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A Journal of Japanese Canadian Community, History & Culture www.jccabulletin-geppo.ca SSN 1182-0225 v.64 No.06 June 2022 Circulation: 4,100 Canada Post Agreement Number 400-50782 G V J C CA

The Bulletin/Geppo is published monthly by the Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association (GVJCCA). Managing Editor John Endo Greenaway john@bigwavedesign.net

Writing and Speaking about Mental Health Winning Essay 8 Landscapes of Injustice 10 Powell Street Festival Update 11 My Great-Grandparents Kazuo and Chie Imamura 12 In Memory of Tatsuo Kage Part II 14 Inouye Park in Surrey 16

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Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians 17 JCCA Donations / Editorial 18 JCCA President’s Message 19

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NAJC President’s Message 21 Community Calendar 22 Community Kitchen 24 One Nikkei Voice 27 Toronto NAJC Update 28

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Tonari Gumi Corner 30 Our Edible Roots 31 Vancouver Japanese Language School 33 Milestones 34 Nikkei Place Update 37 Geppo 41

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Kelvin Higo Susanne Tabata Cecilia Point

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MAY 21, 2022, BC GOVERNMENT MAKES HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT On May 21, 2022, the BC Government made an historic announcement, one that honours our elders past and present, marking a pivotal moment in our community. A $100million dollar commitment was announced, reflecting funding to multiple initiatives built on six pillars of anti-racism; education; heritage; monument; community & culture; and especially seniors’ health and wellness, which potentially includes supporting a housing component in BC. These initiatives are based on comprehensive proposals which respond to community consultations over the past two years, with input from our organizations, solid research, and listening to those who otherwise do not have a platform or a voice. Premier John Horgan made the announcement at the Steveston Martial Arts Centre in front of Japanese Canadian community witnesses, many who had participated in providing input to the legacy initiatives. MC’d by Steveston seniors’ advocate Kelvin Higo & MLA Kelly Greene, the witnessing event was opened with a moving land acknowledgment by Mary Point and Cecilia Point of Musqueam. Speakers included Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives Rachna Singh; community elders Aki Horii and Mary Kitagawa; and remarks from NAJC President Lorene Oikawa with follow-up remarks from BC Redress Director Susanne Tabata. Former MLA Naomi Yamamoto who led the provincial apology in 2012 provided context to her work with the community. Nine MLAs attended the witnessing event. Also witnessing were community members attending 11 viewing parties attended by MLAs, all zooming live into the Premier’s announcement. A strong showing of support came from the Tashme Historical Society in Hope; Nikkei Interment Memorial Centre in New Denver; Tonari Gumi in Vancouver; the GVJCCA, Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Sakura-so, and Nimi Nikkei Home in Burnaby; Steveston Seniors at the Community Centre in Steveston; the Central Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian Society in Nanaimo; and the Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society in Victoria. A lot of work lies ahead of us. The BC Japanese Canadian community has been very strong in its support for all initiatives that honour our elders past and present, provide health support to our survivors, and deliver strong education support for both classroom and public heritage spaces. We are humbled to share this important announcement with our community as we continue to work through agreements and other processes with the BC Government.

Steveston seniors with Premier John Horgan following May 21 announcement.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INTERNMENT AND JAPANESE CANADIAN LEGACIES IN BC Although today, British Columbians are committed to a fair and just society, we recognize that has not always been the case and that as a result, many members of our Province have lived diminished lives. Before, during and after World War II, the Provincial Government advocated for the removal of nearly 22,000 Japanese Canadians from the West Coast, as well as their internment in the province’s Interior years after the War’s end; pushed for the confiscation and forced sale of their property; and held weekly auctions of Japanese Canadians’ belongings. After the war ended in 1945, Japanese Canadians were prevented from returning to the Coast and instead were ordered to move east of the Rockies or deported to wartorn Japan. When the community was allowed to return to the coast, in 1949, it had nothing to return to. Japanese Canadians suffered irreparable social, economic, and psychological harm at the hands of the British Columbia government. The government stripped them of their homes, businesses, farms, boats, pets, friendships, and belongings; entire livelihoods were taken, and entire communities vanished. But more than that, it took away an entire community’s freedom, security, basic dignity, and sense of home and identity. This is not a proud history. And so, today, on behalf of the Government of British Columbia, we acknowledge

the past injustices that were committed and recognize with thanks, the contributions that Japanese Canadians have made to the building of this Province. Today, we are further building on that apology by making an historic investment honouring the Japanese Canadian community with lasting recognition of the traumatic internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. The Government of British Columbia is contributing $100 million in funding to support the legacy initiatives recommended by the National Association of Japanese Canadians, in conjunction with Japanese Canadian communities in B.C. The initiatives are: Monument; Education; Senior Health and Wellness; Community and Culture; Heritage Restoration; and Anti-racism. The Government of British Columbia acknowledges the hardships and trauma people suffered because of government inaction and action before, during and after the war. We know that healing the wounds of the past is a long process. Across government and together with our partners, we are focused on honouring the diversity and contributions of all communities to the B.C. that we live in today. It is more important than ever that we learn from the mistakes of the past and acknowledge historical injustices. And to not let any power or persuasion deter us for standing up for our fellow citizens and protecting the human rights we hold dear.

HONOURABLE JOHN HORGAN PREMIER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MAY 21, 2022

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Mary Point, Cecilia Point John Horgan with seniors. Alan Sakai, far right.

MAY 21, 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT PHOTOS Visit bcredress.ca for a selected photo gallery. IN MEMORIAM It is with the deepest sadness that we share the passing of Dr. Karen Kobayashi of the University of Victoria. Karen has had a profound impact on the messaging of BC Redress’s core pillar – seniors health and wellness – and presented a case for supporting work around trauma and intergenerational trauma as a result of our community experiencing sweeping historic wrongs. She inspired a generation of health care professionals to be resolute with culturally competent care, and to persist with the BC government to support work in this area. We will continue this work – in her honour and for the honour of our elders past and present.

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Japanese Canadian Hastings Park Interpretive Centre Society Survey 80 years ago in 1942, about 22,000 Japanese Canadians were uprooted, dispossessed, incarcerated and exiled. This took place during the Second World War and the incarceration extended to 1949, four years after the end of the war. It was a racist act during a time of conflict when fear-mongering was used to support these unjust actions. About 8,000 Japanese Canadians, mostly outside of Vancouver, were transported and detained at Hastings Park before being sent to camps. Since 2010, the Ad Hoc Japanese Canadian Hastings Park Committee has reported in The Bulletin, their efforts to ensure the lived experiences of the 1942 detainees are never forgotten. For example, in 2015, four commemorative plaques were installed at Hastings Park. In October 2021, Shelley Frost, PNE President and C.E.O. offered an 1800 sq. ft. (approx.) enclosed space inside the Livestock building, a former cafeteria, for a temporary Japanese Canadian interpretive centre until a permanent one could be built about a decade into the future, within the PNE master plan. In late 2021, to seize this opportunity and obtain a planning grant from the BC Heritage 150 Time Immemorial Fund, the committee registered as a non-profit organization under the name, Japanese Canadian Hastings Park Interpretive Centre Society (JCHPICS) and was approved in Feb. 2022 for a $36,360 grant. One of the grant conditions was “to outreach to the JC community for feedback on the design, programming, and space usage.” We ask for your feedback by answering a survey which you may access at this link: bit.ly/Hastings-Park Your information is only for the purposes of the JCHPICS and will not be shared with anyone else. Non-identifying statistical trends may be shared publicly. If you have any questions about the survey, contact JCHPICS2022@gmail.com Thank you for your participation. Dan Tokawa, President, JCHPICS

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WRITING AND SPEAKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH • WINNING ESSAY • At the beginning of the year, nearly two years into the pandemic that has played havoc with families and individuals across the world, the Japanese Canadian Writer’s Fund and Mata Ashita co-sponsored a creative writing contest for Japanese Canadians around the theme of Japanese Canadian mental health. Although a stoic resilience has long been been a hallmark of the community, layers of silence, racism and cultural loss have left wounds that are often unseen, unacknowledged or even denied.

Departures by Susan Aihoshi They are all leaving me. Although the calendar tells me it’s spring, it feels like late autumn, when the leaves turn colour and fall to the ground, when daylight fades with each passing hour. They are the Nisei, the second generation. They are my mother, my aunts, my uncles, my family’s friends, and their friends. The elders. They are leaving because the years are catching up with them; they are old and growing older each day. Some struggle with decreasing physical ability, unable to walk without assistance or to dress or feed themselves. Others are lost in a fog of dementia; some entirely gone and others slowly fading in and out.

Self-identifying Japanese Canadians of all generations were invited to participate by writing a poem or thousand-word essay on the topic of Japanese Canadian mental health. This month we present the winning essay, Departures, by Susan Aihoshi. The winning poems will be published in the Summer Issue This is the natural cycle of life, yet it seems so wrong. Of course, I am being selfish and thinking only of myself. I had only just come to of the Nikkei Voice. understand the role of the Nisei in my own life about a dozen years ago, NOTE FROM THE JUDGES We picked Susan Aihoshi’s Departures as the and now they are leaving. winner. We felt it was timely insofar as it addresses the passing of the Nisei generation, and sensitively chronicles this Sansei writer’s long and painful journey from ambivalence to acceptance of her Japanese Canadian identity.

As judges, we were impressed and deeply moved by all the other essayists and poets who wrote with such honesty and candour about their lives and experiences as Japanese Canadians. We hope everyone will continue to write! – Kerri Sakamoto, Lynne Kutsukake, Sally Ito

I resented my Japanese heritage when I was growing up. I wanted to be part of what I then believed was mainstream Canadian society. I wanted to belong but could not see that I already had an incredible legacy and family circle. Perhaps this is true of most people; we take for granted what we already have. During family get-togethers in the 1950s and 1960s of my childhood, I never knew what the “ghost towns” my parents, aunts and uncles occasionally talked about actually meant. Decades later I discovered that these were the so-called internment camps in the B.C. interior the families were forced to live in after being uprooted from their real homes in Vancouver. Ironically, my memories inevitably focused on the delicious Japanese food prepared for these long-ago gatherings. My memories are happy ones. Now, no one cooks like that anymore; no one is left to share techniques with me. I remember going to a few large picnics in Toronto’s High Park, held by the Kisaragi Club, an organization my maternal grandparents belonged to. These were among the few times I ever saw or met children who were Japanese Canadian like myself but were not family. Although the picnic fare was always Japanese (onigiri, inari-zushi, tsukemono, and green tea), the games we played were always Canadian—one-legged and egg-on-a-spoon races, tug of war. I never became friends with any of those children nor did I wish to be.

Susan Aihoshi

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As I grew older, I studied English literature and creative writing in university. I longed to travel to England and Europe but never wanted to go to Japan. I married my high-school sweetheart, a Canadian of British heritage. We spent a month in Britain on our honeymoon. At one point, we stayed at a small inn in Chester, a town near the border of Wales. At breakfast one morning, an older woman sitting alone came

over and spoke to me in what I recognized as fluent Japanese. I replied in English that I had no idea what she was saying. She responded, “But surely you are Japanese?” To which, I answered that I was Japanese Canadian but I couldn’t speak the Japanese language. I received a well meant lecture on how I should learn to speak it; she had acquired her skills by living in Japan for a year. I was embarrassed and annoyed. Why did people keep seeing me as Japanese??

So I finally began to seriously research the history of Japanese Canadians. I asked my family members about their lives as young people in British Columbia and how they were affected by their forced uprooting. My father had died in 1967; my grandparents, the Issei, were all dead in 2010. But my mother and most of my aunts and uncles, both maternal and paternal, were still alive. They were willing and able to talk to me then. And perhaps because their parents were no longer living, this generation spoke of things I had never before heard.

The years passed. I became an editor at Madison Press Books, and eventually left to freelance, hoping to pursue my own writing at last. What did I want to write about? I thought back to my childhood, growing up in the area of Toronto known as Little Italy and always feeling like an outsider. However, when I met my former boss for lunch one day, he suggested that I should write about the uprooting and internment of Japanese Canadians in WWII, something I had never considered. Yet, thanks to his connections, I was soon offered a contract to write a book of historical fiction for young people on this very subject.

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Such stories they shared with me. I used some of this material in Torn Back home, I later found my ideal job at a book review Apart, my book that was published in 2012 by Scholastic Canada. I at last magazine called Books in Canada. I read Canadian recognized the gifts given to me by my parents and my grandparents. literature voraciously and met many Canadian My eyes were opened. I finally saw that I had always belonged to a authors, secretly hoping that one day I might become community and it was Japanese Canadian. a writer myself. In a strange twist of fate, I briefly Since then, I have made many Japanese Canadian friends. Several met Joy Kogawa, who won the magazine’s 1981 First were always around but I had foolishly overlooked them in the past. I Novel Award for Obasan. I read that renowned book even took a beginner’s Japanese language course and was surprised at and was powerfully moved, yet never once did I make how familiar and fun it was. I met and continue to meet more Japanese the connection to my own family’s experience. Canadians than I have ever known before. I am proud that I am a Sansei, And yet I am still sad. My mother and most of my aunts and uncles are gone now. The Nisei are leaving me, their voices grow silent. Somehow, I will find a way to keep their stories alive. Susan Aihoshi was born, raised and educated in Toronto, where she has lived her entire life. Even so, she considers Vancouver, her parents’ beloved hometown, as a second home. Susan has an ongoing interest in the injustices experienced by Japanese Canadians in BC during WWII and after.

Japanese Canadian Heritage Cooking Classes The Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association (GVJCCA), Tonari Gumi (TG), and the Vancouver Japanese Language School-Japanese Hall (VJLS-JH) would like to warmly welcome Michael Tora Speier to the Heritage Cooking Classes team. Michael brings to this project over a decade of professional catering experience as the founding director of Open Sesame catering services and links to community work including with the Powell Street Festival Society. As the coordinator for these classes Michael will work with the GVJCCA, TG and VJLS-JH to bring these exciting heritage cooking classes to the community! Come and join your Vancouver-based Japanese Canadian organizations in exploring our culinary heritage. Events will be held twice a month, some during the evenings and some during the weekends.

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A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO RECOGNIZE A WRONG IN ESQUIMALT by Jordan Stanger-Ross and Tsugio Kurushima

The destruction of Canada’s original Japanesethemed tea garden is the focus of a new exhibition at the Gorge Park Pavilion in Esquimalt, British Columbia, where the garden and a teahouse stood until 1942. We are grateful to the Township of Esquimalt for answering the call to address publicly a disturbing past. Still, as Tsugio Kurushima states in the concluding panel of the exhibition, we hope that “visitors will come away from this place recognizing that there is still work to do. The racism that led to the demise of Canada’s first Japanese tea garden remains with us today.”

walkways, and even public bathrooms. The people of the Township chose to have Japanese Canadian history recognized.

And then, the work began. We struck a committee comprised of representatives of the Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society, descendants of the Takata family which created the first teahouse, Landscapes of Injustice researchers, the Royal BC Museum, and the Township of Esquimalt. We drew upon the research of Kaitlin Findlay, as well as Ann-Lee and Gordon Switzer’s Gateway to Promise, to convey the history of the park and the extent of the looting and vandalism that occurred in 1942. Natsuki Abe and Cassandra Hadley, curatorial assistants, searched for photographs and newspaper articles that could convey this story to public audiences. Author and poet Sally Ito consulted on the exhibition text and curator The Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society (of which Tsugio Yasmin Amaratunga translated historical findings into a physical exhibition. is President) approached the Landscapes of Injustice The result, we think, is marvelous. The building in Esquimalt is stunning. partnership (of which Jordan was Director) in 2018 The feature wall of its bright lobby shares the story of the Takata to join its campaign for a building and historical family and, through them, the wider history of Japanese Canadians commemoration in Esquimalt. In the years that in the region. The building will officially open with fanfare on June 18. followed, we jointly addressed politicians, co-wrote The interpretive wall will be preserved by the Township for at least 10 Op Eds., shared radio spots, and set-up booths at local years. The Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society and the Takata family have farmers’ markets to promote the idea. The public in both emphasized that the cause of anti-racism continues. For example, Esquimalt was remarkably receptive. In two rounds of the Township must complete its initiative to recognize the history of public voting, the proposal for a “Japanese Teahouse” indigenous dispossession at the same site. So, we’ll take a moment to won-out over alternative waterfront improvements, celebrate this achievement, and then it’s back to work.

