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RANDALL OKITA’S

THE BOOK OF DISTANCE To you, the time traveler:

This is a love letter to the future. I wrote this for the hearts ahead of us, for the ones growing and wishing, among them my nephew who carries the name of my grandfather Yonezo Okita. May you listen carefully and walk proudly. – from The Book of Distance National Film Board of Canada publicist Katja De Bock meets me in the atrium at the SFU Woodward’s building on East Hastings and leads me up to the NFB BC & Yukon studios. Normally a bustling place, the studios sit eerily silent and empty, still in lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis gripping the world. Vincent McCurley, creative technologist at the NFB’s Digital Studio, meets us. Masked and distanced, we go through the protocols and procedures for today’s specially-arranged preview of The Book of Distance, Randall Okita’s virtual reality experience that is being launched on October 8. I tell him that I have very little experience with virtual reality (VR) aside from a short game on my son-inlaw’s system, and really don’t know what to expect. Vincent explains that unlike a VR game, The Book of Distance is a linear story, and that while there are interactive elements, I will be guided through the journey by gentle prompts. He instructs me how to put on and adjust the headset and earphones, a task he would normally carry out, and before long we’re ready to begin. Standing in the darkness and silence that now envelopes me, I click the two controllers I hold in my hands and a set of menus appear in the air before me, floating ghostlike and slightly eerie. I reach out and touch the start menu and we’re off.

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Music begins to play and I find myself standing in a darkened room surrounded by photographs, a podium in front of me holding a large book. When I turn the pages, a horseshoe appears. Over to my left, I see a horseshoe pitch. I pick up the horseshoe and attempt to toss it, falling miserably short. Out of the darkness a figure emerges. It’s Randall Okita, I recognize him from his publicity photos. He gently gives some guidance on how to throw the horseshoe, demonstrating the required motion. I try again, this time throwing it far too hard. Clearly not impressed by my horseshoe skills, the pitch fades away and Randall begins to speak, gesturing at a photo. Those images are of my grandfather, Yonezo. I’m the kid in that one. Thanks for being here. This is a place we made. It’s a way to think about my grandfather and what makes me who I am. This is my dad. When I spoke to him, he said this: Dad: Well you knew grandpa, he was he was so present by his lack of presence. From that point on, I am drawn into the story – literally – immersed in a world that is both real and unreal, a silent witness to lost and maybe imagined memories. Photos, people, buildings, ships appear and disappear. I help to build a fence, serve dishes at a meal, send a message across the ocean. At one point I am on the deck of a ship as it pulls away from port. A woman waves from the dock. I’m unsure whether to wave back. The man beside me waves and we begin the long voyage across the Pacific Ocean. Randall is my guide, leading me on this voyage of discovery, back through his memories and the memories of his family. Having researched and written fairly extensively on Japanese Canadian history I am familiar with the history of the Japanese in Canada, I know many of the photographs that appear before me, yet it feels like a new way of experiencing the broader history, and certainly the specific history of the Okita family. As a participant in the story I am sometimes unsure what I am to do, but subtle visual prompts quickly guide me through to the next action. Sometimes it is enough, though, just to stand and look around at the beautifully-crafted world surrounding me. The strangest moment comes when a group of faceless men appear before me surrounded by barbed wire, dimly lit in the gloom. As it begins to snow, I feel a cold chill on my neck. I give a start as reality and virtual reality become indistinguishable for a brief moment. I quickly realize that it’s the studio’s air conditioning I’m feeling and that it’s likely been on the entire time, still it contributes to the feeling of dislocation. It’s not unpleasant, just . . . different. And then, just like that, it’s over. 25 minutes have gone by in the blink of an eye. As I take off the headset and my eyes adjust to the light, surprised to find myself standing in an office, I realize how fully I was immersed in the wholly artificial world. It is a wholly different way to experience a story, and for a relatively new technology, impressive. From its debut at Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier, to the international SIGGRAPH conference, to Tribeca Virtual Arcade at Cannes XR, to the Vancouver International Film Festival, where it just won the Best of Animation Award at VIFF Immersed, The Book of Distance continues to gather accolades, including, “the best interactive VR story told yet.” The Book of Distance is available free on Steam, Viveport and the Oculus Store, in English, French and Japanese. I spoke to Randall Okita by email at his home in Toronto.

