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“My true understanding of art began when I met Koko at the Vancouver School of Art so many …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Oct. 14, 2022

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Rediscovering an Incredible Story of Community and Resilience in New Westminster

In creating a children’s book about their grandmother’s life, cousins Lara Okihiro and …

Kelly Fleck • Sept. 27, 2022

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Book Review: Norifumi Kawahara, "Historical Geography of Japanese Fisheries Immigrants in Canada"

The Monterey Bay Aquarium, famous for its excellent displays of marine life native to California, i…

Chisa Matsunaga • Sept. 21, 2022

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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community

Canadian Nikkei Comfort Food

I previously wrote an article on Nikkei food that was uniquely Japanese Canadian: kan-ba-lando chow…

Chuck Tasaka • Sept. 4, 2022

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Ottawa artist Norman Takeuchi: Long Division Exhibition

“Ever since we both attended the Vancouver School of Art back in the 1950s, I have always r…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 31, 2022

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A Nisei and Yonsei: The Power of Art & Isshoni - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Life After Internment in Edmonton “At age 14, I had no ambitions but o…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 24, 2022

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A Nisei and Yonsei: The Power of Art & Isshoni - Part 1

The paintings of Dr. Henry Shimizu, retired Edmonton Nisei plastic surgeon, were presented in a s…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 23, 2022

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Greenwood's 80th Anniversary Commemoration

Mission Accomplished. Greenwood’s 80th Anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Internment Reunio…

Chuck Tasaka • Aug. 12, 2022

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Glimpses of Marpole—Part 3

Read Part 2 >> Barb Miiko Gravlin "They went fishing on their honeymoon." Barb Miiko Gravli…

Raymond Nakamura • July 20, 2022

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Kinori Oka’s Tanka Poem

Throughout this past year, the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre has collaborated with t…

Nigel Town • July 14, 2022

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The Artistry of British Columbia’s Tsuneko Kokubo: Of Light Itself

Rediscovering an Incredible Story of Community and Resilience in New Westminster

Book Review: Norifumi Kawahara, "Historical Geography of Japanese Fisheries Immigrants in Canada"

Canadian Nikkei Comfort Food

Ottawa artist Norman Takeuchi: Long Division Exhibition

A Nisei and Yonsei: The Power of Art & Isshoni - Part 2

A Nisei and Yonsei: The Power of Art & Isshoni - Part 1

Greenwood's 80th Anniversary Commemoration

Glimpses of Marpole—Part 3

Kinori Oka’s Tanka Poem