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update Update from Powell Street Festival Society DEAR POWELL STREET FESTIVAL FRIENDS – SUMMER IS AROUND THE CORNER AND SO ARE LOTS OF EXCITING POWELL STREET FESTIVAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS! Online Paueru Mashup Dance Lessons are every Monday in June from 5-6 PM PST. Dancers of all ages and abilities from across the continent can learn the Paueru Mashup, a community dance that embodies the sounds and gestures of the Powell Street Festival! Skilled dance instructors will walk you through each section of the dance from your own home, no dance experience necessary! These are iterative lessons, so we encourage you to attend each week to learn a new portion of the dance. Read more at powellstreetfestival.com/paueru-mashup-dance/ Illuminations: Short Poems and Musings, Featuring a Celebration of 17-Syllable Poems at Café Deux Soleil (2096 Commercial Dr. @ 5th Ave. Vancouver) on June 18 at 9pm (Doors from 8pm). Hosted by Jillian Christmas, enjoy dynamic readings by local writers Anjalica Solomon, jaye simpson, and Brandon Wint. By donation at the door only; watch our website and social media for more information coming soon! Save the date for the first-ever online guided tour of the 360 Riot Walk. Join creator Henry Tsang on an interactive, guided 360° virtual tour tracing the history and route of the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver. Saturday, June 25 at 2:00 PM PST. Register now: https://riot-walk-online-2022.eventbrite.ca Online Radio Taiso Lessons with Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society Japanese Canadian Survivors Health & Wellness Fund are still going strong! Join any or every Wednesday & Friday from 3:00 to 3:30 PM PST, now through July 27. Lessons in English & Japanese. Registration required; please contact samantha@powellstreetfestival. com Festival Lottery Tickets are ON SALE NOW on our website and from community vendors! Win one of 20 prizes donated and sponsored by our longstanding community partners and independent businesses! Check out our website for a list of exciting prizes or to buy your tickets today. powellstreetfestival.com/lottery Want to get involved in this year’s Powell Street Festival? Every year, we rely on hundreds of fantastic volunteers, one of which could be you! Apply today as a new or returning volunteer at powellstreetfestival.com/get-involved/volunteer.

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MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS KAZUO AND CHIE IMAMURA by Ryan Hirakida I recently spent a sunny afternoon tending to my community garden plot. I couldn’t help but think of my great grandparents, Kazuo and Chie Imamura, who I learned were farmers thanks to the Landscapes of Injustice (LOI) records. I pictured them standing outside of their new greenhouse on their Abbotsford property with hundreds of thousands of daffodil and tulip bulbs in the soil beneath their feet. Until last year, I didn’t know much about my great grandparents or their farm in Abbotsford. It never came up in conversation… but then again, I hadn’t taken much interest in my family’s history. The LOI records drew me into my family’s stories. They gave me a reason to start conversations to fill in the gaps and embark on the unexpectedly emotional journey of understanding their experiences.

Me and my grandmother, Barbara Takaka, at the 2022 Bradner Flower Show. Kazuo Imamura showing off his daffodils at the Bradner Flower Show. The Reach P5742.

I am a fifth generation Japanese Canadian and all four of my grandparents were uprooted from the Lower Mainland in 1942. They were separated from their communities in Vancouver, Abbotsford and Steveston and scattered across the country. They spent the next decade living in and moving between places like Slocan, Kamloops, Notch Hill, Vernon, Bridge River, Moose Jaw and the Angler Prisoner of War Camp in Ontario. It is their resilience and eventual return to the West Coast that makes me proud to call Vancouver home today. Having four Japanese Canadian grandparents has meant hundreds of records documenting four different experiences of the Internment. It was painful to learn the details. I had grown up hearing stories in broad strokes—“Ji-chan went to a prisoner of war camp”, “Grandma grew up in Kamloops”, “Ba-chan lived in Bridge River”—but that was it. I had never understood the full extent of my family’s loss. Not knowing their full stories, I internalized a belief that my family had quietly accepted these losses, never spoke up, and never pushed back against the injustices that they faced. I was completely wrong. I found examples of my Ji-chan and his brothers repeatedly refusing to sign letters agreeing to the forced sales of their fishing boats and other belongings. And another record of my Ba-chan’s father mailing a cheque back to the Office of the Custodian to reject the closure of his account. But

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the example that stands out to me is the protest letter from my great grandfather, Kazuo Imamura. In February 1942, Kazuo and his family were uprooted to Kamloops, where my grandfather, Tonio Tanaka (who took on my grandmother’s last name), spent his childhood. In the years that followed, the Imamuras would learn about the forced sale of their property, tools, and all their belongings that they weren’t able to bring with them. Kazuo wrote a letter to formally protest the sale price of his farm. He pointed out that the land was cleared and contained seven acres of 300,000 daffodil and tulip bulbs. His letter quotes the value of the land, including his recently completed greenhouse, equipment and bulbs at $9,100—over five times the $1,600 price at which it was sold. “Had I remained in possession,” he stated, “these bulbs would have multiplied to three times this acreage and number.” Reading this letter made me feel proud of my great grandfather’s actions. It was a direct contradiction to my long standing belief in my family’s quiet acceptance of loss. It also piqued my curiosity. Where is this farm? And what does it look like today? I took to Google Earth and pinned down the location based on the hand-drawn map in the custodian case files. It was just down the road from the Bradner Hall and across the train tracks from where my great Hand drawn map of Kazuo Imamura’s property from the Custodian Case Files. grandparents eventually resettled in the 1950s and It felt good to be there. To stand in the same room where my great donated property to the Fraser Valley Buddhist grandparents once stood and proudly shared daffodils. In spite of Temple. the injustices that forced them out of the community, they returned to Last summer, I went with my family to visit the Imamura’s Bradner. property, located in the community of Bradner. It felt This is just one of many family stories that I have been able to learn. both uneventful, yet incredibly significant. The farm Although most of my opportunities to hear these stories first hand have looked no different than others in the area, but having passed, I am thankful to the Landscapes of Injustice team for making read the protest letter and understanding the story these stories available. This process is ongoing and I still have many behind it brought a sense of connection. unanswered questions, but I’m finding meaning in my identity as a After that first visit, I found myself drawn back to Japanese Canadian and feeling more connected than ever to my family’s Bradner. I knew that my great grandparents were past. regular participants in the Bradner Flower Show, so when I learned that the 92nd annual show was back after a two-year pandemic hiatus, I had to check it out. Nearly five decades since Kazuo and Chie Imamura showed their prized daffodils, I attended with my grandmother, Barbara Tanaka, and my mom. Over tea and daffodil-shaped cookies, my grandmother shared memories of her in-laws and we chatted with members of the Bradner community. I was happy to learn that the Imamuras and other Japanese Canadian families were fondly remembered. To our surprise, the Imamuras even appeared in a slideshow of old photos. Post-war photo of the Imamura’s daffodil farm, scanned from one of my grandmother’s photo albums.

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IN MEMORY OF TATSUO KAGE (KAGE-SAN) PART II

by Kage Family, GVJCCA, Carmel Tanaka

Koden and Flowers The Kage family will be accepting Koden and using it to support the archiving of Kage-san’s life work in collaboration with cultural and academic institutions. Please contact kagetatsuo@outlook.com with inquiries or with e-transfers. Flowers are gratefully declined while the archiving of Kage-san’s collection is underway. Community Memorial Event A community memorial for Kage-san is scheduled for Fall 2022. More details will be shared with the community in a future Geppo-Bulletin issue closer to the date.

TRIBUTES TO KAGE-SAN (continued) Emiko Morita – from Koru On behalf of Powell St Festival Society, I’m sending our condolences. Kage-san will be deeply missed. We’ll share this message and some photos from Tamio Wakayama’s archives in our upcoming e-news. Tatsuo Kage passed away on January 26, 2022 at the age of 86. Born in Japan, he survived WWII as a child, after being sent to a rural farming village to escape the threats of bombing in Tokyo. He excelled in his scholastic pursuits, attended Tokyo University, and received a scholarship to study abroad in Germany where he was married. Upon returning to Tokyo, in the 1960s and 70s Kage-san worked as a Professor of Political Science and European History at Meiji Gakuin University.

Kage-san was a founding member of the Powell Street Festival, a stalwart defender of human rights, and a friend and mentor. He shared a friendly smile and intuitive understanding of justice that permeated his community work and helped set the tone at the festival.

Long-time festival member Kathy Shimizu offers, “Kage-san always knew when action needed to be taken, and did so by collaborating with others in his unique, kind, gentle, thoughtful, caring, and levelheaded way. When my tendency is to shy away from conflict, I think of Tatsuo’s calm but strong demeanour – always speaking up no matter how uncomfortable the situation might feel. He helped me see clearly that my discomfort did not matter and that conflict is just inherent in the Kage-san emigrated to Canada in 1975 with his struggle for justice. His courage and commitment will remain a big part family of six to start a new life in Vancouver. Over a of his legacy along with his many, many accomplishments.” period of four decades, he continued his research as We will forever hold Kage-san in our hearts and minds so his wisdom a scholar and historian with a relentless pursuit for might guide us as we nurture Powell Street Festival and its community the truth. Appointed as a bilingual coordinator for the work. province of BC, he assisted with the implementation of the Japanese Canadian Redress compensation for those interned and or exiled during WWII. His John Endo Greenaway – from Koru experiences led him to publish two books, “Uprooted When I became part of the Japanese Canadian community in the late Again” and “Migration, Displacement, and Redress: seventies I learned the power of community, of being part of something A Japanese Canadian Perspective”. bigger than myself or my family. It was a formative time, and one that For decades, Kage-san assisted and advocated for helped shape the rest of my life. It was the first time I learned of the numerous Japanese immigrants while volunteering internment and of the community’s first steps towards working to heal his time and expertise to the community as a human from those broken years. rights activist and writer. Not only is he missed by I very suddenly met a great number of people, many of whom I still his family, but the greater society has also lost a know to this day. courageous warrior for truth and social justice. One person I became aware of early on was a man everyone called Invitation for Memories of Kage-San Kage-san. For whatever reason, he was the only community member Kage-san touched the lives of thousands through his known by his last name. In fact, I didn’t even know he had a first name advocacy and work in Human Rights. If you have a for many years. Even then, it took me many more years before I could memory or image to share we invite you to do so to bring myself to call him Tatsuo. the Bulletin, or continue to publish your thoughts and memories on www.korucremation.com/obituaries/ When I took over editorship of The Bulletin in 1993, Tatsuo was on the tatsuo-kage and by direct email to kagetatsuo@ Board of Directors of the JCCA, just one of the many organizations he was involved with. I came to know him as a gentle, soft-spoken outlook.com. man of deep convictions, who was never afraid to advocate for what he felt was right, despite what others thought. While this sometimes

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made him unpopular in some circles, I believe he earned a great deal of respect for the strength of his convictions.

There were few important community events over the years where Tatsuo wasn’t in attendance, few social justice causes where he didn’t lend his support, including the fight of Korean comfort women for recognition and redress. On behalf of The Bulletin-Geppo, I send my deepest condolences to the Kage family, who cared for Tatsuo over the last few years and saw him off on January 26 at the age of 86. His legacy is important and lasting. Rest in peace, Kage-san. Publications by Tatsuo Kage Uprooted Again: Japanese Canadians Move to Japan After WWII. (translated into English by Kathleen Chisato Merken) Victoria: Ti-Jean Press, 2012, pp.172. Migration, Displacement, and Redress: A Japanese Canadian Perspective. Vancouver: Electromagnetic Press, 2020, pp. 321.

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NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY From the unceded traditional lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil Waututh Peoples, the Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association acknowledges June as National Indigenous History Month and celebrates June 21 as National Indigenous Peoples’ Day. While we embrace a just future for all First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, we also honour the past and respectfully stand with all Residential School Survivors, their Families and Communities. Please make space during this month and on June 21 to celebrate the many achievements and commemorate the heritage, experience, cultures, voices, and contributions of all Indigenous communities. GVJCCA Board of Directors President Cary Sakiyama

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NAMING OF INOUYE PARK by Lorene Oikawa It’s a sunny day when I head out to find Inouye Park. I’m looking at the map I was sent and I start driving south on 132nd Street in Surrey. I see a group of people near a crosswalk, new signage, and I know I’ve found the place.

start of the 20th century. Japanese Canadians including Zennosuke Inouye started the Surrey Berry Growers’ Co-operative Association, of which he would become president, and the Strawberry Hill Mayor, two councillors, and city staff, and descendants of Zennosuke Farmers’ Institute. Inouye have gathered for the naming of the 44 acre park which extends In 1942, the racist actions of the government to the west and east of 132nd Street near 90th Avenue. It’s south of the included the forcible uprooting of about 22,000 former Inouye farm. Japanese Canadians under the false pretext of There will be additional signage placed in the park to tell the story of national security. Inouye’s loyalty and service to Canada did not prevent him from the mass uprooting, the Inouye family. dispossession, and incarceration. His farm along I spoke to one of Zennosuke Inouye’s grandchildren. His grandson, continued on page 32 Rob Inouye, was only 8 years old when his grandfather died in 1957. He says, “I don’t have a lot of memories of him. I remember looking forward to going to the farm, as my grandmother was a great cook and always put on a big spread when the family gathered. Like your grandfather, he never talked about the war, internment, or his struggle to get his farm back after WWII. It just wasn’t something that the Japanese of his generation felt comfortable talking about. I didn’t find out about this until much later when I was in my 20’s.” Zennosuke Inouye moved to Canada from Hiroshima, Japan in 1900. He worked in several jobs and was the first Japanese Canadian to obtain a chauffeur’s license. He enlisted and fought for Canada in the First World War. After his service he obtained 80 acres of land near 128 Street (formerly known as Sandell Road) and 96 Avenue. He and his wife (Hatsuno nee Morikawa) worked the land and their farm crops included strawberries. This area is known as Strawberry Hill because of the many Japanese Canadian strawberry farmers who started farming there around the

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Zennosuke Inouye Farm; Surrey, BC. Beverly Inouye Collection. NNM 1994.83.8

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If there is one constant in life, it is what there is always more work to be done. This holds true whether it’s housework or anti-racism work. Or tearing down long-held colonial attitudes and systems. Or smashing patriarchal hierarchies. You get the picture. It’s a theme that echoes through these pages. Much like the federal Redress agreement of 1988, the BC Government’s May 21 announcement in Steveston was the culmination of years of work by a small group of people who succeeded in engaging the community across the country. And like the federal Redress agreement, the May 21 announcement marks the beginning of much important work that lies ahead. Hopefully we as a community can find the grace to work together for the benefit of all, particularly our elders who laid the path that we walk today. The issei and nisei understood the value of hard work. And when that hard work was undone with the stoke of a pen in the 1942 they picked themselves up and began again. We have all benefited from that gambatte (perseverance) work ethic, which together with giri (duty) and gaman (endurance), define the first 100+ years of the Japanese in Canada. Let’s make it our ongoing duty to maintain that heritage. For the benefit of all – especially those that can’t fight for themselves.

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Sunday, June 12, 10am Monthly Shotsuki Memorial Service Sunday, July 10, TBA Obon Annual Memorial & July Shotsuki Saturday Dharma Service on Zoom starts at 10am (Approximately 30 minutes: Meditation, Sutra Chanting, Dharma Talk)

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Summer! May was a busy month for us here at the GVJCCA. On May 6, our illustrious Secretary Wendy, Vice President Peter and I traveled to Lillooet to go camping for three days and to attend the Renewal Opening Ceremony of the East Lillooet Internment Memorial Garden. We arrived Friday afternoon, set up our camp and roasted sausages and s’mores on the fire. Saturday was a glorious event with Japanese Canadian survivors, local and Provincial dignitaries and Cayoose Creek Band Chief: Michelle Edwards. On Sunday Peter, Wendy and I toured the Miyazaki House and the Cayoose Creek Band Hall. Michelle had kindly invited all who attended the ceremony to view the Cayoose Creek Band Copper Story Wall. It is a beautiful, artistic, visual history of the Band and an impressive 7.5 feet tall x 40 feet wide.

That was followed by the historic BC Redress announcement on May 21. GVJCCA and NNMCC co hosted a viewing party which was well attended and memorable. Everyone who came were pleased and thankful for the food provided and the opportunity to be together for this once in a lifetime announcement. It’s become abundantly clear, after 2 years of covid, that it’s much better to share and be with others. My next foray was May 29 where I was asked to give the closing remarks for a Cross Cultural Walking Tours lunch and learn with Knowledge Network’s “British Columbia: An Untold Story”. It was a long day, full of information with a group of people who were committed to learning about some uncomfortable BC history. It was a delight to walk up the stairs at the Hon Hsing Athletic Club and feel the energy of the building. GVJCCA is a proud sponsor of Cross Cultural Walking Tours. continued on page 20

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Lillooet Internment Memorial Garden opening. Photo by Wendy Matsubuchi.

