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A Conversation with Julie Tamiko Manning
January 26, 2013
Julie Tamiko Manning ,Matt Miwa ,The Tashme Project ,
When I was a pre-teen, I remember a story circulating around the family, about some sort of cabin that they lived in, and how it was so cold that icicles grew on the inside of the walls. At some point I realized that this story was connected to a much larger family history and I realized I must do whatever research I could by myself. I really started to learn about JC history when Rei Nakashima, an active member of the Montreal JCCC, hired me to catalogue interviews that had been done with Issei....
Re: Idle No More
January 13, 2013
We oppose Bill C-45 because of the lack of consultation with Aboriginal peoples on the changes to the Indian Act, and other legislation affecting waterways, reserve lands, and education. These legislative changes will have a profoundly negative impact on the rights of Aboriginal peoples, and non-Aboriginal Canadians alike....
Momiji Health Care Society and the Greater Toronto Chapter NAJC Honours the Toronto Nisei Women’s Club
December 14, 2012
Founded in 1954 by 15 Nisei women, the TNWC's community service accomplishments were remarkable given that just a few years previously they had been struggling to raise young families and build careers. They found the courage to challenge discrimination through quiet persistence that ultimately benefited all Canadians. ...
Nikkei Youth at NAJC AGM
December 14, 2012
On Saturday, September 15, a three hour youth session was held in Kamloops, BC coinciding with the NAJC AGM. Eleven youth ranging from the ages of 13-27 participated in this session lead by...
AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CANADIANS IN NIAGARA Part III
December 14, 2012
By Tom Matshushita Edited by Addie Kobayashi Some of the older settlers continued to work on farms, and a few such as the Nagami, Morimoto and Matsushita families bought their own farms. Others...
AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CANADIANS IN NIAGARA Part II
October 1, 2012
Some settler families found economic relief when their children were taken into the homes of prominent local families as “schoolboys” and “schoolgirls.”In return for room and board, they provided domestic services that included housekeeping, cooking and baby-sitting. One nisei even acted as a chauffeur and was able to use his employer’s car for outings with other schoolboys and schoolgirls....