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RANDALL OKITA

Before we get into The Book of Distance, maybe you can share a bit about your family and their history in Canada, as it relates directly to the story. Sure, well this story is focused on my father’s side. Both of his parents were of Japanese descent, my grandmother was born in Vancouver, and my grandfather, who The Book of Distance follows, was born in Hiroshima and came to Canada as a young man. They were strawberry farmers in BC before the war. Like so many, the family was interned, separated for a time, and then eventually ended up in southern Alberta living and working on the sugar beet farms. You first visited Japan after finishing school, and it sounds like you found some kind of home there – your bio says you live and work in Toronto and Japan. Yes, I was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and I saved up after school and flew to Japan as a teenager, not knowing much and having travelled very little. I ended up staying there for a couple of years, and it was a very formative time. I returned to Canada to start working and learning how to make films, and it had always been my dream to return. For many years, it wasn’t a realistic possibility, but in the last few years, I’ve been able to work in both Canada and Japan. I have had multiple shoots in Japan, and I had a three-month show of my artwork at a gallery in Tokyo last year. It’s really a dream come true, and I continue to cultivate opportunities to work and spend time in Japan. Through this work, I’ve been able to reconnect with distant family members and continue to learn from the history and culture. These experiences are incredibly meaningful for me. A lot of my work is about memory and identity and the tools that we use to create meaning out of our experiences. In this way, these experiences are woven through the work that I make, sometimes overtly like in The Book of Distance. The work that I do in Japan is especially meaningful because it feels like I am mending a relationship to a culture that was severed during the war. Is this your first time directly addressing the Japanese Canadian experience in your work? What was that like for you, as an artist? Yes, certainly this directly. It’s been an incredible journey, from doubting myself, to battling rage and despair as I learned more about the details of internment, to worrying about honouring my family’s story, to the elation of having people connect with my grandparents, who are my heroes.

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It’s an experience that is hard to describe, there are so many layers to interacting with a story that is this personal, intergenerational, and marked in parts with silence. In some ways, retelling is reliving, and having the opportunity to tell the story of my grandfather is part of me reshaping the narrative of fear and shame into the story of my hero. In this way, this is a reclamation, a celebration, and the biggest impact for me is having my family see it, and know that it is being shared around the world in ways that my grandparents couldn’t have imagined. How has the lockdown been for you, in terms of impacting your family and your work? I’m grateful that I’ve been mostly okay, and that many in my circles are doing alright. It’s really a time to look out for people. There has definitely been an opportunity for introspection and learning patience! I’m moved by the work being done to overcome anti-Black racism and violence right now. It is pretty surreal. It is surreal to be releasing a historical project about state-sanctioned racism at this time. We started this project a few years ago, and now as we get ready to meet the world, these crucial global conversations around racism are happening on the world stage, and anti-Asian racism is on the rise. While all of this is happening and like many others we are on lockdown, this humble story of my grandfather is travelling the world! We were lucky enough to be able to play Sundance in person right before the pandemic, but since then we’ve continued to be presented as part of many festivals including Tribeca, Cannes XR, Venice, and the Vancouver International Film Festival! This is a total dream come true for me to have my work presented on such a world stage but it all seems surreal since I am not able to attend in person! I’m certainly very grateful overall, and it’s a good opportunity to stay humble and focused on the work, on washing your hands, and taking care of people who are vulnerable. How did you come to become involved with this project? A few years ago, NFB Ontario Studio producer David Oppenheim invited a few artists into the studio to do some experiments and ask questions about the medium of Virtual Reality. This started with tests and experiments to see what was possible. I’d previously made a film with David and we really enjoyed working together, and he had seen a show of my artwork at Robert Kananaj Gallery which included some largescale interactive installations and sculptural work. Over time those initial experiments led to the development of The Book of Distance. So, The Book of Distance. I got to experience it on Friday. I have very little experience with VR, and I’m not a gamer, so in many ways this was literally stepping into a new world for me. It didn’t necessarily feel totally intuitive to me, but I also didn’t feel lost at sea, and I quickly got used to navigating this strange but not totally unfamiliar terrain. How big

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a learning curve was it for you in terms of creating for this medium, did you have to relearn or rethink the creative process in order to do this? I’m so glad you had a chance to experience it. Thanks for taking the time! It means a lot to me. Truly.