The Japanese Canadian Survivors’ Social Club’s next gathering will be a picnic at Jonathan Rogers Park on Saturday, June 18, from 11am - 3pm. Please bring your own food, but the Social Club will provide drinks and yakisoba. In case of rain, the gathering will move to Tonari Gumi.

Contact us at gvjcca@gmail.com for your opportunity to serve the Japanese Canadian community and join our Board. Please take this moment to reflect on the health and welfare of the people of Ukraine, the people of Buffalo and the people of Uvalde. I cannot imagine.

We’re hoping for this to be a multigenerational “Live. Learn. Love. Lead.” event so please come with your family, children and grandchildren. We will have games for all ages, and this will be similar to Japanese Canadian picnics that were held in the past. Parking is available around the park. ($1 per hour) Please RSVP by Wednesday, June 15 to Yuko at socialclub@tonarigumi.ca or call 604-687-2172 ext. 105 Upcoming events are a Steveston walking tour, a bus tour to Mayne Island and a bus tour to Tashme. Japanese Canadian Heritage Cooking Classes have had a setback but we are still hopeful for our first class to be in June. Please look for our ad in this month’s Bulletin for more information on how to become involved as a cook or as a class participant. Powell Street Festival is July 30-31, our Board members have raffle tickets for sale, or you may buy them online. If buying online, please ensure to put “GVJCCA” in the space when it asks for a “sellers code”. http://www.powellstreetfestival.com/lottery

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by Lorene Oikawa May 21, 2022. A historic announcement is made by BC Premier John Horgan. “Eighty years have passed since the internment of thousands of Japanese Canadians. Families were uprooted and incarcerated, forced to leave behind the lives they had worked so hard to build. It was a cruel, racist act, and the injustice still resonates today,” said Premier Horgan. “We are committing this new funding to honour the legacies of Japanese Canadians, to continue the healing of intergenerational trauma, and to serve as an important reminder of this dark chapter in B.C.’s history.” Read the Media Release: bit.ly/3PHqPqS Watch the recorded live stream: bit.ly/38jjBZa On behalf of the National Executive Board, I want to thank the Japanese Canadian community and our member organizations for their incredible support. So many have contributed since we first started on our journey in 2017. Our first meeting with Premier John Horgan was in 2018. Tsugio Kurushima, Rick Ogasawara, Eiko Eby, George Uyeda with then President David Mitsui and I presented the case for working with the Japanese Canadian community as a follow up to the 2012 apology. Thank you to Premier Horgan and the BC government for taking meaningful action. Also, special thanks to my amazing colleagues Susanne Tabata and Paul Kariya on the Negotiating Committee. As the BC Redress Project Director Susanne has put in a lot of time and effort to take our initiative to the finish line. The work on this is very personal for all of us. It’s about our families, your families, and honouring our ancestors and survivors. Our work continues… Some dates to remember for this month include June 25 at 11 a.m. Pacific for the Online National Outreach Meeting for The Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians with guest speaker Dr. Nicholas Harrison. A link to the event and event information will be posted at https://bit.ly/3tmHKEU You will be able to find out about available healing support for those who were affected by the abuse by a former Anglican priest (Nakayama). Congrats & thanks to Tsugio Kurushima President of the Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society (VNCS) & the VNCS for their work & financial contributions for the feature interpretive wall inside the new Gorge Park Pavilion commemorating the Japanese-style tea house that was once at the site. Once the details are known, we will post info about the grand opening happening this month. Also, on Vancouver Island, June 17-19, 2022 marks the 37th anniversary of Miners Memorial in Cumberland. https://minersmemorial.ca/ It’s an annual event that brings together community members, organizers, activists, historians, musicians and the labour community to commemorate the workers who were in one of the most dangerous working conditions in Canada. Before the uprooting in 1942, there were many Japanese Canadians who lived and worked near #5 and #1 mines like my maternal ancestors who arrived in the 1800s. One of the touching tributes for me at previous Memorials is the visit to the Japanese Canadian cemetery – Japanese Canadians were not allowed to be buried in the main white-only cemetery. Chinese Canadians also have their own cemetery.

Sadly, anti-Asian racism is still with us and just this past week, a senior in Vancouver’s Chinatown was attacked with bear spray, and my Chinese Canadian and Japanese Canadian friends were physically and verbally accosted at a local shopping centre in Metro Vancouver. We must continue to call out racism, take action, and educate people so more allies take action and speak up too. June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day and while we recognize the culture and achievements of Indigenous peoples across Canada, we will take a moment to remember the dark history of our country and the need to continue to work on reconciliation. Last month, the National Executive Board shared our thoughts for the one year anniversary of the heartbreaking news of the 215 (and now believed to be a higher number of) unmarked graves of children near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. We stand with the survivors of residential schools and their families and think of so many more families who never saw their children return. We offer our support to the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation who refer to the missing children as Le Estcwicwe̓y̓. We honour Le Estcwicwe̓y̓ and continue our learning. We urge all Canadians to show their support and learn about the history of Indigenous peoples and the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. For those who are experiencing any distress because of their residential school experience please call the continued on page 26

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First Friday of each month 7:30pm – 10pm First Friday Forum Tonari Gumi, 42 West 8th Avenue Music, diverse genres and cultures. Standards, jazz, pop, classical, folk, world music. Poetry and other readings. Enjoy an evening of music, discussion, friendship. Admission by donation, net proceeds go towards the Aoki Legacy Endowment Fund, UBC. The First Friday Forum will be on hiatus until Tonari Gumi re-opens. We look forward to seeing you all again!

Saturday, June 18, 11:00am – 3:00pm Survivors’ Social Club Family Picnic cultural centre Jonathan Rogers Park (one block west of Tonari Gumi) Registration: Please call Yuko at Tonari Gumi 604.687.2172 ext.105 | RSVP: Wednesday, June 15 Please bring your own food, but the Social Club will provide drinks and yakisoba. In case of rain, we will gather at Tonari Gumi. This is a family event. Please come with your family, children and grandchildren. We will have games for all ages, and this will be similar to Japanese Canadian picnics that were held in the past. You can find a parking spot around the park. ($1 per hour) Wednesday July 6 Steveston walking tour from Britannia Shipyards (ask about getting a ride from Vancouver to Steveston) August 26 & September 27 Bus trips to Tashme Latest information also available at www.tonarigumi.ca/post/ social-club Registration & inquiries: email Yuko at socialclub@tonarigumi.ca or call 604.687.2172 ext. 105

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Saturday, June 18, 12 – 2pm Gorge Park Pavilion in Esquimalt Grand Opening Featuring the Lǝkwǝŋǝn Traditional Dancers, Uminari Taiko, and Special Guests. RSVP by June 15 to communications@esquimalt.ca

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Every so often Mom and I wonder about whether we should be including more Japanese recipes as this is a Japanese Canadian publication. Generally we feel that our reading audience likely knows their Japanese food fairly well and prepares family recipes of their own. So including more Japanese recipes seems rather like coals to Newcastle.

Japanese Nikkei to be (Justin and I love it there, we blend right in). It’s nice because there are so many Nikkei and other Asians in Hawaii so the culture is very Asian and many Hawaiians have a sort of half-Asian look to them. Also, lots of Asian food.

However, I’m often reminded that when you get to fourth-generation Nikkei like myself and Justin, often we’ve had to work to rediscover and embrace our heritage. In our cases, our grandparents were interned. The fact of their race and culture made them suspect in the eyes of the majority white population. So when they returned to their lives they pushed their culture down and underground, in a box in the basement, both literally and figuratively. Being punished for who you are makes you want to change who you are, as futile as that may seem. It seems to me that every family had varying degrees of how Japanese they allowed themselves to be. My mother’s family? Not real Japanese, apart from food, being on time and bringing gifts. Oh, and getting out of the house when my dad died for fear of relatives showing up first thing in the morning. I thought my mom was out of her mind when she insisted we flee to my uncle’s house, but when I fact-checked this with a Nikkei coworker she confirmed that when her father died, the first thing her mom did upon returning home from hospital at 2:00am was set out teacups and tea in preparation for the anticipated visit which did happen. At 8:00am. She has no idea how people found out but there it is. I later found out that this custom originates in a suicide watch of the widow. I think it’s a loving thing to do but I would maybe call first.

I’m guessing Karen had to learn to grow up quickly, and learn to be competent and tough, which she is. Her Nikkei background is one thing, as it’s something we’re born into, but her curiosity about and active engagement in Japanese culture makes her an interesting Nikkei to me. She treats her Japanese heritage as a gift to be fostered, nurtured and promoted. Also, she’s beautiful and warm and really fun to talk to. And like I said, she cares deeply about the pleasure and happiness of those around her, from her three amazing sons, to her family and friends. I’m honoured to be her friend, and I learn from her every time we see each other. And I’m always happy to be invited to dinner. Karen has been kind enough to share her family’s karaage recipe, so here it is. In true talented cook fashion, amounts were approximate so Mom and I worked with it a little. Maybe you all have your own family karaage recipe, but surprisingly, we didn’t. Now we do!

Me and tangents. What I’m trying to clumsily express is that as Canadian born, often mixed race Nikkei of assorted generations, we all have a choice to embrace our heritage – or not. When we do, it’s interesting to me how the heritage is found and expressed. And it’s often – and sometimes exclusively – through food. Which brings me to my friend Karen Tyrer. Justin and Karen were friends when they both lived in Tokyo, Justin for 10 years and Karen for 16 years. I was impressed and – honestly – a little resentful of how easily and gracefully Karen hosted groups of friends at dinner. This is an endeavour I still struggle with. I don’t know how people do it. Now that I know and love Karen, and know more about her, I understand that her expertise comes from some serious smarts, and her grace from a real generosity of spirit. Karen was born in Steveston and when she was ten, she lost her Nikkei mother and two younger sisters in an airplane accident. She’d had her mother’s influence until that point, but after that her heritage and culture were taught to her by her grandparents. Karen also took a degree in Pacific Rim studies and furthered her education in Japanese culture through her exposure to and involvement in her father’s business, which had strong ties to Japan. She then spent many years living in Japan, and now she lives in Hawaii, which is a very comfortable place for half-

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Karen’s Chicken Karaage You want to use boneless skinless chicken thighs, (we love this cut of chicken) trimmed and cut into bitesized pieces. Marinate these pieces for at least 2-3 hours in the fridge. Amount of marinade depends on how much chicken you’re making! For 6 thighs, I used: 3 T. shoyu 2 T. ponzu (if you don’t have ponzu sauce, use 1 T. lemon juice or rice vinegar, a pinch of sugar and 1 T. shoyu here) 1 T. sake 1 clove crushed garlic 1 t. grated fresh ginger 1 t. water Give it a taste – you want flavourful but not overpowering. Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan to 325 degrees. Drain the chicken well and toss in a little cornstarch or potato starch. Fry chicken in small batches, remove when they’re golden brown, and

drain on a rack. Serve immediately with fresh lemon. Karen is Japanese enough to be embarrassed by my slobbering all over her today, so I’m going to divert everyone’s attention to the question of what to do with overripe bananas. I generally make banana muffins or banana bread, as you do, but this is a slight variation which my family likes because to them it’s just chocolate cupcakes, more or less.

Chocolate Banana Muffins

Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mix until kind of combined but not quite. Add: ½ c. chocolate chips OR peanut butter chips OR white chocolate chips OR chopped nuts – actually, feel free to mix, as they all work well separately or together. Half a cup is a rough estimate. My kids like more when it comes to chocolate so use your discretion here.

Anyway, finish mixing until everything is combined and Heat oven to 425, grease 16 muffin tins. I’m going to tell you now, after there are no pockets of dry flour but don’t overmix. the first five minutes of baking you’ll be lowering the heat to 350. Don’t Spoon into your muffin cups – decorate with more forget. I’ll put it in boldface later on so watch for it. chocolate chips if you’re inclined – and put into the In large bowl, sift together dry ingredients: oven for 5 minutes. After five minutes, lower heat to 1 ½ c. flour 350 and give it another 8 minutes or until they pass ½ c. cocoa (not dutch process) the toothpick test. Cool in the pans a few minutes 1 t. baking soda before transferring to a rack to cool completely. 1 t. baking powder Oh and I nearly forgot – In 1984, Karen’s great 1 t. cinnamon grandfather received the Emperor’s Award in Tokyo, 12 t. salt in the Crown Room in the Imperial Palace, no less, for In a medium bowl, or in the food processor like I do, whisk together his work in bridging the gap in business and culture wet ingredients: between Canada and Japan. Isn’t that cool? It’s so 1 c. mashed banana - about two bananas (this is why the food processor) Nikkei, ne? 1 egg 6 T. oil ¾ c. brown sugar 1 t. vanilla ⅓ c. yogurt

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NAJC continued national Indian Residential School Crisis Line 1-866925-4419 for support which is available 24-hours a day. Our full statement is at najc.ca We continue to highlight facts and Japanese Canadian stories from 1942, the beginning of the incarceration / internment with forced uprooting, dispossession and exile. Eighty years ago, on June 29, 1942, under Orderin-Council P.C. 5523 Director of Soldier Settlement is given authority to buy or lease confiscated Japanese Canadian farms. 572 farms are turned over without consulting owners. Farms will be given to veterans of the Canadian armed forces. Share a brief story about your family in 1942. It’s also the NAJC’s 75th anniversary so also share your family’s involvement in some of the NAJC activities and events since 1947. Email your ideas, family stories and photos to national@najc.ca

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Keep up to date with NAJC news & events by signing up to the NAJC e-news at http://najc.ca/subscribe/ If you are interested in serving the national Japanese Canadian community, have ties to the community, and have the ability to prioritize the national Japanese Canadian community and serve on a national level, consider running for the National Executive Board. Deadline for nominations is June 25, 2022. The National Executive Board wishes you special family time with the important father figures in your life especially on Father’s Day. Along with the moms who were forced to take on the role of father, we do want to thank the dads and grandfathers. We know it was a struggle for our ancestors and survivors of internment/ incarceration. We will continue to share your stories and keep you close in our hearts.

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Life

One Nikkei Voice

– TERRY WATADA

CHAN IS FOUND by Terry Watada The Criterion Collection is a highly respected home video distribution company in the United States. Their purpose is to restore and distribute the “important and contemporary films”. To this end, they have made available in DVD and pristine blu ray (including 4K) editions of films like Drive my Car (Japan), Raging Bull (USA), and Grand Illusion (France) to name a few. Along with the film, there are scholarly essays and critical reviews about the film. At the end of May, Criterion released the Wayne Wang film Chan is Missing (1982). Wang’s first film, Chan shot in black and white created quite a stir when it debuted. Roger Ebert, the legendary critic of the Chicago Sun Times and the television show At the Movies, gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and a thumbs up. He called it a “whimsical treasure of a film that gives us a real feeling for the people of San Francisco’s Chinatown”. Vincent Canby, another legendary critic but for the New York Times, said that “Chan Is Missing is not only an appreciation of a way of life that few of us know anything about, it’s a revelation of a marvelous, completely secure new talent.” It is true, no one in the general public had seen anything like it. Chan is so far away from a film like Flower Drum Song. Chinatown is seen as it is: sometimes seedy, ornate Chinese restaurants, shops with mysterious products, and a large immigrant population that resembled no one from Europe. At its heart, there is a mystery – the missing Chan of the title. Taxi driver Jo (Woody Moy) of the Wing On Co. and his nephew Steve (Marc Hayashi) want a taxi licence. Chan Hung, Jo’s friend, was the gobetween to purchase one. But he has disappeared at the beginning of the movie and with Jo and Steve’s money. From there a frantic search ensues for the man in the San Francisco Chinatown area. As time goes by, there is the suspicion that Chan is involved in the murder of a man killed during the “flag-waving incident” which took place at a demonstration in Chinatown over the conflict between the PRC and the Nationalist country of Taiwan. As the two search, what emerges is a compelling portrait of the Asian American community, not only Chinese but Filipino and Japanese American (to a small extent). The community is complex and ultimately unknowable. Jo explains, “Steve thinks that Chan Hung is slow witted, but sly when it comes to money. Jenny thinks that her father is honest and trustworthy. Mrs. Chan thinks her husband is a failure because he isn’t rich. Amy thinks he’s a hard-headed political activist...Presco thinks he’s an eccentric who likes mariachi music.” Chan becomes emblematic of the entire Asian and Chinese American community.

