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Bringing history to life: Artist Kimiko Fraser illustrates stories of trailblazing women


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 09 Aug 2023   Posted by Kelly Fleck

Left: Illustrator, artist, and historian Kimiko Fraser. Photo credit: J King York. Right: The cover of "Kimiko Murakami: A Japanese Canadian Pioneer." Photo courtesy: Heritage House Publishing. “Having [history told] in colour and illustrations gives it a closer feel. It makes it feel more present....

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Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Collection conservation


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 08 Aug 2023   Posted by Sam Frederick

Title: "Collection conservation." Collection: Banno Family Collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Accession Number: 2016.30. BURNABY — The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (NNMCC) is currently working on a new digitization project, thanks to funding from...

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Mayumi Lashbrook’s Enemy Lines: A must-see performance for all Canadians


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 04 Aug 2023   Posted by Karen Uchida

Mayumi Lashbrook in Enemy Lines, which ran at McMaster's Black Box Theatre in Hamilton on May 26 to 28. Above is Lashbrook during the Toronto performance at Theatre Centre, May 12 to 14. Photo credit: Marlowe Porter. In an April 2023 interview with Nikkei Voice, Lashbrook describes the initial...

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Bayview United Church to amalgamate with Cummer Avenue United Church


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 03 Aug 2023   Posted by Bayview United Church

Bayview United Church members now worship at Cummer Avenue United Church. Photo courtesy: Bayview United Church. Due to a decline in the number of people able to provide leadership for the Bayview Church, the church council and members determined that supporting the church building and organizing...

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Welcoming Erica Isomura and Megan Wray as new facilitators for Mata Ashita


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 02 Aug 2023   Posted by Mata Ashita

Mata Ashita, the Japanese Canadian writing circle, welcomes Erica Isomura (left) and Megan Wray (right) as new workshop facilitators and program curators for the forthcoming season. Photos courtesy: Mata Ashita. This forthcoming season, Mata Ashita welcomes Erica Isomura and Megan Wray as workshop...

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“A Woman Is…” Kiki Moritsugu on forging her own path at Toronto Fringe Festival


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 13 Jul 2023   Posted by Kelly Fleck

Kiki Moritsugu stars in A Woman Is..., running at Toronto Fringe Festival until July 16. Photo credit: Kiki Moritsugu/Toronto Fringe Festival. Born in Montreal and raised in Toronto, Moritsugu is a performer, dancer, and singer based in Madison, Wisconsin. Her career has included theatre, television,...

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Mindfulness in the city: Falling in love with tofu


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 23 Jun 2023   Posted by Caroline Ishii

Chef Caroline Ishii created a spicy Korean-inspired tofu and sweet potato noodles stir fry recipe for Soyarie, an organic tofu supplier in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Photo credit: Soyarie. Growing up, one of my favourite ways of eating fresh tofu was cold with grated ginger, green onion slivers,...

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The spaces in between: Artist Elysha Rei’s intricate hand-cut paper art


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 22 Jun 2023   Posted by Kelly Fleck

Hand-cut washi paper study of a landscaped Japanese garden built by internees in 14B, Barmera, South Australia 1945-12, using the reference image from Australia War Memorial Item 123010. This piece was created by artist Elysha Rei during her artist residency at the University of Victoria. Photo courtesy...

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Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Tashme School Desk


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 20 Jun 2023   Posted by nikkeivoice

Education persisted in Tashme, despite challenges such as limited school supplies. Image information: "Tashme School Desk." Collection: Colin A Ming Collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Accession Number: 2004.12.a-b. Year: circa 1940. By Megan Koyanagi High school...

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Ottawa Asian Hockey Classic brings families and cultures together


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 16 Jun 2023   Posted by Andrea Sakiyama Kennedy

Ottawa Asian Hockey Classic lower rec champions Asian Invasion during the tournament on Mother's Day weekend, May 13 to 14. Photo credit: Marc Lafleur/Marc LaFleur Photography. “I had participated in a similar tournament in Toronto, and I thought, why not create a tournament in Ottawa,”...

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