in service of the story, and not the other way around. We know tools and technology can be seductive, so you have to be careful not to do everything just because you can, and focus on interactivity that creates meaning. This is all about story, I think of my main tool as story, or The learning curve was enormous, narrative, and the mediums of film, but, and this is huge, there are so VR, sculpture etc. are other colours many benefits from letting yourself in the palette. start with the mind of a beginner, I really appreciated the way you you know? I hope to carry this inserted yourself in the story. mindset forward in so many ways. You are you, and at the same At the start of this, the medium was time, almost a surrogate for the new to me, so I allowed myself to viewer. Did you know early on ask all the questions, and really be that you would place yourself into honest about what I responded to, the story? or didn’t. The process included a lot Actually, this was really something of experimenting and testing and that I tried to avoid at all cost. It honest conversations. I very much was quite scary and vulnerable to like to design the process from the include myself, but ultimately it was ground up for each new project so necessary to appear as the author in this way, the process was familiar of this journey, to really show the but with new questions to ask and audience that this project is about a process of discovery and connew parameters for feedback. nection through imagination and On the other side of that equation of participation. I think, for people to course, is story. There is no amount see my vulnerability, my questions, of technology that is stronger than allows them to connect with their our need to connect with each own sense of identity and history, other, and at the end of the day, all and the fact that it is clearly so technology is in service of that: story personal to me, makes it a very and meaning. personal invitation, to participate I don’t review tech products, or in this act of imagination with me. even film – much of my interest is I spend much of my day at a comin the Japanese Canadian experi- puter creating digital products, ence and how that fits into broad whether it’s designing a poster spectrum of the human experi- or a website, or manipulating a ence, so that was the lens I was photograph, essentially pointing, looking through when I strapped clicking, dragging, etc. So this on the headset. I was looking for felt familiar in that sense, yet at a human story, and ultimately to the same time yet unfamiliar in feel something, which isn’t neces- that I was suddenly in that digital sarily a given, when new technol- environment and it almost like I ogy is being used. And I did feel was the one being manipulated something – in fact it was quite instead of the other way around. moving, the way you invited me In fact, there was a gentle nudging into your grandfather’s story, into all along the journey, if you want a world that I would never other- to call it that, little prompts to get wise experience. And your story, me to interact with the various really. How did you manage to not elements. Was it tricky to figure let the technology overwhelm or out how to guide viewers through take precedence over the story? the experience? This is a really crucial idea that you Yes, it was! This was part of the are pointing out here, and this is an excitement of establishing this new essential part of the work in many language of story. In film we have ways, to calibrate that balance, to this whole vocabulary of techniques find the right way to tell the sto- like sound design and editing that ry that balances the medium by indicate emotional cues and time capitalizing on the strengths of it

between the “real” world and the digital world. Would you say that’s accurate? And do you see yourself exploring this realm in the future? Yes, I think, in many ways the potential for VR is that we can interface with information in a more physical way, which makes it feel more “real”, and connects us in many ways, to something more familiar, more physical, and more human than 2D experiences. I think this is why people respond to it, and why it carries such strong possibilities for the future. I certainly more have stories to tell and I see VR as continuing to be part of that work. passing, etc. Part of the challenge in working with Virtual Reality is that we have to create this language as we go, because it’s such a new space. Of course, we drew on my experience with film and things like lighting and sound, but also from my experience in theatre, sculpture, and installation for techniques and considerations to help move audiences through spaces while allowing them agency and independence, and drawing people to interactions that they could engage with. It ended up being a great use of diverse skills that I really loved combining. Was there anything that surprised you about creating The Book of Distance, either in the creation of it or the response to it once it was done? I performed some of the early motion capture tests, and initially this was just going to be temporary so that we could test quickly and the plan was to hire motion capture performers to do the “real” performance. As we progressed though, it was strikingly emotional for me to perform as a younger version of my grandfather. I realized nobody else could embody his gait, or the cadence of his walk as well as I could. This became such a moving part of the process that emerged out of the need to test things quickly. In sections of the story you’re talking directly to your father, as your grandfather had passed on already. Have your father or others in your family experienced The Book of Distance, and if so, what has their reaction been? My father did have a chance to experience the work, and it is pretty hard to put into words. My father had been asking a lot of questions about the technology and at one point he asked me if the headset could withstand moisture from the inside. It took a lot of trust for him to allow me to access the archival documents and parts of our story that had been associated with shame and sadness for so long. These were times and situations which nobody wanted to discuss for a long time, let alone share with the public. When my father was able to experience my version of this story, including the questions, and including what I think makes my grandparents heroes, I think he was happy