Yet Jo has a photograph of Chan, who is in the shadows. He decides that he “still can’t see him.” Like the whole community. There is naturally the connection to Charlie Chan, the fictional Honolulu detective played to stereotypical heights by several white actors in “yellow face”. I personally liked Number One Son who sported an American accent, peppered with slang, and harboured an ambition to be a great detective like his pop. But that’s where the similarity ends. Chan is Missing is a mystery but with no definite and easy resolution. The actors range in talent from excellent to amateurish. Wood or Woody Moy belongs to a cadre of older actors who developed their chops in Asian American theatre. He and others eventually moved to film and then Hollywood films. Take for example, Victor Wong, the charismatic actor of films like Big Trouble in Little China, and the age-defying James Hong (650+ movie credits). The young Marc Hayashi was generally competent in his role as the perpetually cool Steve in Chan, save for the one scene when he erupts in an over-the-top diatribe about “identity”. He can be forgiven since it was his first film. In spite of that scene, he was pretty good. Other familiar faces that fill the cast are Judi Nihei (stand-up comic) and Peter Wang. They took me back to a time when Mike Shin (stolid friend, dependable and loyal) and I traveled to the Bay area to hang out with Marc Hayashi, Lane Nishikawa (playwright and actor), and Bob Matsueda (stand-up comic). It was a glorious period when Asian American culture was being defined and developed. We could “hang” at Kanzaki’s (a J-Town bar), go to the Ohana Cultural Centre in Oakland, and enjoy the Nihonmachi Street Fair. Chan is Missing brought all of that back even without mentioning those institutions and events. And I thank Criterion for persevering that film. Terry Watada is on hiatus until the fall. He will provide “recycled” articles for his column in the intervening months.

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A HUGE THANK YOU FOR SOME UNPRECENDENTED SUPPORT The Toronto NAJC is looking forward to a busy and rewarding year thanks to support from the Federal Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program, the Ontario Anti-Racism Directorate, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, and the JC Wellness Fund. This support will enable many exciting initiatives starting the fall of 2022 through 2023 including hosting and funding the 75th Anniversary of the NAJC/NJCCA Human Rights Symposium in Toronto, A Dinner to Honour and Remember the 80th Anniversary of the Internment and capacity funding for a new website, videos, strategic planning, digital archiving and more. We are still catching our breath as we process all that can be done.

SAVE-THESE-DATES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 2022 A DINNER TO REMEMBER THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNMENT & HONOUR SURVIVORS Toronto NAJC “survivor” member alert! We will be sending you an RSVP notice in the next month to ensure your spot in this complimentary dinner event to take place at Momiji from 4 to 7pm. 75th ANNIVERSARY NA JC/NJCCA HUMAN RIGHTS SYMPOSIUM The Symposium is Hosted and Funded by the Toronto NAJC in partnership with the NAJC Human Rights Committee. Fees for all attendees will reflect roughly 15-20% of the actual cost of running the event.

Truth and Reconciliation, Putting words into action Anti-Asian Racism Moderator – Dr. Pamela Sugiman, Dean of Arts, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) Panelists TBC National Housing Crisis, Local Issues, and Initiatives Kathy Shimizu, Community Activist, Organizer in Downtown East Side, Vancouver Intergenerational Trauma & Mental Health Dr. Leanne Toshiko Simpson, Dr. Jim Sugiyama Peace Movement, Anti-Nuclear Weapons Ban Dr. Setsuko Thurlow LGBTQ+2S Creating a safe space in the JC Community The capacity of the Symposium is limited. There are spots allocated for NAJC individual or organizational members outside of Ontario for a limited time. A refundable deposit to reserve a spot may be required. Email symposium@ torontonajc.ca for more details and sign up for Symposium updates at www.torontonajc.ca/75th-anniversary-humanrights-symposium

Friday, October 28, 2022 Registration and Welcome at the Chelsea Hotel Saturday, October 29, 2022 Workshops & Presentations at Momiji Sunday, October 30, 2022 Workshops & Presentations at a downtown location to be determined. The Symposium Committee is growing and includes the Toronto NAJC Board, its Elders Council, Toronto NAJC youth volunteers, the NAJC Human Rights Committee, Young Leaders Committee representation, and OJCA Board members. We are still developing the program and format but here are our confirmed themes, speakers, and participants to date.

The family of Elders Council Convenor, Ron Shimizu. The Shimizu family, forcibly dislocated from Ucluelet arrived in Vineland on May 7, 1947. Prior to this they were sent to Hastings Park, Slocan, where Ron was born and later Neys in Northern Ontario. Merle and Winnie Ryckman hired them to work on their fruit farm, where they were treated with kindness. The family was housed in a 4-room house on the farm with no facilities. All members worked on the farm picking fruit and doing other chores. Photo: Ron Shimizu Family Collection Jim, Marianne, Betty, Jack, Marie, Polly, Gord. Front – Toshiru Shimizu (father), Ron, Mita Shimizu (mother)

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THE TORONTO NAJC ELDERS COUNCIL & JAPANESE CANADIAN LEGACIES IN BC

We feel fortunate to have Ron Shimizu, Addie Kobayashi, and Mike Murakami as part of our Elder’s Council. All three are “survivors”. Ron Shimizu is the Elders Council Convenor and he and Addie Kobayashi applied themselves with vigour to the task of finding survivors in the GTA, and beyond, for the JC Wellness Fund. Meanwhile, Mike, despite very challenging medical hurdles continues to help “connect the dots” of Japanese Canadian history in the East and gather important items for the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto. JC survivors living outside of BC owe a big thanks to Ron Shimizu. In November of 2018 Ron Shimizu urged the Toronto NAJC Board to send a letter to the NAJC to ensure that those outside BC were included in what was referred to as BC Redress at the time. This has since evolved to become a $100 million commitment to Japanese Canadian Legacies in BC as announced by Premier John Horgan this May 21. While we have not received details of how this will work at the time of writing (June 7, 2022), it’s expected that the bulk of community funding will be BC focussed. We offer kudos to JC organizations in BC for their commitment and hard work on BC legacies long before this recent announcement. We are happy that their work is being supplemented by funding from the BC Government thanks to the advocacy of the NAJC. For that we are grateful. We are waiting to hear what percentage of those monies will go directly to “survivors” outside of BC. We are eager to hear whether any funds will be directed to the Momiji Seniors Healthcare Society, the largest JC Seniors home in Canada by more than double that of any other, Yee Hong and Castleview-Wychwood where additional “survivors” are housed. The Toronto NAJC has sent emails to Susanne Tabata, the BC Redress Project Director for information and clarity on how many and how “survivors” in the GTA have been identified by the JC Wellness Fund. This information will help us to know how best to communicate the application process when details are known. NATIONAL REPRESENTATION AND COLLABORATION Ron Shimizu was Toronto NAJC Secretary in 2018 and he drafted a letter to the NAJC in consultation with the Toronto NAJC Board and its President Bruce Tatemichi. The letter was sent, on November 19, 2018, to the NAJC National Executive Board President. The letter read in part: “The Greater Toronto Chapter of the NAJC (Toronto NAJC) appreciates that the GVJCCA and the National NAJC have initiated preliminary discussions with the B.C. Government regarding further redress measures for the suffering of Japanese Canadians primarily during and after the Second World War. We understand that a strategy has been developed by the NAJC “to develop meaningful redress measures resulting from their 2012 Apology to Japanese Canadians.” . . . “The Toronto NAJC respectfully requests that the National and the GVJCCA to fully interact with NAJC chapters and individual members on the NAJC on these discussions with the B.C. Government for the following reasons . . . “ You may request a copy of these letters by emailing: communications@torontonajc.ca The Toronto NAJC received an email response from the National Executive Board on January 31, 2019. This is not the first time Ron has been a voice for inclusion and democratic processes for the Toronto JC Community, he and his wife Edy Goto were part of the Sodan Kai (study group) in the 80’s which set the community on the path to including all voices in the Redress campaign. Members of Sodan Kai included lawyers Marcia Matsui, Shin Imai and Maryka Omatsu. In the late 70’s Ron’s wife Edy was the Assistant to the National Chair of the JC Centennial Committee, Roger Obata. Roger Obata was the founding president of the NJCCA/NAJC. Edy, who originally graduated with a degree in film, went on to become a lawyer while juggling the care of two children and community activities. They have been active members of the JC Community in Toronto and Hamilton for over 45 years. EAST OF THE ROCKIES The majority of Japanese Canadians still reside outside of BC and the number of survivors estimated in the GTA is nearly a third of the estimate of 6,000 remaining “survivors” across Canada. Thanks to the advocacy of Art Miki and Maryka Omatsu there was a modicum of inclusion in the early stages of the endeavour. However, through the years inclusion in the process declined. This is an opportunity for the BC Government and the NAJC to demonstrate leadership in doing their utmost to find ways to close the gap between those in BC and those who families were exiled outside BC and remain outside BC. Tashme, was the largest Internment camp and according to Ryan Ellan of the Tashme Museum, most of Tashme incarcerates ended up in the East. While far fewer survivors may be left, the NAJC estimated there are still over 1800 “survivors’ in Toronto. We hope that individuals and organizations outside BC will have some input into the roll-out of funds so that BC Legacies might become a chance to collaborate nationally and create community beyond the borders of BC. Operating as a command-and-control, performance-like project, with those from outside BC as “props” or token representatives serves only to highlight the disconnect between our scattered communities. We all must strive to do better so that a true sense of community enabled by inclusion and collaboration can develop. While many survivors thought Premier Horgan’s words of apology were meaningful, more needs to be done to acknowledge the effects of “exile”. The reaction of a few GTA survivors to the BC Legacies Announcement was similar “How do they think we got here?” continued on page 32

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Japanese Canadian Survivors Social Club

BC Redress Provincial Announcement Viewing Event, May 21, 2022 On May 21, 2022, a viewing event was held at Tonari Gumi to hear the historic announcement by the provincial government on the redress initiative. About 35 people, including survivors of the internment and MLAs Hon. George Heyman, Brenda Bailey, and Niki Sharma gathered at Tonari Gumi to view the announcement that was held in Steveston. After the live cast, the survivors enjoyed chatting with old friends over lunch. Social Club Opening Event, April 30, 2022 by Martin Kobayakawa The Japanese Canadian Survivors Social Club held their opening event at Tonari Gumi on April 30, 2022 at Tonari Gumi. The Social Club brings together survivors of the Japanese-Canadian wartime experience in a supportive and welcoming setting. It is a communitywide collaboration between Tonari Gumi, the Greater Vancouver Japanese-Canadian Citizens Association and the Steveston Community Centre. Twenty JC Survivors attended the opening event. For many, it was a reunion that brought together old friends and acquaintances, some of whom had not seen each other since the internment camp days. Participants were seated at hanashi tables at which they were able to converse with one another while enjoying a delicious bento and dessert. The gathering also featured an open mike session in which participants shared their memories with the group. Survivors Kikko Tasaka, Don Mukai and Frank Kamiya recounted their experiences and feelings before and after the war. The event was MC’d by David Iwaasa of Tonari Gumi. Up-and-coming musician Tamika Roberts provided the musical entertainment, with songs that brought back memories to the survivors. Special thanks to the Social Club Advisory Committee, our dedicated volunteers and Tonari Gumi staff who helped organize and run the event.

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Join us for future Social Club gatherings June 18 11am – 3pm Picnic at Jonathan Rogers Park near Tonari Gumi – family members welcome! (bring your own lunch; Social Club will provide yakisoba and drinks) July 6 Steveston walking tour from Britannia Shipyards (ask about getting a ride from Vancouver to Steveston) August 26 & September 27 Bus trips to Tashme Latest information also available at www.tonarigumi.ca/post/social-club Registration and inquiries: email Yuko at socialclub@tonarigumi.ca or call 604-687-2172 ext. 105 Unique Youth Summer Job Opportunity! Do you know a young person who might want to learn more about Japanese culture, growing heirloom Japanese vegetables, participating in the Nikkei Garden Farmers Market, the Powell Street Festival and assisting with activities and programs at Tonari Gumi – while getting paid! Tonari Gumi has an opening for a summer Program Assistant/Urban Farm Assistant. For more details, check out www.tonarigumi.ca/post/csj-2022 and email Tonari Gumi at ed@tonarigumi.ca with the subject line: Canada Summer Jobs with a cc to tg.gardeners@gmail.com. Wish List from the Tonari Gumi Craft Club With the Powell Street Festival fast approaching, Tonari Gumi Craft Club is gearing up to set up its fundraising booth at the event. If you have any craft materials like washi paper and nice gift items, jewellery etc. lying around in your home, please donate to Tonari Gumi. Thank you!

The Japanese Community Volunteers Association, “Tonari Gumi” gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following people for their generous donations received April 23 to May 24, 2022. Although we try our best, we may miss your name. Please contact us and we will make correction in the next issue. Monetary Donations William Casselman & Yuko Shibata, Lucy Matsuba, Jane Iwaasa, Cathy Noda (Hockey Pool Fund Raising), Ribeka Kim, Linda Saito, Don & Kumi Iwanaka, Tsuneko Iwata, Japanese Canadian Survivors Social Club In memory of Sumiyo Miyamoto Anonymous Monetary Donations (Canada Helps) Emily Nakai In honor of Takeo Yamashiro (Canada Helps) Haruji Mizuta In memory of Karen Mah (Canada Helps) Nancy Mah In Kind Donations Ken Yada, Lucy Matsuba, Jane Iwaasa, Donna Deyell, Henry Wakabayashi, Masako Kageyama, April Shimizu, Kawase Family, Aki Foster, Yuki Kobayashi, Michiyo Billings, Harley Mills, Toyoko Mallet, Miwako Tateishi , Tsuneko Iwata, Jessy Johl/Queen Elizabeth Lions Club, Healthy Apparel Company Ltd., Anonymous (5) MONTHLY GIVING Monetary Donations (Canada Helps) Takashi Sato, Tsutae Suzuki, Mitsuko Mizuguchi, Tamotsu Nagata, Satomi Yamashita, Emiko Morita, Anonymous (1)

OUR EDIBLE ROOTS

The Japanese Canadian Kitchen Garden

Nasu! Tomatoes! Peppers!

by Makiko Suzuki

Do you know an enthusiastic young person wanting to learn more about Japanese culture, growing heirloom Japanese vegetables, participating in the Nikkei Garden Farmers Market and Powell Street Festival, and assisting with activities and programs at Tonari Gumi? Tonari Gumi offers an 8-week, full-time summer position: Program and Urban Farm Assistant. Start date: July 4th - $16.00 per hour. See job description: www.tonarigumi.ca/post/csj-2022

PLANTING TIME FOR EGGPLANT, TOMATOES AND PEPPERS!

The dreary, cool spring will finally have passed by mid-June when it is normally time to set out warm-weather vegetables. This year, Tonari Gumi Garden Club will offer starts of several new varieties of Japanese vegetables at the Nikkei Garden Farmers Market. June’s markets will offer our full array of heirloom and specialty tomatoes, shishito peppers, and eggplant starts along with fresh foraged Chilliwack mountain warabi and organic fuki from the Mikurube Farm. July will feature Japanese cucumber, kobacha and goya (bitter melon) starts.

of the word eggplant in Japanese. The Japanese word for eggplant is “nasu,” which sounds similar to the word “to accomplish,” leading many Japanese traditionalists to believe that dreaming about eggplants will bring achievements and success in the year to come”

THREE TGGC-RAISED JAPANESE EGGPLANT VARIETIES AT NIKKEI FARMERS MARKET

Orient Express F1: produces armloads of attractive, slender, and glossy fruit, 8 to 10” long. Ripens up to Eggplant is usually associated with southern European and Middle Eastern two weeks before other early varieties. Sets fruit in cuisine even though eggplant is native to India, China, and Southeast cool weather and under heat stress. Tender, delicately Asia. Cultivation commenced during the first millennium. Since, eggplant flavoured, and quick cooking. has been hybridized to improve flavour and yield. Chinese varieties were introduced to Japan during the eighth century. Subsequent hybridization Kamo Heirloom: a highly-prized, traditional kyo yasai developed a sweeter, thin-skinned Japanese eggplant variety – nasu. (Kyoto vegetable) developed in the Kamo area. Unique Nasu has become the third most popular vegetable cultivated in Japan. fruit: round with a flat bottom, purple-black skin, purple calyx, weight as much as eight ounces. Specialty Produce Inc. of San Diego provides an excellent overview of Money Maker: one of the most popular Japanese the significance of nasu in Japanese culture: eggplant varieties. This semi-upright plant produces “Eggplants symbolize good luck in Japan and are primarily associated many glossy, black, oval-shaped fruit with purple with New Year traditions. Hatsuyume, or the first dream of the year, is a calyces. The fruit has a special tenderness. Reaches superstition believed to predict the year to come. A Japanese proverb lists up to five inches in length, and weighs 3-4 ounces. the main symbols of good luck, including “Ichi Fuji, Ni Taka, San Nasubi,” translating to “Mt Fuji, hawk, and eggplant.” This tradition dates back to These eggplant selections are productive, tolerant the early Edo period, and there are two main theories as to how eggplants to high heat, and will set fruit early. Transplant in late became a symbol of good luck. One theory points to the high price point spring/early summer in a ‘hot and sunny’ location (soil of eggplants during the Edo period and the famous Shogun Tokugawa temperature must be above 75°F). Eggplants are heavy Ieyasu’s fondness of the eggplant. The other theory stems from the sound continued on page 32

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feeders. Use a balanced fertilizer. Too much nitrogen will produce lush foliage and limit fruit production. Plants should be pruned and staked to keep fruit straight. Use clippers to cut fruit from stems.

