokoro Family Collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum. Accession Number: 2019.17.3.8.1.3. Year: 1942. By Nigel Town Sachiko “Sachi” Tsumura...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ottawa-based dancer, choreographer and teacher Takako Segawa's new dance film, "Sho ga nai - It can't be helped," honours the Japanese Canadians sent to prisoner of war camps 80 years ago. Photo credit: Sarolta Gyoker. Called Sho ga nai – It can't be helped, Segawa was inspired by the use of the Japanese...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Seniors raise monarch butterflies and release them in the garden in memory of a loved one or with a prayer. Mary McIntyre-Rafter, lifestyles manager at McCowan Retirement Residences and Pat Adachi with a monarch butterfly they raised from an egg. Photo courtesy: Mary McIntyre-Rafter. “I'm not a nature...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Chris Kurata and Irene Foulkes of the Toronto Japanese Garden Club speaking during the dedication next to the newly planted weeping cherry tree on May 15. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck. This meeting was the beginning of the Toronto Japanese Garden Club, which celebrated its 70th anniversary with a bento...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
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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Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Above is a collage of some of the things on Caroline's summer list of happiness. which includes forest walks, swimming in lakes, sunsets, farmers' markets and fresh local vegetables and fruit, poutine, cafe au lait, flowers, and, of course, ice cream! Photos courtesy: Caroline Ishii. There is a scientific...
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