What other projects do you have in works? I am working on another film project Initially, I thought the transformative next, and I am writing more stories moment was when I decided to tell for VR and television down the road. this story. Now, as it makes its way Anything else you’d like to add? out into the world, I realize that each I also just want to say thank you time it is shared, it is a transformaJohn, for all the great work you do, tion. Parts of our story that were and for your interest in my work! once associated with shame or hurt, are now associated with pride I’d like to let people know that The and strength. This changes how Book of Distance will be available we carry this story in our bones, in to the public on October 8 for FREE on most major VR platforms. Also as our bodies. you mentioned, we are excited to Do you see The Book of Distance share the work through cultural and being made available at Japanese educational centres, so if anyone is Canadian cultural centres across interested, please reach out! the country so that those without ready access to VR headsets can experience it, once things return to some kind of “normal” I mean. Written and directed by Yes, that’s exactly the plan, to make Randall Okita it available in cultural centres, Produced by David Oppenheim museums and in schools, until VR Executive Producer headsets are more readily available. Anita Lee We are really working to lower the barriers of availability and I am re- The Book of Distance is available ally excited to share it with a wider for free on Steam, Viveport and the Oculus Store, in English, audience! French and Japanese. One thing I have experienced in my work, and think this is maybe true for many people who work with computers, is that I get so wrapped up in the digital, 2D realm, with its ease of navigation and multiple levels of undo, that when I have to engage with the real world, like wielding a hammer or fixing a clogged drain, it feels cumbersome – an eﬀort. Which is kind of messed up when you think about it. It almost feels like VR is trying to break down those walls, with his choice to be brave in his sharing too.

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This is our fifth installment of Miso Soup for the Soul, our series focusing on food, specifically comfort food and the foods that connect us to our roots and to each other. I have been reaching out to the community for recipes and for the stories that accompany them. The recipes don't have to be Japanese or JC recipes. They can be recipes that express our reality living in a diverse, pluralistic world, they can be fusions of east and west, or north and south. And they don't even have to be recipes – they can be essays on an ingredient or a type of cooking. They can be stories about cooking and connecting in the time of pandemic, or from your childhood. This is open to everyone – I hope to get recipes and stories from across the country. Please feel free to pass along to others.

OBAACHAN’S PICKLES by Lorene Oikawa My cousin recently visited the Kootenays and sent me some photos from Slocan. My grandparents’ house is long gone, but I could picture the little pink house with the huge garden from my many visits when I was a child. At the time, I did not know about the forced uprooting, dispossession, and internment that my family and 22,000 Japanese Canadians endured.

I am lucky to have easy access to Japanese food products at Japanese grocery stores in the Metro Vancouver area. My Obaachan did not have that easy access and she made pretty much everything I buy now. My mom said that in Cumberland, my obaachan even collected seaweed to make nori. She also made her own tofu, fishcake, noodles, and pickles.

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My maternal side of the family had originally settled in Cumberland in the north part of Vancouver Island in the 1800s. In 1942, they were forcibly moved to Hastings Park in Vancouver and then shipped to the interior of BC. They stayed in the camps in Bayfarm and Popoff and then Slocan City. When the government representative told my grandfather to “go back to Japan” or move east of the Rockies, my grandfather refused. He said he was born in Canada and he remained in Slocan until he died. When I was a child, I just knew it was a long trip by car and shorter by plane to get to my grandparents’ house in a tiny village. And when I arrived I would be with my grandparents and get treated to my Obaachan’s cooking and baking.

My Obaachan (grandmother) was an amazing cook and baker. My childhood memories are of lemon meringue pie with fluffy high meringue, udon (Japanese noodles made from scratch), Japanese (Cumberland) chow mein, inari sushi (vinegared rice with vegetables in deep fried tofu pockets), futomaki sushi, matsutake rice (with fresh pine mushrooms my grandfather picked from a secret location in the forest), three types of manju (steamed, baked, and mochi filled with sweet bean paste) made for Girl’s Day and New Year’s Day.

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One feature of the house in Slocan was a root cellar. There was a big heavy door that had to be lifted up and then stairs going down. When the door was opened, a musty smell emanated from the dark.