“AN EMBODIED EXPERIENCE OF JAPANESE CANADIAN IDENTITY”

TASTY TOMATOES

Two outstanding cherry tomato varieties will be on offer this year at the TG market table: Sungold, our all-time favourite and Midnight Snack, a new, black variety. Black tomatoes have a smoky, almost salty rich flavour; an “All-American Selection” winner. A healthy bonus: Midnight Snack’s dark purple/black coloration comes from anthocyanin pigments that produce healthy antioxidants. Early season TGGC market tables will also offer ‘full-sized’ tomato starts: Black Krim, Japanese Black Trifele and, red varieties - Momotaro and Paul’s Special. These plants are exceptionally hardy and produce aboveaverage yields of large, heavy fruit.

SWEET HOT PEPPERS

The record temperatures of June 2021 was a gift for pepper growers. TGGC market table will offer Japanese Shishito pepper plants again this year. Easy to grow. This mild and delicious variety needs at least 6-8 hours of sun daily to produce prolifically. Frequent harvesting encourages pepper plants to keep producing. Peppers will turn bright red if left unpicked – but be aware! - the riper the fruit, the hotter the taste. Generally, it is best to harvest peppers when skins are a vivid green and fruit is about 3 to 5 inches in length. Shishito is a gourmet delight when lightly oiled and grilled. Tonari Gumi Garden Club Table at 2022 Nikkei Garden Farmers Markets: Sunday June 12, July onwards: second Sunday of the month. Featured: seedlings (June and July), freshly-harvested Japanese vegetables, flowers, popular Tonari Gumi gardening and cook books, beautiful handcrafted Japanese obento carriers, greeting cards, threelayer silk masks, and much more. Net proceeds from market sales support seniors’ programs and services at Tonari Gumi.

The Toronto NAJC received an email this week from a young Toronto JC who wrote: “I have had the idea of a JC pilgrimage to internment sites and locations that were central or tied to our history and contributions as well as struggles in Canada. “Do you think we could realistically start talking about how to get the ball rolling to put together a funded program for JC youth 16-29 fully funded and people up to another age or with financial challenges being partially funded for something like this?” If anything like this is to take place, the time is now. We were impressed with the Powell Street Festival’s new outreach program with a national vision. Bravo! Powell Street Festival Society proudly announces the 2022 Japanese Canadian Youth Cohort. This new program offers an expenses-paid opportunity for young Japanese Canadians, age 19 to 29, who were raised outside of British Columbia to attend the Powell Street Festival, participate in its production, attend training sessions, and create an embodied experience of Japanese Canadian identity as vibrant and vital. The result of multiple years of planning, the Japanese Canadian Youth Cohort will be an annual offering, created to facilitate a tangible connection to Japanese Canadian history and one’s furusato (hometown) for young Japanese Canadians raised outside of British Columbia. (PSF Website)

Inouye Park continued with all other property and possessions of Japanese Canadians were taken. Japanese Canadians were told that everything was in safekeeping with the Custodian of Enemy Alien Property. This was not the case as the government quickly sold everything without the permission of the Japanese Canadian owners. Ironically Inouye’s farm was purchased by the Director of the Veterans’ Land Act who was planning on giving Japanese Canadian property to Canadian veterans. Inouye wrote 80 letters appealing to government representatives, elected officials, former military associates, and the Canadian Legion. The letters can be seen in the Nikkei National Museum’s collection. The political support he received resulted in the return of his farm to him, the only Japanese Canadian to receive property back. He received his land back in 1950, the year after the incarceration ended, and five years after the end of the Second World War. The story of Zennosuke Inouye is an important part of Canadian history and is a part of the larger Japanese Canadian story. That the stories of Japanese Canadians are not well-known is a reminder of the work that needs to be done to include Indigenous and racialized stories in our communities and historical resources. Lorene Oikawa is president of the National Association of Japanese Canadians and a fourth generation Japanese Canadian and life-long resident in Surrey B.C. She is working on sharing more stories of Japanese Canadians in Surrey. If you have JC stories of your family in Surrey to share, email her at lorene.oikawa@gmail.com

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JUNE UPDATE VJLS 2022 – 2023 Registration Registration has begun for next year’s Japanese Language courses and classes are beginning to fill up. We look forward to offering another fun filled year with in-person lessons, activities, and extracurriculars and would like to encourage everyone to register early so that they can confirm their spot in their class. Registration for all Heritage, Fundamental, Adult, and High school classes can be done on our website at www.vjls-jh.com/register. If you have any questions about what will be offered next year, or what course may be right for you or your child, please contact info@vjls-jh.com for more information. VJLS and Children’s World Graduation Dates We are excited to bring the 2021-2022 school year to a successful close with our VJLS graduation ceremony on June 18th where we will be recognizing all of our graduates and scholarship recipients. We are grateful to the many years of dedication that our students have put into their learning and appreciate the opportunity to celebrate their successes as they mark this milestone with their families, teachers, and fellow students. We are also excited to mark an important transition for the graduates of our Children’s World programs with many moving into our preschool or Kindergarten classes in September. This year’s ceremonies will be held on June 15, 16, and 17 for our toddler, preschool, and daycare programs. We are excited to see many of them continue on their journey next year at VJLS to learn more about Japanese language and culture. BC Redress Announcement On May 21st the BC Government made a historic announcement, recognizing the wrongs done against the Japanese Canadian community and pledging $100 Million to support community-led initiatives. A viewing party was held in the Japanese Hall with students and community members attending. We were grateful for the support of Honorable Murray Rankin, Minster for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation who was in attendance to witness this moment with our community. For those who were unable to attend the livestream, we encourage you to visit www.bcredress. ca to see the formal announcement. We also want to share our deep appreciation to Susanne Tabata and the many others whose perseverance and community building made this possible.

VJLS School Show For the first time in nearly three years, the Japanese Hall was filled with hundreds of students, parents, and guardians as VJLS hosted its 2021-2022 School Show. Students from Kindergarten and our Heritage and Fundamental classes put on a series of delightful plays, recitals, and performances that highlighted their learning for the year and their growing abilities as students. We are especially appreciative of the teachers and volunteers who helped each class practice these performances over many weeks, and of Maruo sensei whose leadership of the event ensured that it ran very smoothly and on schedule. VJLS Parents Gathering In May a group of parents held a successful event where they discussed how to support and motivate children to continue learning Japanese that saw over 14 parents participate. A second gathering is being organized for Saturday June 11, 2022 from 11:00am – 11:50am on the subject of how support students to continue learning over the summer break. This event is intended for parents with students in High School classes at VJLS, however all parents from other grades are welcome to attend and exchange information with other parents. For more information, or to register, please contact info@vjls-jh.com. Welcome to our new staff During May we welcomed a number of new staff, a new summer student, and saw some staff transitions. Tristan Kozyniak joins us as our newest Young Canada Works summer student and will be leading our Historic Powell Street Walking Tours as well as supporting events like our food booth at the Powell Street Festival. Yumi Kawaoka joins us as our Office Coordinator and will be the first person to welcome you to VJLS-JH and to answer your questions by email or phone. With a long career in hospitality and office coordination, she looks forward to getting to know all of our community members and supporting them. Kanei Ou joins us as our Accounting Coordinator and will be assisting Andrew Young, our Senior Accountant, in collecting tuition fees from parents, managing our financials, and supporting our rental program. She is a student at UBC and brings a lot of experience in working with accounting systems from her time in Japan. Chiaki Yamada, our former Administrative Assistant, is moving into our Communications Coordinator role and will be working to increase the amount of communications we have with our members. She is currently working on upgrading our website so that it is easier for our customers to use. We are Hiring! VJLS-JH is looking for bilingual Early Childhood Educators for our culturally enriched Japanese Preschool program in September. For more information on these and other roles we’re currently hiring for, please visit vjls-jh.com/support-us/employment-opportunities

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Milestones Her education was at Whittier College, California, the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the University of Calgary, Alberta. She moved to Canada in 1964, eventually meeting her husband to be at a conference organized by the Society of Friends in Ottawa. In fact, their lives together were marked by a mutual love of peace-building and respect, engendered by the Quakers.

MATTHEW SPEIER (1937 – 2022). Matthew R. Speier died on the morning of June 2, 2022 in Vancouver. Matthew was beloved to Monique, proud Dad to Michael (Anne), Jeremy and Sebastian (Carly), Grandpa to Cúán, and Bro to Stephen Hugh (Del). Matthew was also “Papa Whippet” and trail buddy to Juno, Cami and Clover. The son of a music teacher and the manager of the Apollo Theatre in Times Square, Matthew was born in Brooklyn and raised in Kew Gardens, Queens. He took his undergraduate education at Queen’s College, NY. After a stint as a social worker in Manhattan, the west beckoned. Matthew went to the University of California at Berkeley, and earned MA and PhD degrees in anthropology and sociology. In 1967, a fortuitous job offer and disgust with the Vietnam War drew Matthew north to Vancouver.

After she obtained her MSW at Calgary she announced that she was tired of prairie winters, and she and John moved to south Surrey. In keeping with her passion for helping others, she joined the provincial governments Family Services, assisting the families of children with disabilities. A meticulous reader and researcher, she spent much of her free time planning the trips that she and John took around the world, particularly Western Europe and Japan.

age of 91. Predeceased by husband Noboru, Sally is survived by children Aileen Hashimoto, Rodney Hashimoto, Lori Moretto (Robert). She will be dearly missed by grandchildren Erin, Michelle, Connor, Bianca, Cara, sister Audrey, sister-in-law Florence, many nieces, nephews, friends and relatives. Mom was a kind, generous, caring person who will always be remembered for her quiet strength, independence and ever present smile. Koden and flowers gratefully declined. No service as per Sally’s request. “Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words, and will be missed beyond measure.” HOMMA, Teruko “Terry” On May 28, 2022, at the age of 96, Teruko (Terry) Homma passed away at Orchard Manor in Kelowna, British Columbia. Predeceased by husband Keay, survived by children Terrance (Judy) and Tenney (Vince). She will be missed by grandchildren Aaron, Atleigh, sister Setsuko Mukai, and many extended relatives. Terry will be regarded as a kind, welcoming individual who generously and graciously opened her home to everyone.

Sanae is survived by her sister Akemi Hijikata, son Neil Guy, daughter Naomi Guy, grandson Ethan James Guy, and daughter in law Jennifer Savage. She is predeceased by her husband John, Matthew flourished in Vancouver. In addition to his academic her parents, her brother Takashi Ishida, work as a sociologist, Matthew pioneered dance video in and her son in law Gabe Sobieski. A special heartfelt thank you to Dr. Canada, made avant garde art and became a denizen of Ziets Hendriks and those who cared the early music scene of the 1970s. A lifelong advocate for Her loss is deeply felt by her family, her for her at Orchard Manor and Nikkei friends, and all those fortunate enough social justice, in the 1980s, Matthew founded Educators Home. for Nuclear Disarmament and became deeply committed to have known her. to peace education and global studies. After retiring from A Celebration of Life was held at May our mother be fondly remembered teaching in 1997, Matthew pursued his enthusiasm for Kwomais Lodge, Surrey on May 21, as having lived a well-loved life. books, art, music, food and travel, and spent much happy 2022. Donations to the BC Cancer At her request, there will be no service. time with his family and his whippets. In 2012, he fell hard Foundation appreciated. Koden and flowers are respectfully for a little house on Mayne Island and, for the last decade of declined. his life, enjoyed being part of the Mayne Island community. HAMAGUCHI, Kiyomi (Kiyo) Kiyomi The Speier family wishes to express our gratitude to the passed away peacefully surrounded by KAWABATA, Victor Momoru It is with great sorrow that we announce the physicians, nurses, care aides and others who cared for her family on May 29/22. Matthew towards the end of his life. You made a difficult She is survived by her sister Jitsuyo, passing of Victor Momoru Kawabata. journey easier. Niece Michelle (Sterling) Sohm and Born December 2, 1965. Passed away May 1, 2022. Survived by his mother A memorial service will be held in July. In lieu of flowers, their children Zach and Sara Sohm. Mitsuyo (Lucy) Kawabata, brothers please give generously to the Canadian Leukemia and Thank you to all the Staff in ICU Jack, Yosh and Michael Kawabata. Lymphoma Society, Music on Main or the Vancouver and Palliative Care at VGH for their Aunts Tomiko Sakai, Liz Yamanaka Hospice Society. kindness and care. No flowers or and Ruby Yamanaka. Memorial to be koden by request. announced on a later date. In lieu of GUY, Sanae Sanae Guy (née Ishida) of south Surrey, British flowers, donations to the Steveston Columbia, passed away on 22 February 2022, age 86. HASHIMOTO, Setsuko (Sally) It is Buddhist Temple or your charity of Sanae was born in 1936 in Tokyo Japan, to Sumiko (née with great sadness that we announce choice would be preferred. Sakai) and Mitsugu Ishida. Wife to John Guy, she was a the passing of Setsuko “Sally” Hashimoto on April 29, 2022 at the social worker in Alberta and BC.

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Tom Minoru Kokuryo March 13, 1927 - April 20, 2022. Passed away peacefully at the age of 95. Father to Robert (Shigeko), Susan (Takashi), Norman (Michelle), Dinah (Steve), Albert (Kaori) & Jaclyn (Michael). Grandfather to Sherri, Andrew, Marianne, Kristi, Tyler (Yui), Jordan, Justine, Wallace, Nathan, Jacob, Treyton & Megan. Former Reverend, mentor & friend to many. Loved his Mozart, gardening, sumo & James Bond. Inspired us all with his no-nonsense & can-do attitude. Gokurosan pops; rest in peace. Memorial Service was held on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Glenhaven Memorial Chapel.

