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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Japanese Canadian Art in the Time of Covid-19 - Part 8: British Columbia edition

Read Part 7 >> After rereading the responses from this chapter’s featured artists from British Columbia, one issue really stands out for me: Canada’s vast …

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Challenging Times at British Columbia's YK3 Brewery

In February of 2018, I visited YK3, a small sake brewery in Victoria, British Columbia headed by veteran toji (master brewer) Yoshiaki Kasugai. He is …

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Sacred Heart School Yearbook Memoirs - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> 1945-46 Yearbook A message from Mayor W.E. McArthur Sr.: Most of you are of Japanese origin, and although you are Canadians …

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Sacred Heart School Yearbook Memoirs - Part 1

In my previous article, I wrote that Greenwood became the first ‘internment camp’ in British Columbia, thanks mainly to the collaborative effort of then Mayor …

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Keiko Mary Kitagawa Receives Honorary Degree 8 Years After Helping Convince UBC to Give Degrees to 76 Japanese Canadian Students Removed in 1942

On November 26, 2020, in an official ceremony that needed to take place online because of the COVID pandemic, Keiko Mary Kitagawa received an Honorary …

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Canadian Nikkei Artist

Hayashi Studio of Cumberland, BC: A Documentary by Hayley Gray

“Close to 800 dry glass negatives abandoned by the Matsubuchi studio reappeared in the mid-1980s in garage sales, and were recognized and collected by Cumberland …

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Canadian Nikkei Artist

David Hayashida on his first visit to BC, euphemisms and life on "The Rock" - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Can you talk about how your career as an artist began? I am turning 60 this year and it is my …

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Canadian Nikkei Artist

David Hayashida on his first visit to BC, euphemisms and life on "The Rock" - Part 1

I caught up with Newfoundland artist David Hayashida on his return home after returning from the BC Internment Camp tour in July. Like me, he …

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Steveston Nikkei Memorial

Sitting at the mouth of the Fraser River, the village of Steveston, although technically part of Richmond, BC, retains a unique small town flavour. It’s …

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The Lost Highways: BC JC Heritage Sign Project Ends, Ontario’s Begins - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Can you tell us a bit about each of the sign sites? What was the local community support like? It began …