I remember the first time following Obaachan into the root cellar. It was cooler and dark. I could see different containers and jars of preserved vegetables and fruit. Obaachan was a tiny woman, but very strong. She easily lifted a heavy rock off the top of one container. She pulled cucumbers out of brown mash, I think rice bran. I recognized her homegrown cucumbers. She grew Japanese cucumbers which were like English cucumbers but a lot smaller and curved. I called it tsukemono, which actually includes all Japanese pickles. As a yonsei, fourth generation Japanese Canadian, I don’t speak Japanese and only picked up some terms and phrases. The tsukemono was delicious, crisp, tangy, and I would greedily eat the pickles without rice. Obachan made an assortment of Japanese pickles. Bright yellow slices of pickled daikon (Japanese radish), salty and sweet, called takuan, and fukujinzuke, a mix of pickled vegetables (including Japanese eggplant she grew) which was sort of like chutney. When I wasn’t feeling well, she gave me a cup of hot water with umeboshi, a pickled red plum, a sour salty drink that I still use as my go-to elixir One regret I have is that I didn’t pay close attention and record how my obaachan made pickles or any of her dishes. Recently, I decided to try to make pickles and did an internet search of recipes. There are a lot of recipes. I reviewed the combinations and decided to try three types of pickles using hakurei (kabu). I was able to get some at a farmer’s market. Hakurei is called Japanese turnip, but it has a milder taste like radish and it can be eaten raw.

Shiozuke uses salt brine. Since hakurei is a dense vegetable I tried a 10% salt brine to make shiozuke, but I found it too salty for my taste so I would reduce the salt. Also, you need to find a container that you can add your vegetables, cover with the brine and then place a dish with a weight to hold the vegetables down. I used a pyrex container with pie weights in a dish on top Amazuzuke uses rice vinegar and sugar. I think the ideal ratio is 1 rice vinegar to .5 sugar. I tried to cut down the sugar, but found it too vinegary. It’s the same technique, weighing down the vegetables in the solution. Misozuke uses miso. This is closest to what my Obaachan made with the rice bran. I used an empty glass jar and mixed a ratio of 1 miso to .25 mirin, and added pieces of hakurei and cucumber slices. All three were actually quick processes and you can have pickles within three days. It’s inspired me to try making more pickles. When my mom died, it increased the sense of loss and regret. Recreating some of my family food traditions is comforting, restoring a connection to family and my ancestors.

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TWO SIDES OF THE PACIFIC: TWO SIDES OF THE COIN by George Sadao Kawabata The following submission was sent by George Sadao Kawabata, a nisei living in Japan. The writer/storyteller George Sadao Kawabata (hereinafter partially referred to in the third person) is the holder of dual citizenships – Canadian and Japanese – as his two first names suggests. As to the former, he intentionally did not renounce the legal rights of his Canadian citizenship at the milestone age of 20. That occasion was ten years after having repatriated to his parents' homeland Japan in 1946 at the end of WWII. This "two-sided coin" privilege subsequently proved to be his habitual way of dealing with various incidents that occurred until a certain stage of his colourful life, lived in two countries across the Pacific from each other. As an aside to my main story, let me provide a brief glimpse into present-day Japan, which will commemorate this year the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two. While according to the western calendar it is the year 2020 AD, the second decade of the 21st century, Japan with her peculiar history dating back to 2600 BC, last year ushered in the Reiwa Era. Reiwa translates as "beautiful harmony." Leaving aside the corona virus pandemic that is without a foreseeable end, it marks the beginning of the symbolic reign of the current Emperor Naruhito, age 60. He is the 126th Emperor to have ascended to the traditionally honourable royal throne in Japan. Getting back to the main point, this is the life story of Sadao, who has experienced life on two sides of the Pacific Ocean, or, in the words of Mr. Yusuke Tanaka, a "trans-Pacific voyage". Mr. Tanaka is a notable Toronto-based professional writer and columnist who published several articles based on interviews with Sadao. The two-part articles, titled “Trans-Pacific Voyage: Kawabata Family’s 125 years", were published in 2016 in The Bulletin/Geppo (in Japanese) and in 2017 in Nikkei Images (in English). The articles focused primarily on Sadao’s father Teiichi, with Sadao as a secondary figure in the story, both having experienced the shame of having to live in prison camps and internment camps, respectively. Having been identified as an enemy alien by the Canadian government even though they were Canadian citizens, they were kept in detention for a long four-and-a-half years. One reason for Sadao being chosen as a suitable interviewee was because of his status as a rare survivor out of the 3,964 Japanese Canadian repatriates or, as the Canadian government called them, evacuees, sent “back” to war-torn Japan in 1946. The intention behind this new story is to share details from the writer’s 84 years of life – a up-and-down "roller-coaster" adventure. How did he, with stubborn determination, survive so many hardships, including narrowly escaping death three times? The adventures that follow are thanks

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The author, his dog Poko and friend in Hokkaido.

to his "two-sided-coin" tactical measures, if not "double-standard" behaviour.