and Amy, Rosie, Kiyo and Yutch survive her. Sue was very active for all her years on this earth. Many clients of Sue’s Beauty Salon in Marpole became her good friends. In retirement she was able to spend more time with Native Daughters of B.C. caring for the Hastings Mill Museum - greeting visitors, helping with events and fundraisers and arranging flowers for special events. In her late nineties she attended exercise classes at St. KONDO, Fujikazu “Ben” May 27, 1927 - April 29, 2022. Augustine’s Church, bringing snacks With great sadness the Kondo family wishes to announce and printed-out jokes for after class the passing of Fujikazu (Ben), beloved husband, brother tea. She never stopped forwarding by and uncle. email very funny jokes to many people. Eldest son of Tokukazu and Setsue, Fuji was born in Sue and Harry gardened, cooked and Steveston, BC. He passed away at the age of 94 surrounded travelled to many places. She narrated by family in Salmon Arm, BC the travelogues that they put together Fuji was predeceased by his parents, brothers Yoshito, from Harry’s slides. Sue found many Hiroshi, Toshio, Tamotsu. sister in law Chieko and brother- ways to be frugal - which she did her in-law Roy Dolsen. He will be deeply missed by Yoneko, best to pass on to her family. She his wife of 74 years, sisters Noriko Labrecque (Wilfred), was always grateful for small favours Yasuko Dolsen, Yoko Nishi (Geoff Lawrence) and sister-in- and often expressed her love and appreciation in heartfelt notes. We will law Kaoru Nora. miss her and her awareness, spirit and He will be missed and cherished by his many cousins, nieces generosity. and nephews, all who were very special to him. Flowers and koden are gratefully As per his wishes, cremation was held at Bowers Funeral declined. If you wish please make a home May 5, 2022 in Salmon Arm. A memorial service will donation in her memory to Hastings be held at the Steveston Buddhist Temple with Reverend Mill Museum (details on their website Grant Ikuta on June 10, 2022 at 11am. Interment will be held which also has a blog post about the following day at Valley View Cemetery June 11, 2022 at her and another member “February 11am. Both services are open to family and friends. Angels”). In lieu of flowers or Koden, please donate to a charity of choice in Fuji’s memory. As well the family would like NAKAUCHI, Tadao December 14, to acknowledge the staff at GSS Hillside Village for such 1924 - May 21, 2022. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing excellent care and support while he resided there. of our wonderful dad and Jichan at Tadanori Masuda (Mas) August 15, 1946 - April 30, 2022. Eagle Ridge Hospital on May 21, 2022. It is with great sadness and loss, that our family announces Dad was born on December 14, 1924 the passing of our beloved father and grandfather (Jiji). in Ocean Falls, B.C. but moved with Tadanori “Mas” Masuda, born August 16, 1946, age 75, his family to Japan when he was two passed away on Saturday April 30, 2022 after a battle years old. He married Iku Nakahira with cancer. He will be remembered for his craftsmanship, in 1952 and returned to Canada in generosity, his love for the game of golf, and unconditional 1956. He was predeceased by his love for his granddaughters and lifelong friends at home wife Iku in 2000 and older brother and back in Japan. The family is having a private memorial Yoshio in 1991. He is survived by his to remember Tadanori. In lieu of flowers, donations in three daughters and their families: the name of Tadanori Masuda to the Vancouver Buddhist Frances (Michael) Johnson, Sally Temple or Vancouver Japanese Language School would (Brian) Milligan and Pearl (Randie) Wilson; his six grandchildren and four be greatly appreciated. great-grandchildren: Terumi (Ryan) MIYAMOTO, Sue Sumiyo February 8, 1922 - January 18, Pong (Liam, Caden), Mika (Andrew) 2022. Sue passed away peacefully on January 18, 2022 at Livingston (Marin, Archer), David age 99. She was predeceased in 2014 by Harry her beloved (Courtney) Milligan, Greg Milligan husband of 69 years and is survived by daughters Wendy (Tomoko), Michael Wilson (Jeannette) and Sherry, grandchildren Kevin (Liz), Cori (Craig), Katie and and Lauren (Tom) Wilson Mazzetti . He Greg, and great-grandchildren Naomi and Aiden. is also survived by his brother Tsuneo She was born in Steveston, BC into a lively family of nine and other relatives in Japan. children. Edna, Jim, Betty and Grace have passed away

Dad was an avid reader and had many interests. The Japanese tea ceremony and haiku poetry, together with the people involved, were a large part of his life in his later years. We would like to thank the doctors who provided such good care for him over the years: Dr. K. Cho, Dr. E. Peterson and Dr. M. Copland. We would also like to thank the staff at Eagle Ridge Hospital for their kind, gentle care in Dad’s final days. In lieu of flowers or koden, donations may be made to the Nikkei Cultural Centre or to the Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation. A private family service will be held. NASU, Steven January 1, 1974 - April 30, 2022. It is with broken hearts and much love that the family of Steven Nasu announce his sudden passing on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Steven will be lovingly remembered and missed by his father Isao, sisters Donna (Doug), Lisa, Rudi, and many extended family members. Steven is predeceased by his loving mother, Masako. Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Steven was BC’s first New Year’s baby born in 1974. Steven graduated from UVIC with a Kinesiology degree and furthered his studies with a master’s degree in Disability Management from UNBC. For over 14 years, Steven worked as a Disability Manager for the Fraser Health Authority and developed long-lasting friendships with his “work family.” Steven was always there to lend a helping hand and was a regular volunteer at the Nikkei Centre. Steven loved animals, enjoyed playing and watching sports, was creative and artistic, and was the trivia champ in the family. Steven will be remembered as a kind-hearted, thoughtful, fun-loving son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. A memorial service was held on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Richmond Funeral Home, Richmond, BC. In lieu of flowers and koden, please consider a Memorial Donation in Steven Nasu’s name to the Nikkei Place Foundation. SHIMIZU, Deborah Jean Born September 22, 1952, passed peacefully on May 16, 2022. Survived by her husband, Bill Androsiuk and their little rescue poodle, CoCo.

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Deb’s strength, courage and passion for living helped fight off Cancer for the past 19 years. Deb was a master of hosting dinner parties, always setting a lovely table, preparing beautiful menus and of course being a gracious host. Her adventurous spirit and lust for travel touched all parts of the globe.

then attended high school in Trail, BC. She then moved to Vancouver and attended the Western School of Commerce and was hired as an executive secretary for Warner Bros. Again, she moved to Montreal and worked for Alcan. Her high point in life was when she was working for Time Life in Tokyo, Japan. She returned to Vancouver and worked in this field for the rest of her working life.

I would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at UBC hospital, the ALS Team at GF Strong, the house assistance staff at Vancouver Coastal Health for their support and care during the last few months of Deb’s life. I would also like to thank our dear friends in Borrego Springs California and here at home for making Deb’s last days less painful. In 2016, Nora fell ill and was admitted As per Deb’s wishes there is no service nor Celebration of to George Derby Centre. There she life. In Deb’s memory please consider a donation to the enjoyed the rest of her life where she participated in art and music therapy ALS Society. classes, something she really excelled Please raise a glass in Deb’s memory. Rest in peace Deb, in her whole life. you will be deeply missed and never forgotten. A memorial mass was held at Our Lady SHINDE, Nora Nobuko February 1, 1936 - May 11, 2022. of Fatima Parish, Coquitlam, BC, on Sadly, we announce the passing of Nora at George Derby June 1, 2022. Centre with sister Lily by her side. She is survived by three In lieu of flowers, please send sisters, Lily, Marcy, and Sumi (Peter) and three brothers, Tad, donations to: Seishi and William (Willena). Nora will be remembered by The Bloom Group her many nieces and nephews and extended family. She is 391 Powell Street, Vancouver, British reunited with mother, Yoshiye, father Kichitaro and brothers, Columbia, V6A 1G5 George, Susumu, Yas, Richard and Anthony. www.thebloomgroup.org She was the oldest daughter of twelve children and when she was six years old she was interned to Greenwood, SUZUKI, Kenneth Maeda Kenneth BC in 1942. There she went to Sacred Heart School, and Suzuki passed away on May, 10 2022 just 12 days shy of his 69th birthday. He will be missed by his family and friends. ☑ Personal care ☑ Household chores

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At an early age, Ken fished on gill netters with his family. With that experience and additional training, he became a Captain of a fish packer for BC Packers. In 1985, he joined Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services as a Fireboat Pilot, then transferred to Fire Prevention. He retired in 2013 with the rank of Captain. His family would like to thank the staff of the Kinsmen Lodge(Bear Creek). At his request, there will be no service. Instead, donations can be made his name to the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund. YAMAKE, Hiroshi Joseph (Joe) November 4, 1933 - May 3, 2022. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dad Hiroshi (Joe) Yamake. Dad was born November 4, 1933 and passed away peacefully on May 3, 2022. He was the best dad, the best grandpa and always the life of a party. He will be remembered for his kind generosity and sense of humor. Predeceased by his wife Patsy (2002). Joe is survived by his 4 daughters Kelly (Bob), Joanna (Angus), Lani (Les) and Noni (Kieran) and 7 grandchildren Alexandra, Joe, Kyle, Dario, Amanda, Gemma and Angela. A special thanks to the friends and extended family who supported our dad throughout his journey. Per dad’s wishes, there will be no funeral service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be gratefully made to the Canadian Red Cross.

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Nikkei Place Monthly Update Nikkei National Museum & on Cultural N ikkei Pla ce D at i Centre on s

Honouring, Preserving, and Sharing Japanese Culture and Japanese Canadian History and Heritage for a Better Canada centre.nikkeiplace.org | 604.777.7000 | info@nikkeiplace.org | Support NNMCC: Donate by phone, mail or online WHAT’S ONSITE 館内にて開催 Reception | Gallery | Museum Shop: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday & Monday Closed Nikkei Bookstore 日系ブックストア: Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00am - 3pm VISIT: https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events NIKKEI DESIGNERS MARKET | デザイナーズ・マーケット SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022 | 10AM-4PM In conjunction with the Japanese Design Today 100 exhibition and Nikkei Garden Farmers Market, please join us for the Nikkei Designers Market, showcasing designers. NIKKEI GARDEN FARMERS MARKET “産地直送” JUNE - OCTOBER 2022 | 2ND & 4TH SUNDAYS | 10AM-2PM Nikkei Garden Farmers’ Market returns for its second season this summer! Stroll through the booths of fresh and locally grown produce, deliciously prepared food, uniquely crafted by local makers, all while enjoying the Japanese garden and its seasonal beauty. Last year, NGFM was a wonderful gathering place for friends and families all summer long at this relaxed Sunday location. Get your hands on Japanese/Japanese-inspired food and goods at this market located in the heart of Burnaby. MUSEUM SHOP ミュージアムショップ https://shop.nikkeiplace.org *Featured* MUSUBI FUROSHIKI WRAPPING CLOTH MUSUBI is a furoshiki brand based in Kyoto. We bring you a wide selection of their designs in modern and traditional prints and patterns.This one is a nice size to wrap up your lunch or a small gift. If you need help locating an item, please contact: jcnm@nikkeiplace.org | 604.777.7000 ext.109 MEMBERSHIPS 会員 | Visit: https://bit.ly/3vX4Jr6 The Nikkei Centre is always welcoming new members. Membership Benefits Include: • Free admission to the museum • Discounts at the museum shop and for certain events and programs • Attendance to the NNMCC Annual General Meeting

CURRENT EXHIBITS 展示 ON UNTIL JUNE 26, 2022 Showcasing modern Japanese culture with many designs created post-2010, this exhibit features objects and images in ten themes: classic Japanese design, furniture+houseware, tableware+cookware, apparel+accessories, children, stationery, hobbies, healthcare, disaster relief, and transportation. Featured designers include Sori Yanagi, Riki Watanabe, and Issey Miyake.We gratefully acknowledge the Japan Foundation and the assistance of the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver for this exhibit. PERMANENT EXHIBITS

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WOMEN OF CHANGE: CELEBRATING JAPANESE CANADIAN LEADERS Virtual Exhibit | Mar 8, 2021-Apr 1, 2023 https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/exhibits/women-of-change/ For 135 years, Japanese Canadian women have led the battle against racism and sexism by showing excellence in all aspects of daily life. Explore the stories of these six leaders. The culmination of a year-long digitization and research project focusing on the existing collections of Japanese Canadian women leaders, the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre and the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre are proud to present a virtual exhibit that highlights the incredible stories of six Japanese Canadian women who upheld the community for over a century: Tomiko Nishimura, Miyoshi Mickey Tanaka, Michiko Midge Ayukawa, Kinori Oka, Sono Nakazawa, and Maryka Omatsu. Women of Change is available for viewing on Google Arts & Culture. SUPPORT 日系文化センター・博物館をサポートする方法 Support our facilities, cultural programs, exhibits, research, and outreach education with a single or monthly donation. Gifts can be made by phone, mail, or online. Contact Nikkei Place Foundation for donation information: 604.777.2122 or gifts@nikkeiplacefoundation.org

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Nikkei Place Monthly Update Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society BRINGING OUR ELDERS TOGETHER: NIKKEI SENIORS’ ONLINE OUTREACH PROGRAM by Matsuo Story For nearly a decade, the Iki Iki and Kui Do Raku have brought dozens of seniors from the community together to form connections and enjoy activities together. Following a 15-month suspension due to the pandemic, since the summer of last year Nikkei Seniors’ Outreach Program has restarted the program in an online format via Zoom. In the future, a major goal is safely reintroducing the in-person component, while maintaining the option of participation through Zoom for those who prefer it. Both programs are available in Japanese and English. The activities often have a focus on Japanese culture, but participants of any background are welcome to join.

With the isolating effects of COVID-19 on communities across the Lower Mainland being felt two years on, Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society’s Outreach Program is working to bring people back together – from the comfort of their own homes. Using the teleconference application Zoom, over 40 participants – from different areas of Metro Vancouver as well as residents of Robert Nimi Nikkei Home – join in the Outreach Program each week to be part of an online community, exercising, playing games, making art, and chatting together. The Iki Iki (“Lively Lively” in Japanese) and Kui Do Raku (“Eat, Exercise, Enjoy”) programs combine a group exercise class, arts & crafts lessons, and brain-training recreational games to promote both physical and mental wellness. Participants who request it can also receive a traditional Japanese-style bento lunch delivered on the day of the program. The two programs are tailored to the diverse needs and abilities of older adults in the Nikkei community. The Iki Iki Program is aimed towards seniors in the mild to moderate stages of dementia who seek to maintain a physically and mentally active lifestyle through activities that train the body and mind while socializing with others in a compassionate and relaxed environment.

Throughout the years, volunteers have been a crucial part of the Outreach Program’s success, and with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions it is now possible for them to rejoin the program. Nikkei Seniors encourages people of any age or background who are interested to volunteer and become a part of a welcoming, diverse, and growing community. A working internet connection and a device that can access the internet are needed to join the program; Nikkei Seniors has some internet-accessible devices available for participants who need them, on a first come, first served basis. All other supplies needed for activities will be provided to participants. If you are interested in joining the program, as a participant or volunteer, please contact Matsuo Story at mstory@nikkeishc.com. These dementia-friendly Outreach Programs are supported by proceeds from our Nikkei Place Charity Golf Day, which happened on May 27th at Riverway Golf Course. Thank you to all our generous sponsors and donors of this event for helping keep these programs running year-after-year! Read about how the Golf Day unfolded on page 37.

The Kui Do Raku Program is aimed towards independent seniors who seek to socialize with others while enjoying exercise and a variety of games, art and activities in a welcoming and lively environment.

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Nikkei Place Monthly Update Pathways Nikkei New NitokGiving: k ei Pl a c ePlace’s Don a tDonor i o n sProgram

Nikkei Place Foundation recognises the generosity of donors at Nikkei Place. Through our Pathways to Giving Program, we honour individuals who have demonstrated their dedication to Nikkei Place by reaching substantial cumulative lifetime giving. These donors are recognized as members of one of our three honorary leadership societies. Visit our website to learn more! For questions, contact us at 604.777.2122 or gifts@nikkeiplacefoundation.org.

Learn more about Pathways to Giving: www.nikkeiplacefoundation.org/give

NIKKEI PLACE is comprised of three organizations: Nikkei Place Foundation, Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, and Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society. For more information or to donate online visit www.nikkeiplace.org.

Thank you to Our Nikkei Place Donors! Gifts from May 1, 2022 — May 29, 2022 inclusive

NNMCC Anonymous (3) Anoosha Avni Harken Coffee Corp. Fay Y. Ishii Akira & Mikiko Oye Toshiyuki & Yukiko Tosa Nikkei Matsuri 2022 Louise Akuzawa & Ron Kruschen Kazuo Bessho Takako Iura Yoko Matsuno Alan & Wakako Morris Kaori (Mick) & Mariko Namiki Satsuki-kai

NPF

Atsushi Ide Brett Kagetsu Sam Yamamoto

NSHCHS Audrey Shimozawa Nikkei Place Charity Golf Day Janice Dungate

HONOURS & TRIBUTES In Memory of Dennis Yuji Enomoto Brenda Gaertner

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In Memory of Luke Nakashima Louvaine Kadonaga Carol Nishi & Ronald Okada Kathleen Y. Tanaka & Family In Memory of Tomojiro & Masako (Kariya) Nakayama Kelli Nakayama In Memory of Steven Nasu Shelby Allen Anonymous (2) George Bando & Family Donna Carey William Carl Tania Caron-Overington Carolyn Courtemanche Scott & Sharon Drossos Yumi & Christina Drossos Yoriko Vickie Fukui Melanie Gee Melisa Gorman Rosanne & Cal Grazier Rod Hamagami Reiko Cheryl Honkawa Albert Ing May H. Ishikawa Andrew Jang Dennis & Gloria Joe Esther Lam Nicole Larsen Susan Larsen Allan & Keiko Mayede Veronica Moran Gerry Nakamura

Donna Nasu Gary & Elsi Nasu Isao Nasu James & Sally Nasu Janet Nasu Linda Nasu Lisa Nasu Roberta H. Nasu Tami Nasu Melissa O’Brien Marianne Olsen Andrea Score Lorraine Shiyoji Nicole Swisher Ayako Tamai Carolyn Williamson Russell Wingard Lauren Yamauchi Mas & Kaori Yano In Memory of Dean Okamura Frank & Naomi Kamiya In Memory of Jane Shimokura Frank & Naomi Kamiya In Memory of Tomoko (Toni) Suzuki Toyoko & Alan Oikawa In Memory of Joe Yamake Kari McDougall

MONTHLY GIVING CIRCLE

Anonymous (2) Carina Abe

Ian & Debbie Burgess Brian & Marcia Carr Patricia H. Chan Michael & Ruth Coles Grant Dustin Masami Hanashiro Tad & Mitsuko Hosoi Shaun Inouye Kenneth & Bernadine Isomura Mary F. Kawamoto Greciana Langamon Tommy Li Shinobu Kadome Stewart Kawaguchi Ted Kawamoto Catherine Makihara Masako & Ken Moriyama Anne Motozono Roberta H. Nasu Craig Natsuhara Takeshi & Mizuho Ogasawara Chris Oikawa Hanako Oye Linda Kawamoto Reid Vivian Rygnestad Jim & Norma Sawada Howard Shimokura Audrey Shimozawa Barbara Shishido Charlotte Takasaki Sharlene A. Tabata Michael Takahashi Joyce C. Takeshita Darlene Tanaka & Trevor Jones Grace Tanaka Ginzo & Harue Udagawa Hisako Wada

Fred & Linda Yada Chris, Jan Yamamoto & Family Norine K. Yamamoto Sam Yamamoto Tatsuo & Mariko Yamamoto Jack Yeh Gwendolyn Yip & Santa Ono

LEGACY GIVING CIRCLE

Yoshiharu Hashimoto George & Elaine Homma Betty Issenman Sato Kobayashi Cathy Makihara Jane Nimi Carrie Okano Linda Kawamoto Reid Richard & Gail Shinde Norman Shuto Haruko Takamori Sian Tasaka Fred & Linda Yada Sam Yamamoto Legacy Gifts Estate of Mitsuo Hayashi

We apologize for any errors or omissions on this list. Please contact us for corrections.

