“O Matsuri EH!” by Ted Wada Together, we have completed another very successful Japanese Festival, Omatsuri-2017. The August weather was perfect, the crowd was enthusiastic, the entertainment was exciting, the food was delicious and well managed, the cultural demonstrations were interesting, the market was full of people, and the kids’ corner was popular all day. I’ve heard...Continue reading
This year marks the 94th annual Remembrance Day ceremonies, and about 400 people attended the service, in spite of the threat of rain. It was heartening to see the veterans, families, friends, and supporters huddled together to pay tribute to those Japanese Canadians who made the supreme sacrifice for our country, our community, and our...Continue reading
A huge thank you to all those who contributed to this year’s Young JC Leaders Conference! We had a wide variety of great conversations, thought provoking perspectives, and above all… a tonne of unforgettable fun! Special thanks to Alex Miki for sharing a Comprehensive Overview of the Young Leaders perspectives. We’ll be posting more highlights and...Continue reading
The last meal I shared with Jim Wong Chu was in 2016 at the Arisu Korean Restaurant at Bloor and Bathurst in Toronto’s Markham Village. He loved Asian cuisine and made a study of it throughout his life. On that day, he was looking for kalbi, Korean short ribs marinated in a thick aromatic sauce. Continue reading
The NAJC has been keen to promote and preserve the legacy of the community, including the arts. Our goal is to enshrine the legacy of Japanese Canadian artists whose creative works were made prior to the internet era, and have been lost to time. Continue reading
by Terry Watada Editor’s note: While Terry is on his summer hiatus, we decided to look back on his nearly thirty years of writing about and for the Japanese Canadian community and by extension the Asian Canadian community. We will be reprinting some his columns until his return. I don’t mean to get off on...Continue reading
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Memorial Park, Sunday, August 6 7:30pm. Lantern & Paper Crane Making 7:30-8:30pm. Official Ceremony 8:30pm. Launch of Lanterns 9:15pm.
On June 28th, 2017, the Nishga Girl gill net boat, owned by Hereditary Chief Harry Nyce and built by the late Japanese Canadian boat builder, Judo “Jack” Tasaka, was formally re-installed in the Nishga Girl Salon at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec. In attendance were 90 guests that included 46 dancers, singers...