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More Than a School
August 21, 2013
The Toronto Japanese Language School (TJLS) has been in existence since September 1949. Initially the students were from the local Japanese Canadian community but for the last 30 years the student body has also included a great number of people with no Japanese ancestry. The teaching staff and volunteers that keep the school running are justifiably proud of this long continuing service to the community. ...
DEAN HELSLEY, UBC PRESENTS HONORARY DEGREES TO AKIRA NAMBA AND FRED SASAKI
May 31, 2013
At the spring convocation of UBC, 76 Japanese Canadian Students Class of ‘42 received honorary degrees at a special ceremony. Of these, 61 were students whose university days were cut short by WWII...
Honouliuli: the Last Internment Camp
May 31, 2013
2013 is, as anyone who reads The Bulletin knows, the 25th anniversary of Redress. Interesting to note that we are still learning about the internment era. ...
Always Dan – remembering Senator Daniel K. Inouye
March 15, 2013
by Terry Watada Somewhere deep in my in-law’s Honolulu house is the dust-covered McKinley High School year book, class of 1942. In it are the expected photographs of clubs, sports teams and impromptu...
Personal Reflection: Walking with Strangers
February 13, 2013
[caption id="attachment_3930" align="alignnone" width="800"] Photo: Ahki Management 2013[/caption] by Jennifer Matsunaga Greetings from Ottawa! Our city has been a-buzz lately with the news and action surrounding Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence and...
The Japanese Canadian Centennial Temple Bell at Ontario Place
February 13, 2013
October 1st 2012 was the 35th anniversary of the Commemorative Centennial Bell in Ontario Place. The temple bell was a gift from Japanese Canadians living in Ontario to the Province in commemoration of...