Nikkei Place Monthly Update 日系シニアズ・ヘルスケア住宅協会高齢者のつながりの再構築を目指して：日系シニアズオンライン・アウトリーチプログラム執筆者：マツオ・ストーリー日本語訳：智帆・ルーヴ過去何年もの間、ボランティアの方々の活躍が、アウトリーチプログラムの成功には欠かせない役割を担ってきました。コロナ禍での制約が緩和してきた今、こうしたボランティアの方々が再びプログラムに参加することが可能となっています。日系シニアズでは、プログラムに興味を持った人々がぜひボランティアとして参加し、友好的、多様にして拡大し続ける毎週、メトロバンクーバー各地域からの参加者やロバート新見日系ホーコミュニティーの一員になってくれるよう望んでいます。年齢やバックグムの居住者ら40人以上が、テレカンファレンスアプリのZoomを使用し、ラウンドは問いません。アウトリーチプログラムに参加しています。参加者は身体を動かしたり、インターネット回線と、インターネットにアゲームをしたり、アートを作ったり、お話をしたりしながら、オンラインコプログラムに参加するには、クセスできる機器が必要となります。日系シニアズは参加者の必要に応ミュニティーを形成しています。じて、インターネットにアクセスできる機器を先着順で貸し出しています。その他の活動に必要な物は全て提供されます。いきいきプログラムと食動楽プログラムは、身体と心のウェルネスを共に促進するため、グループエクササイズ、アート＆クラフト教室、脳を刺激する娯楽ゲームを組み合わせて行います。希望する参加者は、伝統的参加者またはボランティアとしてプログラムに参加したい方は、マツオ・な日本スタイルのお弁当をプログラム当日に届けてもらうことも可能でストーリーまでご連絡ください（Eメール：mstory@nikkeishc.com）。す。両プログラムとも、日系コミこれらの認知症フレンドリーなアウトリーチプログラムは、5月27日にリュニティの高齢者の方々の幅バーウェイゴルフコースで行われた日系プレース・チャリティーゴルフデ広いニーズや能力に応じて展ーの収益により支えられています。こうしたプログラムを毎年毎年運営し開しています。続けることができるのは、イベントの寛大なスポンサーと寄付者の皆様のおかげです。ありがとうございます。ゴルフデーがどのような展開を見いきいきプログラムは、軽度かせたかについては、英語のページをご覧ください。ら中等度の認知症を患う高齢者を対象としています。このプログラムは、体と心を共に鍛えるアクティビティを通じて心身ともに活発なライフスタイルを維持したい方に適しています。こうしたアクティビティは配慮の行き届いたリラックスした環境で、他の参加者と交流しながら行われます。

コロナ禍における社会的孤立の影響をロウアー・メインランドの各コミュニティで感じるようになって2年が経った今、日系シニアズ・ヘルスケア住宅協会では人々が自宅に居ながらにしてつながりを取り戻せるよう､取り組みを進めています。

一方、食動楽プログラムは自立して生活する高齢者の方々を対象としています。このプログラムは、親しみやすく活気のある環境でエクササイズや様々なゲーム、アートやアクティビティを楽しみながら、他の参加者と交流したいと考える方に最適です。「いきいき」と「食動楽」は、ほぼ10年間にわたってコミュニティ内の数多くの高齢者を結びつけ、人間関係を築き、活動を共に楽しむ場を提供してきました。15ヶ月間の中断の末、日経シニアズ・アウトリーチプログラムは昨年夏、これらのプログラムをZoomによるオンライン形式で再開しました。将来的には、対面形式を安全に再導入することを大きな目標としています。その際、希望であればZoomで参加できる選択肢も維持する予定です。どちらのプログラムも日本語と英語の両方で行われます。活動の多くは日本文化に焦点を置いていますが、どんなバックグラウンドをお持ちの方も、参加を歓迎しております。

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バンクーバー日本語学校並びに日系人会館

お知らせ雑記帳

VJLS2022-2023 年度お申し込み

バンクーバー日本語学校学習発表会

来年度の日本語コース申し込み受付が始まっており、すでに定員に近いクラスもあります。

2021-2022年度の学習発表会が３年ぶりに開催され、当日は生徒、保護者総勢300名以上の方が参加しました。キンダークラス、普通科、基礎科の生徒の大変素晴らしい演技、演奏を通じて、生徒達はこの１年間で学び、たくさん成長した姿の集大成を見せてくれました。教職員やボランティアの方々の数週間に亘る事前のサポート、また丸尾先生のリーダーシップにより当日の運営が滞りなくスケジュールもスムーズに進みました事を心より感謝いたします。

本校は楽しさであふれた対面式授業、アクテビティそして課外活動を皆さんに提供できることを楽しみにしております。人数に限りがありますのでお早めに是非お申込みください。すべてのクラス(普通科・基礎科・アダルト・ハイスクール)のお申し込みは私どものウェブサイトよりお申込みいただけます。お申込み先：www.vjls-jh.com/register

バンクーバー日本語学校保護者懇親会

来年度のコース内容について、またはお子様にはどのコースが適しているか等のご質問がありましたら下記アドレスまで詳細をお問合せ下さい。問い合わせ先：info@vjls-jh.com

５月に開催された、保護者主催の懇親会には14名以上の方が参加され、子どもの日本語学習をどのようにサポートし、またモチベーションをどうやって保つかが話し合われました。第２回保護者懇親会は2022年６月11日（土）の午前11：00−11：50で開催いたします。議題は「夏休みに子どもの日本語学習をどのようにサポートし乗り切るか」です。

バンクーバー日本語学校卒業式こどものくに卒園式日程

このイベントはバンクーバー日本語学校の高校1−3年生の保護者が対象としておりますが、そのほかの学年の保護者の方も交流、情報交換の場としてご参加いただけます。

2021-2022年度が無事に修了を迎えるにあたり、来る6月18日（土）に奨学金受賞式と卒業式を開催いたします。卒業生が長年に亘り学習に専念してきたことを称え、この節目をその家族や教職員、そして在校生と共に祝福することができ嬉しく思います。

お問合せ、お申込みはこちらのリンクinfo@vjls-jh.comをご利用ください。

また、こどものくにの多くの園児がプレスクール、キンダークラスへこの９月に進級します。本年度の卒園式は６月15(水)、16日(木)、17(金)に行います。多くの園児が来年度はバンクーバー日本語学校で日本語や日本文化について学ぶ姿が見られることを大変楽しみにしております。

BD Redress からの発表 BC州政府は日系カナダ人コミュニティに対する過ちを認め、コミュニティ主導の活動支援のため、1億ドルの支援を約束するという歴史的な発表を５月21日に行いました。当館にてこの発表の視聴会を開催し、生徒や保護者、コミュニティの方々が参加しました。また、Indigenous Relations・Reconciliation大臣であるMurray Rankin氏にもご臨席いただき、コミュニティとともにこの瞬間を迎えることができました。ライブストリームをご覧になられなかった方は、www.bcredress.caから発表をご覧いただけます。またSusanne Tabata氏をはじめとする多くの方々の努力とコミュニティーの構築により、このようなことが実現となったこと深く感謝いたします。

NEW スタッフ紹介５月に新しいスタッフ、サマーインターン、人事異動がありましたのでご紹介いたします。

Tristan Kozyniak Young Canada Works プログラムのサマーインターンとして、主に、ヒストリックウォーキングツアーの企画、補助金申請サポート、パウエル祭運営に携わります。

川岡由美ホスピタリティとオフィスでの事務経験があり、VJLS-JHでは受付業務、申込書事務、翻訳を担当します。当団体の窓口として皆様をお迎えします。当館にお越しの際は１階受付にて是非お声がけください。皆さんとお会いしてサポートできることを楽しみにしています。一般お問い合わせは下記までお気軽にご連絡ください。 604-254-2551 /info@vjls-jh.com

王嘉寧/ 経理コーディネーター現在UBCにて会計学を学んでおり、日本では大手プロバイダーにて会計システム管理に携わった経験があります。VJLS-JHでは当団体上級会計士Andrewと共に経理業務に務めます。主に授業料やレンタル料の支払いについて担当します。

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千晶

前任では事務補助を担当しておりましたが、今後はコミュニケーションコーディネーターとして、広報業務を担当します。現在は当校WEBサイトをより分かりやすく、使いやすくするための改良を進めています。

求人募集バンクーバー日本語学校並びに日系人会館では９月から勤務してくださる、バイリンガルチャイルドケア職員を募集しています。詳細については下記リンクをご参照下さい。

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隣組

隣組へのご寄付ありがとうございました。この場をお借りして厚く御礼申しあげます。（2022年4月23日〜2022年5月24日順不同、敬称略）お名前の誤り等があった場合は来月号の紙面にて訂正させて頂きますので、ご連絡ください。寄付金

きものサロン着物の「いろは」を学び、日本の文化を再認識しませんか？6月は夏に向けて浴衣の着付けです。日時：６月29日（水）午前10:30〜午後12:00 講師：早風美樹（着付け師技能三段・花嫁着付け免許ほか）会員無料・非会員＄5 お問合せ・お申込み：電話604-687-2172内線106、メールprograms@tonarigumi.ca（リエ）

カッセルマン・ウイリアム & 柴田祐子、マツバ・ルーシー、岩浅ジェーン、野田キャシー (Hockey Pool Found Raising)、キム・リベカ、サイトウ・リンダ、イワナカ・ドン＆クミ、岩田恒子、Japanese Canadian Survivors Social Club ミヤモト・スミヨ追悼記念匿名希望

隣組セミナー「医療情報をオンラインで正しく特定する方法」オンラインで情報を共有する様々な Web サイト、ブログ、ソーシャルメディアを使用すると、信頼できる情報と信頼できない情報を特定するのは難しい場合があります。オンラインで医療関連情報を確認する際に重要な基準を紹介し、高品質なオンライン情報の概要を提供します。日時：６月28日（火）午後1:00〜2:30 アクセス：Zoomズーム（お申込み後に詳細をメールします）参加費：無料お問合せ・お申込み：604-687-2172内線102、メールservices@tonarigumi.ca（正子）

日本語認知症ケアギバー・サポートグループ [ 無料 ] ご家族のケアをしている方は忙しく孤立することがあります。人とのつながりを保ったり、自分の状態を顧みる時間もないことも多々あるかと思います。先の見えない介護をひとりで続けるのは困難です。隣組では認知症のご家族をケアしている日本人を支援するサポートグループをZoomで開催しています。自由に話をしながら認知症の症状に関することを相談したり、それぞれの経験をシェアすることでケアギバーの方々の支えとなる集まりを目指しています。対象：現在認知症の家族をケアしている方（同居または遠隔）

寄付金 (Canada Helps) ナカイ・エミリー山城武夫氏に敬意を表して (Canada Helps) ミズタ・ハルジマー・カレン追悼記念

(Canada Helps)

マー・ナンシー物品ヤダ・ケン、マツバ・ルーシー、岩浅ジェーン、デイル・ドナ、若林ヘンリー、カゲヤマ・マサコ、シミズ・エイプリル、カワセファミリー、フォスター・アキ、コバヤシ・ユキ、ビリングス・ミチヨ、ミルズ・ハーリー、マレット・トヨコ、立石美和子、岩田恒子、ジョエル・ジェシー/Queen Elizabeth Lions Club、Healthy Apparel Company Ltd.、匿名希望 (5) ** MONTHLY GIVING ** 寄付金 (Canada Helps) サトウ・タカシ、鈴木傳、水口光子、ナガタ・タモツ、山下里美、モリタ・エミコ、匿名希望 (1)

ファシリテーター：アンダーソン佐久間雅子（BC州認定クリニカル・ソーシャルワーカー）日時：第１＆３金曜日、午後1:00〜2:00 アクセス：Zoomズーム（お申込み後に詳細をメールします）お問合せ・お申込み：電話：604-687-2172内線102、メール：services@tonarigumi.ca （正子）

「BC シニアガイド」日本語翻訳版 BC州政府が発行する健康で自立した生活を送るために役立つ情報やサービスまとめた冊子「BCシニアガイド」第１１版を隣組で日本語に翻訳しました。こちらのリンクから無料でご覧いただけます。https://tinyurl.com/2p85n9dx 印刷した冊子をご希望の方は、隣組までお問い合わせください。1冊$10（送料実費）電話：604-687-2172内線102、メールservices@tonarigumi.ca（正子）最新の第１２版の英語バージョンはBC州政府のウェブサイトからダウンロードおよび印刷版のオーダーができます。https://tinyurl.com/2p8z8tk6

隣組クラフトクラブからのお願い隣組クラフトクラブではパウエル祭で作品や物品を売って、その収益を活動資金に活用しています。お家に使わない和紙などクラフトの材料や、ギフト、ジュエリーなどが眠っていましたら、ぜひ隣組にご寄付ください。