At this point, he has to frankly confess and admit to what created his inferiority complex and how it may have affected his actions. First, needless to say, was the racial prejudice and treatment experienced during his childhood days in Vancouver when Japanese Nikkei were scorned as “Japs.” When WWII broke out in 1941, Japanese Canadians were all herded off like animals to the so-called internment/ concentration camps where they endured prisoner-like detention life for four-plus years. Among Sadao's school mates in the internment camps were well-known Japanese Canadians like Joy Kogawa and David Suzuki. Japanese Canadians were all victimized by the governmental order declaring "No Japs from the Rockies to the sea"!

Whatever else he experienced in his life, perhaps Sadao's greatest suffering came from the feelings of shame and prejudice during his ordeal at the internment camp at Slocan. The turning point in his life came with Mr. Tanaka's interview. That's when Sadao broke his years of silence to discuss his past experiences centred on life in Slocan. This taboo to not disclose this part of their past life was shared by many issei and nisei, including Sadao himself. The opportunity provided by the interview helped to relieve him of the burden of the trauma suffered during those impressionable early years of life that Sadao characterised as an inferiority complex – thus doing away with his The term "two-sided coin" that has "two-sided-coin” double standards. become Sadao's trademark comes from the situation that he had to

endure and fight upon returning to Japan as well. He found that he was not welcome by the local Japanese community in his mother Sei's home village. The correct term may be that the repatriated Sadao was "bullied around". He was insulted and teased by other children surrounding him and yelling at him, "Yankee go home!" What a difficult life he had to endure, even upon his return to Japan at the innocent and naive age of 11. He was treated as an ousted criminal from an enemy country, Canada, that was mistaken for America. Surrendering to such unfriendly treatment, Sadao escaped by not attending an unfamiliar Japanese school and instead finding refuge at a nearby US Army Occupation Camp. Because he was still a naive kid of 11 years old, with the language and customs barriers, Sadao was treated like a stranger. The US Army Occupation Camp is where Pine Crescent School in Slocan. Back row: David Suzuki far left, George Sadao Kawabata third from left. Sadao experienced his third near-death Front row: Joy Kogawa far right. Teacher: Mitsue Ishii (Sawada). NNM 1994-64-9-2. incidence. At age 11, without thinking, he hopped into a parked army jeep and drove at a here in the nature-blessed northern As his final closing remarks, it Japanese island of Hokkaido. should be emphasized that the Pahigh speed through the camp premises. The reborn Sadao resides cific Ocean is indeed not a partition He was saved by a passing GI solin the land where peo- but an efficient geographic link bedier from a serious crash or even ple co-exist with its tween Japan and Canada, as well as death. Two previous near-death native inhabitants, the United States where the writer, incidents were a serious head Hokkaido's Ainu. Sadao, still has immediate family injury from a fall at the age of These original inhab- members living peacefully with six at the Hastings Park "horse itants correspond to great pride as Japanese Americans. barn refuge" centre in Vancougroups like the Cree Overriding political barriers, Sadao ver, where Japanese Canadians in Canada, which has sends from across the ocean, best were temporarily housed before many similarities to wishes to you all on behalf of the being transported to the internHokkaido. ment camps; and almost being not-so-many rare, patriotic Japawashed overboard into the PaTo wind up his life nese Canadians active as ever after cific Ocean by huge waves while story, written with a repatriation in 1946, 74 years ago, playing recklessly on the deck of the battleship Marine great sense of pride, trying not to or should we say three quarters of Angel midway on the voyage to Japan. This was in use the name George in line with a century! 1946, with 668 Nikkei repatriates on board the ship. efforts to singularize his personality Editor’s note: George Sadao KaOnly by a miracle did he survive. as well, here's a final thought about wabata is relocating to Tokyo, in Taking into account other repatriation ships, there were the history of Hokkaido he found a his words, “crossing this time the 1,321 boys and girls under the age of 16 years. Sadao reborn life. While the population of Tsugaru Strait south-eastward to was one of them, now still alive at the ripe age of 84. Ainu numbered 40,000 in surveys Tokyo to challenge a new last exTogether, Sadao and his father Teiichi lived through done some 100 years ago, the perience rich remaining chapter of five Japanese eras – Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei and Cree in Canada are understood to life.” In a note to Bulletin readers, the present era, Reiwa. Teiichi’s life encompassed the number 800,000. Another histori- he adds, “nothing more would be first three and Sadao the latter three. Reiwa, "Beautiful cal point, with similarities between appreciated than the understanding Harmony", might in a sense be signifying the end of the two region/countries, is that and encouragement from Japanese Sadao's life that was filled with difficulties. May his the naming of Hokkaido from the ancestral-oriented community. Your original Ezo-chi or Emishi was wonderful, nature-blessed peaceful remaining years be God-blessed, glorified ones. officially made in 1869, 151 years Canada is indeed hoped to successAs noted, the "Trans-Pacific Voyage" to Japan made it ago. Canada celebrated her 150th fully attain the final goal of being possible for Sadao to regain a more positive self-image anniversary of becoming a British proudly called the nation of “racial after suffering from an "inferiority complex" during his Commonwealth nation in 2018. melting pot.” lifetime. The resetting of Sadao's delicate psychological state is also a result of finding a peaceful livelihood

