Miho Suzuki explores accent bias and identity in "The Improper Identity" at Toronto Fringe Festival
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26 May 2022
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Caroline and her editor Laura celebrating at the Ottawa book launch of The Accidental Chef. Photo courtesy: Caroline Ishii. The Four Agreements A book that has significantly impacted my life is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. The book is based on ancient Toltec wisdom, advocating for freedom...
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25 May 2022
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Left: "A Portrait of Sanzo and Kinori Oka; New Denver, B.C." Oka Family Collection. Nikkei National Museum. Accession Number: 2001.28.2.1.17. Year: 1945. Right: "Kinori Oka’s Tanka Poem." Oka Family Collection. Nikkei National Museum. Accession Number: 2001.28.4.2.1.173. Year: 1975 By: Nigel...
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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...
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Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Nineteen-year-old Frank Moritsugu sitting on the roof of one of the Yard Creek camp shacks in 1943. Repository: JCCC. Collection: Dawn Miike Collection, Accession Number: 2014.02.01.09. During 1942, we were kicked out and sent more than 100 miles inland after Japan entered the Second World War....
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Posted by nikkeivoice 
Dr. Ailin Oishi talks to the Ontario Chiropractic Association on embracing cultural norms into her practice. Photo courtesy: Dr. Ailin Oishi. By: John Bromley, OCA Special to Nikkei Voice This article was reprinted from the Ontario Chiropractic Association's initiative to celebrate Asian Heritage...
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Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Through regret we realize what is really important in life. Caroline's aunts Betty (left) and Helen (right). Both loved cooking and sharing food. Helen was exceptionally good at baking bread and cakes. Photo courtesy: Caroline Ishii. What is regret? According to psychologist Melanie Greenberg...
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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 → 14 Apr 2022
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Fans clung to every word as Japanese American singer-songwriter Mitski performed at the newly-renovated Massey Hall in Toronto on March 18. Photos by: Dr. Jonathan Eto. Mitski is known for her dramatic storytelling through movement and music, and fans cheered, cried, and hung on every note....
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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 → 12 Apr 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Journalist Mary Ito (left) launched two new podcasts, The CRAM Podcast (right) and Passage to Wonderland. Photos courtesy: Mary Ito. Ito's dive into podcasting began with the endless delays from the pandemic on the second instalment of CRAM, a festival she launched in April of 2019. A learning...
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