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リドレスが蘇らせた名もなき英雄たち

1992年、人頭税に対するリドレスを求めてオタワ国会前で集会を開かれた。一旦、1993年に政

府は要求を拒否したが、その後の執拗な運動により2006年にリドレスが達成された。(photo: 「The last spike」という言葉を知っている日系人は少ないだろう。だ Yuki Okada) が、中国系ならば3世でもピンとくる人は多い。1885年のCPR太平洋横断鉄道の完成は、英領カナダの自治確立の上で必須の事業だった。BC 「フレーザー河日本人病院」の建設には、前出の歯科医・山村梅次郎州にとっては、鉄道で東部と繋がっていなかったらカナダ連邦に留まっや日系メソジスト教会の鏑木五郎が貢献したといわれる。ちなみに、鏑ている利点はなかった。むしろ、米国の西海岸諸州と繋がって石炭など木牧師のかほる夫人は、同病院が日本から雇い入れた石原明之助医師を供給する方がより大きな経済発展が見込めたからだ。（京都医専卒だが、カナダでの医師免許資格がなく看護長として勤務し実際、バンクーバー島のユニオン炭鉱（カンバーランド）は大量の石た）の実姉である。炭を1880年代にカリフォルニア州に供給していた。カナダ政府は、BC州初期の日系カナダ人社会はキリスト教を信仰する人たちをリーダーとを連邦につなぎとめるために鉄道の完成を急ぎ、中国から労働力を雇して発展したといえるだろう。北米への同化適応を目指したのだ。この流い入れた。そして、そのカナダ横断鉄道建設の最後の枕木に打ち込まれれが、1904年の日露戦争開戦とバンクーバーでの仏教会の開設によった釘を「The last spike」と名付けられた。て一挙に日本的な社会に転じる。一方、これは、15000人の中国系労働者にとっては失業を意味した。そして、1900年、本間留吉団体長は英領カナダ議会の鼎の軽重を問同年、ジョン・マクドナルド首相は、中国人の入国に対して50ポンドの人う訴訟を起こす。BC州議会が帰化したアジア系人がもっていた投票権頭税をかけて流入を防ぎ、BC州は州政府が発注する事業での中国人のを、1897年に投票人名簿から除去したのは違法であるとして州議会を雇用を禁止した。さらに、1923年、排華法により、一切の中国人の流入を訴えた。結果として、州法廷、連邦最高裁は本間に軍配を上げたが、最終禁じた。2006年、中国系カナダ人社会は、人頭税は人種差別法であり、的に英国枢密院がひっくり返した。州住民の投票権はBC州議会の「権限コミュニティの発展を著しく阻害したとし、われわれの先達はカナダ建内」の事案だとしたのだ。日系コミュニティは、寄付金を募り優秀な弁護国の名もなき英雄であった、として謝罪と補償をハーパー首相から勝ち士を雇って万全を期したというが、もしかすると、最初から政府側のシナ取った。リオは出来上がっていたのかもしれない。 1992年、中国系カナダ人たちは、その4年前に日系人が行なったよう牧師であり「加奈陀週報（後の「加奈陀新報」）」社長の鏑木五郎や、のに、オタワ連邦議会の前で初めての大規模なデモを敢行した。当時のちの「大陸日報」社長の山崎寧など有力者が本間をバックアップしたよ NAJC会長アート・ミキが登壇して連帯の挨拶をしている。また、地元の日うだが、この敗訴に対して、日本人社会は冷淡な反応を示したという。系人も数人、集会に駆けつけていた。弁護士エイヴィー・ゴによれば、人一つに、投票権はカナダに骨を埋める覚悟のある一世にとっては重頭税実行委員会のゲーリー・イーはマリカ・オマツ著「Bittersweet Pas要な意味を持つが、いずれは故郷に錦を飾ることを夢み、帰国を前提と sage」を愛読し、その一節をスピーチの中でよく引用していたという。して暮らすほとんどの一世たちにとっては、自分たちの声を代表するカナダ人政治家を議会に送り出すほどの政治的関心はなかったのではないか。 ●晩香波、捨伏頓結果として、本間は信用を失いリーダーの座を終われた。そして、失意 1885年、横断鉄道の西の終着駅バンクーバーの周辺にはすでに数千のうちに1945年にスローカン収容所で死去した。葬儀に駆けつけた、鳥の家が立ち並び、ヘイスティング製材所などが日本人や職を失った中国取県人会の会長・川尻岩一さんは、弔辞の最後をこう結んだ。人労働者を吸い寄せていた。「・・・本間さんは、自分が志したことの成果を見ることなくあの世へいっしかるに、1886年、歴史に残る大火災が発生。燃失家屋は1000軒を超てしまうけれども、後にカナダに残って闘う人はまだまだおりますよ。いえたという。そして、再び建築ブームが始まった。伐採業、製材所の雇用つの日か、あなたがやろうとしたことは達成されますよ・・・」（『日系ボイは益々その起用規模を広げていった。こうして、中華街の隣のパウエルス』1993年９月号）。街に日本町が形成されていった。この5年後、日系カナダ人社会は最終的に投票権を手にした。一方、1887年、フレーザー河の表面が盛り上がるほどの鮭の遡上を眼その3年前の1946年、英国枢密院は、「カナダ連邦政府の日系人追放の当たりにした工野儀兵衛（くの・ぎへい）(1954〜1917）は早速出身地内閣令を合法と判断した」。これが第二次世界大戦後のカナダの植民の三尾村に報告し出稼ぎ者を呼び寄せた。自身は下宿屋を経営してそ地主義の原点だと思う。当時、サンローラン法大臣は「・・将来、日系人のの受け入れ先となった。こうして、1890年代初期までには数千人の日本人口は増えるだろう。そして日本が復興した時には、日本はカナダの日人集落がスティーブストンに形成されていった。系人が白人と同様の権利を持つことを要求するだろう」と議会で論じた。ところが、これら「出稼ぎ」労働者は、その宿舎施設、生産手段（ボート（Politics of Racism・和訳・大木崇）と網）、労働対価（鮭の価格）の3つとも資本家（缶詰会社）に支配されて確かに、今日、カナダの日系人口は当時の５倍以上に増えた。日本はいた。その上に、厳然たる人種と民族に基づく価格差があった。白人、日経済復興を成し遂げた。だが、今も白人主流社会に対して、人種平等、差本人、中国人の順である。別反対を訴えている。また、多くが粗末な漁労ボートの水上生活者で生活環境は不衛生この上なく、多くが博打に明け暮れる悲惨なものだった。これら青年たちの行状を嘆いた歯科医・山村梅次郎が資金を出して、1895年に日本人のための教会堂を建設した。だが、教会堂の完成を待っていたのは、信者ならぬ腸チフス患者たちだった。中国人たちは雨水、川の水は煮沸してから飲む習慣があり、罹患者は少なかったが、日本人は「真水は安全」という思い込みがあったようだ。1896年、地元の聖マリア病院から抱えきれなくなった日本人の腸チフス患者たちに、落成した基督教会堂が「仮設病院」として開放された。 1897年、日本人漁者たちは前年の「仮設病院」で抱え込んだ借金＄400ドルに頭を悩ませる間も無く、翌年になると再度チフスに襲われた。だが、ここでリーダーが出現する。カナダの学校を出た本間留吉 (1845-1965)である。日本領事からの支援金を原資として「フレーザー河日本人漁師団体」を設立し、本間留吉を団体長として、缶詰会社との団体交渉、同胞の福祉厚生に当たった。 1990年、BC州スティーブストンに完成した公立学校は、Tomekichi Homma Schoolと命名された。 *題字の「滄海一粟」（そうかいのいちぞく）とは大海原に浮かぶ一粒の粟のこと。

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Eastsideから見える日本と世界日本におけるレイシャル・プロファイリング

■人種差別としてたびたび批判カナダや米国では、以前から、警察などの法執行機関が人種や肌の色、民族、国籍、言語、宗教といった特定の属性であることを根拠に個人を捜査の対象としたり、犯罪に関わったかどうかを判断したりするレイシャル（人種）プロファイリング（racial proﬁling）が人権問題、差別問題として指摘されてきました。バンクーバーでも、差別的な捜査、街頭での職務質問、所持品検査が黒人、先住民に対して頻繁に行われていることが、当事者たちや市民グループなどから人種差別としてたびたび批判されています。このレイシャル・プロファイリングはこれまで日本では話題にされることは少なかったのですが、実際には各地で行われてきたと思われます。そうした中、最近になっていくつかの動きがあったので紹介します。

■世界に拡散した動画 2021年2月に東京都内で、バハマと日本のミックスルーツの男性に対し、警警察官が「ドレッドヘアー」を理由に職務質問したという趣旨の発言をする動画がSNS上で拡散し、日本国外でも物議を醸しました。動画 https://bit.ly/3GfV3No（Japan 4 Black Lives）また、2021年12月には、在日米大使館領事部がツイッターで「レイシャル・プロファイリングが疑われる事案で、外国人が日本の警察から職務質問を受けたという報告があった」「数名が拘束され、職務質問や所持品検査をされた」と警告を発し、拘束された場合は領事館への通知要請を呼びかけました。なお、これらと関連があるかは分かりませんが、警察庁が、人種差別的と誤解される職務質問を避けるよう求める文書を2021年12月に各都道府県警に送付していたことが、2022年5月に報道されています。

神奈川県川崎市で行われた人種差別主義グループの街宣活動に抗議する大勢の市民たち（撮影：2016 年 1 月）

■弁護士会が行ったアンケート調査の結果東京弁護士会の「外国人の権利に関する委員会」は2022年1月から2月にかけて、日本に在住する外国ルーツの人を対象に職務質問の経験などをオンラインでのアンケートフォームで尋ねました。有効回答数2094人のうち、過去5年間ほどで警察官から声をかけられたことがある人は62.9％、職務質問の回数別では「1回」が25.6％、「2〜5 回程度」が50.4％で、「6〜9回程度」または「10回以上」は計22.3％に上りました。「声をかけてきた警察官は、最初からあなたのことを外国にルーツを持つ人だと分かっていたと思うか」との質問には85.4 ％が「はい」と答え、職務質問を受けた人のうち70.3％が警察官の質問・態度で気分を悪くした経験があると回答しています。そして、2022年3月29日の参議院内閣委員会で野党議員が二之湯国家公安委員長にレイシャル・プロファイリングについて質問をしました。二之湯委員長はレイシャル・プロファイリングの実態は把握されていないとした上で、全国的な調査に前向きとも取れる姿勢を示しました。これまで各地で起きていながらなかなか社会の注意が向けられてこなかった日本のレイシャル・プロファイリングの問題について、さらに実態が明らかにされ、それによって状況が改善されることを願います。

山本薫子（やまもと・かほるこ）首都大学東京都市環境学部准教授（2008年〜）。UBC社会学部客員准教授（2018年5月〜12月）。専門は都市社会学、地域社会学。著書に、『横浜・寿町と外国人−グローバル化する大都市インナーエリア』福村出版（2008年）、『原発震災と避難 − 原子力政策の転換は可能か（シリーズ被災地から未来を考える(1)）』有斐閣（2017年）など。

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■ハワイアンレイ・メーキングワークショップ■ 日時：6月19日（日）①13:00~14:00 ②14:30~15:30 定員：各回８名料金：＄15/おひとり様・材料費込みゲスト講師：Paul Tavai Latta先生締切：6月12日（日）まで ■お申込み方法お茶会、レイメイキングワークショップは事前のお申込みが必要です。ご参加されるイベント名、お時間、お名前、ご連絡先、ご参加人数を明記の上、sasakiart@shaw.ca (604)641-1336 までお知らせ下さい。

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JCCA会長からのメッセージ（翻訳：チェン晶子）

夏が来ました！５月はGVJCCAにとって忙しい月でした。5月6日、秀逸秘書のウェンディ、副会長のピーターと私でリルエットへ三日間のキャンプへ出掛け、東リルエット強制収容所記念庭園でのリニューアル開会式に出席しました。金曜の午後に到着し、キャンプの準備をしてソーセージやスモアをキャンプファイヤーで焼きました。土曜日は日系カナダ人生存者の皆さんや地元や州のトップの方々、さらにカヨースクリークバンドのチーフ、ミシェル・エドワーズさんと共に素晴らしいイベントが行われました。日曜日は、私、ピーター、ウェンディはミヤザキ邸とカヨースクリークバンドホールを訪れました。ミシェルさんが、ご親切に開会式の出席者全員をカヨースクリークバンドのコッパーストーリーウォールへ招待してくれました。それは美しく、芸術的で、バンドの視覚的歴史が感じられる、高さ約 2.3m x 幅約12mのものでした。続いて、5月21日には歴史的なBCレッドレス宣言もありました。GVJCCA とNNMCCが共同開催した式典には多くの方にご来場頂き記憶に残るものとなりました。来場者の皆さんからは、振る舞われた食事や、一生に一度のこの宣言のために集まれた機会をとても喜び感謝していただきました。２年のコロナ禍の後、人と共有し共にあることが素晴らしいということはより顕著になったように思います。

日系カナダ人伝統料理クラスは調整中ですが、6月中には初回の開催を考えています。シェフまたは生徒としての参加方法については、今月の月報の広告をご覧ください。パウエル祭は7月30日と31日です。役員のものがラッフルチケットを販売しているほか、オンラインでも購入できます。オンラインで購入する場合は、sellers codeにGVJCCAと入力するようお願いします。http://www. powellstreetfestival.com/lottery 日系カナダ人コミュニティーへの提案、また役員参加に関するご連絡は gvjcca@gmail.comまでお願いします。ウクライナ、バッファロー、ユヴァルディの人々の健康と幸福をお祈りしましょう。私には、想像できません。 “Live. Learn. Love. Lead.”（生き、学び、愛し、導け。）

さらに私は動き続けまして、5月29日には異文化ウォーキングツアーの昼食会での閉会の言葉を頼まれ、Knowledge networkの”British Columbia: Untold Story”を拝見しました。BC州の惨めな歴史を学ぶために集まった大勢の人々と共に多くの知識を得た、濃密な一日でした。また、Hon Hsingアスレチッククラブの階段を登り、建物のエネルギーを感じることができ光栄でした。なお、GVJCCAは異文化ウォーキングツアーのスポンサーです。日系カナダ人生存者ソーシャルクラブの次の会合は、6月18 日土曜日、午前11時から午後3時にジョナサン・ロジャースパークで行われるピクニックです。食べ物はご持参いただきますが、ソーシャルクラブから飲み物と焼きそばが振る舞われます。雨天の場合は隣組での開催となります。世代を超えたイベントにしていきたいので、是非ご家族やお子さん、お孫さんとご参加下さい。全ての年代の方がお楽しみいただけるゲームなど、過去に開催された日系カナダ人ピクニックのようなイベントを予定しています。公園の周囲に駐車場もございます。（1時間$1）参加希望の方は6月15日水曜日までに、socialclub@tonarigumi.ca or call 604-687-2172 ext. 105のようこさんまでご連絡ください。その他今後のイベントは、スティーブストンウォーキングツアー、メイン島バスツアー、タシュメバスツアーなどを予定しています。

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編集後記 Kazuho Yamamoto

Kazuho Yamamoto

今月号の所々で「パウエル祭」の名称が言及されています。いよいよ、そんな季節になってきました。二年間のバーチャル・ハイブリッドフェスティバルを経て、今年はオッペンハイマー公園とパウエル街での開催の準備が進められている様子で、今から楽しみです！

来月号の『The Bulletin・げっぽう』はパウエル祭のプログラムも含んだ特別号の予定ですので、ぜひお楽しみに！

2019 年にステージでボランティアした際にステージ裏からフィナーレの女太鼓をパチリ。

現在パウエル祭ではボランティアを募集中ですので、ご興味のある方はぜひお申し込みください。私自身もほぼ毎年ボランティアとして参加し、会場の看板設置、ホスピタリティ、ステージなど色々なポジションでボランティアをしました。パウエル祭の存在を知って以来、BCデーの週末、毎年恒例のアクティビティです。来場者としての参加も楽しいですが、ボランティアとしての参加も楽しいですよ〜。パウエル祭ボランティアの詳細、申し込みはこちらから：https://powellstreetfestival.com/get-involved/volunteer/

2019 年にステージでボランティアした際にステージ裏からフィナーレの女太鼓をパチリ。

「ワイルドアニマルこんにちは」

KAO (a.k.a. SleeplessKao) KAO

6月に入って、ご近所の庭先で花が咲き誇っているのを見ながらの散歩を楽しんでいます。

私の住む家の屋上ガーデンは手入れをしていないまま、ワイルドフラワーが咲き乱れ、スイートピーの花が心地よい香りを運んできます。アート学校の生徒から庭で咲いた花を持ってきましたと大きなブーケをもらい、私の部屋はまるで花屋のよう。やっとウキウキする季節になった感じです。ワイルドアニマルたちも例外ではないようで、ノースバンクーバーの友人宅を訪ねたときに玄関先にコヨーテがいてびっくり。アイランドではクーガなどの被害もあるから気をつけなければいけないですが、リスやアライグマ。スカンクやウサギ、グースが仲間とゆっくり道を移動してるのを街中で見るのは時には微笑ましいものです。先日は学校までの自転車通勤中に、やけに大きな動物が目の前を走っているなと思ったら鹿でした。ハイライズのコンドミニアムが密集する街中を闊歩していたのでちょっと異様な感じでしたが、遅刻しそうだったのであまり気にもとめずに鹿を追い越して学校へといそいだのでした。あとで車と衝突したというニュースになっていました。そういえばガスタウンの線路をブラックベアが歩いてたというニュースもありましたね。バンクーバーまでどうやってワイルドアニマルたちがたどり着くのか不思議ですが、せっかく長旅でたどり着いてもハッピーでない結末を聞いたりするとちょっと切なくなります。

鹿が街中をランランラン♬

ハイウエイなどで通路をブロックされた動物たちが事故に遭うのを防ぐ「Wildlife crossings」なる横断路を施工して人にも野生動物にも危害が加わらないような街づくりをバンクーバーにもして欲しいものです。

花でいっぱいの部屋で花粉症気味

これからたくさんのイベントが開催されますね。パウエル祭でも2年ぶりにインパーソンで皆さんにお会いできるのが今から楽しみです。

The Bulletin 第64巻６号

2022年６月号げっぽうは毎月１回、グレーター・バンクーバー日系カナダ市民協会（GV JCCA）によって発行されています。

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日本語でどうぞ

Bulletin/Geppo June 2022

Articles inside

Writing and Speaking about Mental Health Winning Essay

Landscapes of Injustice 10 Powell Street Festival Update

Japanese Canadian Hastings Park Interpretive Centre Society Survey

In Memory of Tatsuo Kage Part II 14 Inouye Park in Surrey

Community Kitchen 24 One Nikkei Voice 27 Toronto NAJC Update

JCCA Donations / Editorial 18 JCCA President’s Message