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JAPANESE CANADIAN WORKING GROUP • REQUEST FOR SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN NAKAYAMA SURVIVOR STORIES • We recognize how difficult it may be for survivors to come forward and tell their stories and we will continue to fight on their behalf. But we also realize that personal accounts and testimonies lend a powerful voice. The more the community and public become aware of the abuse experienced by survivors, the more we can make abuse a matter not of shame, but of seeking justice and accountability. Surviving clergy sexual abuse is not only a matter of justice but also one of personal well-being. Some survivors have expressed their relief upon sharing their stories because they were able to unload unwarranted feelings of shame or self-blame and gain strength from knowing they are not alone. The JCWG is asking survivors of Nakayama’s abuse, and/or their family members to write and submit their accounts of his abuse. They will, of UPDATE course, remain anonymous, should the writer wish. The accounts may Since 2014 the Japanese Canadian Working Group be general or detailed and show how the abuse has affected one’s life. (JCWG) has been working to seek justice for the many Family members or friends could help by recording or writing the account survivors of abuse by Gordon Goichi Nakayama. While for the survivor or they can submit their own story about their experience the Anglican Church gave an official apology in 2015 being the family of a survivor. and his abuse became more widely known, the JCWG Accounts will respectfully be given the promise of anonymity. Both written has recently joined with the NAJC to seek restitution or recorded accounts (which the Committee could transcribe) will be for Nakayama’s clergy sexual abuse and the decadesreceived in greatest confidence. We will notify the writers if and how these long hiding of that abuse. accounts might be published or shared – possibly in a JCCA Bulletin article. In a workshop held by the JCWG in 2017, Dr. Satsuki Ina Please forward your story to the JCWG, c/o jcworkinggroup@gmail.com. reported on a case of widespread abuse by a minister Upon the request of survivors or supporters, counselling support will be in San Francisco’s Chinatown. When some survivors’ provided free of charge and without disclosing any victim’s identity to written accounts of their abuse were made public, many the Church. more survivors came forward with their stories. And in The Japanese Canadian Working Group the recent Me Too movement, the stories of survivors of Judy Hanazawa, Connie Kadota, Emiko Lashin, Wendy Matsubuchiabuse by those in power have resulted in many abusers Bremner, Liz Nunoda, Larry Okada, Naomi Shikaze, Lily Shinde, Peter being made accountable for their actions. They have Wallace. been a powerful voice for many to demand justice for what has long been hidden or denied.

COUNSELLING HELP IS ALREADY AVAILABLE! Are you a survivor, or has Mr. Nakayama’s clergy sexual abuse affected you because you knew one of his victims, possibly as a family member or friend? The JCWG is ready to support you. We welcome you to share your story with us. If you are ok with sharing your story publicly, it may support others to do the same. We also reach out to anyone who wants to talk with a counsellor. The Diocese of Calgary guarantees free counselling for those who have been harmed by Mr. Nakayama. Although your name will not be shared with the Diocese, we will need your name, the name of your chosen counsellor and their contact info. For more information please contact us at jcworkinggroup@gmail.com.

