by Lynne Kutsukake Knopf Canada, 315 pages, 2016 by David Fujino The Translation of Love is a true contribution to Japanese Canadian literature because it goes beyond the familiar telling of the World War 2 internment experience found in notable novels like Obasan and The Electrical Field and tells instead the mostly untold story...
NAJC 2016-2018 National Executive Board Members At its Annual General Meeting and Conference held in the City of Calgary earlier this month, member organizations (National Council) confirmed the new Board for the 2016 to 2018 term. The slate of officers are as follows: President: David Mitsui (Edmonton) Vice President: Lorene Oikawa (Vancouver) Madame Secretary: Michiko...
By Terry Watada The Sansei are coming of age – that is, they’re getting old. I must admit I am at the starting line of my “golden years”. I am retired and I now qualify for many discounts. Before such considerations, I first have to decide what kind of senior citizen I should become. The...Continue reading
An Evening With George Takei @the Ryerson Theatre 43 Gerrard Street E., Toronto June 26, 2016, 7:00 pm by David Fujino I live in downtown Toronto, right in the heart of the gay village — Boys Town. To me, it’s home, it’s distinctive, and not always deserving of the broad homophobic smears that routinely come...
by Terry Watada editor’s note: Terry Watada is on summer break and will return in October. In the interim, we thought we’d publish some “classic” columns by Terry. So here we are, Christmas and Oshogatsu 1998! And the sansei are generally in their thirties, forties, and (dare I say it) fifties. Again, generally, most are...Continue reading
1502 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario by David Fujino When I’m in the neighbourhood — and I crave Japanese — I have lunch at Sushi-Gen; otherwise, I might have a foot-long tuna sub sandwich at the Subway next door. I’m in the Yonge and St. Clair part of Toronto today because my chiropractor, Dr. Salima Manji, has her...Continue reading
Issued by the BC Government on: August 05, 2016 Dear Stakeholders, Japanese Canadian Community of British Columbia, The Japanese Historic Places Recognition Program Advisory Committee is pleased to invite you to participate at the Information Session to seek your proactive participation in successful implementation of the Public Nomination process of historic places of importance to...
by Terry Watada editor’s note: Terry Watada is on summer break and will return in October. In the interim, we thought we’d publish some “classic” columns by Terry. The 1998 Powell Street Festival, 22nd edition, featured a new wrinkle this year. Besides the ever-popular salmon barbeque, tako yaki, curry beef, and fresh corn on the...Continue reading
The NAJC is honouring JC artists who created a large body of meaningful works in the 20th century. In homage to Aiko Suzuki’s 1994 directory “Japanese Canadians in the Arts” we are producing a limited edition JC Artist T-Shirt recognizing over 215 Japanese Canadian professional artists who were part this publication. By honouring the past,...Continue reading