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History

Second World War Featured Prominently at Toronto Japanese Film Festival

From a machine gun wielding high school girl-yakuza boss to time travelling samurai; from sexual awakening in the final devastating days of WWII Tokyo to…

Books

Japanese Writers Fill a Void in Canadian History

Lucy Oneka July 21, 2016 No Comments Author books Canada 150 history Japan Japanese Japanese Canadian literary literature

Writers of Japanese descent say their work is helping to fill gaps in Canada’s literary landscape. “When I was at university, the only way I…

Books

WWII Japanese Displacement Parallels Migrant Crisis

Shenaz Kermalli June 12, 2016 No Comments books Canada 150 Displacement internment camps Japan Japanese migrant crisis migrants Migration Pearl Harbour refugee crisis Syrian refugees World War II

Lynne Kutsukake’s The Translation of Love is as haunting as it is beautiful. Set in post-WWII Japan, the novel touches upon migration and identity issues…

Arts & Culture

B.C. Festival Energizes Historical Japantown

Deanna Cheng August 7, 2015 No Comments Festivals gentrification internment camps Japan Japanese JapaneseCanadians Martial Arts Vancouver World War II

People of all ages gathered at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver, B.C., to observe the 39th annual Powell Street Festival celebrating Japanese-Canadian culture, traditions and identity. The day was filled with music, competitions, costumes, entertainment and obviously food!