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Nakayama had died, (B) had died That was the last talk I had with and (A) had disappeared. Well, in (D) and I was never able to contact We have already received several testimonies in my phone call with (D) he said, “It's him again. response to September’s Bulletin article. We deeply such a difficult story to talk about... The thing is, when (B), the neighbour, appreciate these stories and thank community there are so many evil things that died, I went to (B)'s funeral and I met members for their submissions. We stand with you. have happened...and I am sworn his whole family and the first person to keep quiet about it. So I'm sorry, to say hi to me was (A's) brother, (C), but I cannot tell you. I have been TESTIMONY 2 who I told you was at that skating disturbed by this.” party as well. And we talked and I Anonymized. 1946. Boys disclose their abuse (D) was a member of the clergy and said “(C), where is (A)?” and he says, experience to each other. he never came back to Canada “That's the sad thing, we haven't Just forgive me for taking time on this because it has again. And guess what? He died last seen him. Period. We don't know been many years since this story took place. It is by summer. His…his daughter looked where he is living.” Then tears recall. That year was one of the most difficult years after him and he died at the age of welled up in his eyes and me and that Southern Alberta experienced in terms of weather. [85+]. One thing he did say to me (C) stopped talking about it. I never 1946. It was June and I was walking back from school was “[narrator], I do believe that saw (C) again. Anyway that is my and I was still a quarter mile from home when the Nakayama went to Peru…there's involvement with the Nakayama neighbour's neighbour came running down from his Japanese in Peru and he also went story. And since (D) died I've closed home and said, “Hey sonny, get going because that is to San Paulo in Brazil and he has my files on it. coming.” He says pointing at [an oncoming storm], “You done evil things…” (D) somehow met – Anonymized to protect the have to get home before that hits us. Start running!” these people during his ministry. identities of the individuals And so I did. I made it back just in time. My mom, mentioned. sister and I covered ourselves in blankets on the floor. They were screaming. We were in a shack under the trees and there was banging from all around. Here I TESTIMONY 6 am thinking, “What has gone wrong with our lives... Stan Shigehiro. 1947. Personal Testimony. everything was taken [during internment] and now mom and sister are crying on the floor in a shack in Alberta. This is my story. I got to do something about this.” It rained for three The family was interned to Alberta and ended up in Raymond in 1942. days and flooded many farms. That winter it froze and We lived in a two-room shack on the Paxman farm working in the sugar it froze ponds. It was on a neighbour's farm that one of beet fields. the boys lived. And on the [redacted] farm was where Around 1945, my parents converted to Christianity – Anglican – through (A) and his family lived. We had a skating party and at convincing conversations with a neighbour. They were Buddhist prior. the skating party we built a fire and we were talking and I said, “Hey, you guys are from Christian families. Reverend Nakayama visited our home in 1947. His visits always ended Who is God?” and (B) was the eldest of the boys and he up with dinner and an overnight stay. I was then ten-years-old and the says, “God almighty! You've been talking to Nakayama.” oldest of two. I said Nakayama visited us. That's when he (B) told me, We only had one bedroom with two double beds. One bed for my parents told us, about being molested by Nakayama. And then and one bed for my brother and I. When Nakayama stayed overnight he (A) said “Oh no...(B) he did that to you too?” Then (C), a slept in one of the beds with me while my brother joined my parents in friend who was with us, went on and said “Ohhh...” and the other bed. I knew he was molested too. And this all came about by my asking “Who's God?” and all three of them were Sometime during the night he would grope me and would take my hand molested and didn’t know. Then both (B) and (A) said, and place it on his penis and force me to stroke him. After the second “Look. No matter what, don't let that man come close visit, which might have been a couple months later, and this happened to you. And don't tell anybody ever about what we had again, I decided to sleep outside in a tent on his third visit. He followed said today.” And I have never done that until the (JCWG) me and came in and the same ensued. started this process with the Anglicans. I would go visit my friend down the street during the day and if Nakayama In 2010 my friend (D), who also knew (A), came to was visiting he would want to come with me. On the way he would kiss [Canada] to visit (A) and then went back. From there me on the lips and force my hand in his pants. on I phoned (D) a number of times wanting to find Following this third time, I would make myself very scarce whenever he out from (D) about Nakayama. By that time (2010) visited and avoided him as much as I could.

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AN ISSEI’S MEMOIR FROM AN EARLIER PANDEMIC by Susan Yatabe In 1958, the Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association (JCCA) held a contest inviting Nikkei to contribute essays based on their life experiences. Mrs. Tsune Yatabe (1892-1984) submitted an essay about volunteering at a hospital in Vancouver during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. A temporary hospital was organized at Strathcona School on Oct. 19, 1918 to accommodate flu patients of Japanese origin. In 2015, Tsune’s granddaughter discovered her story in the JCCA online archives at Library and Archives Canada. In 1918, Tsune had two young sons, Mas, 4, and Eiji, 18 months. Her husband, Gensaku Yatabe (1879-1938), ran a gardening business in Vancouver. He would help the hospital by delivering ice for the patients. Some of the volunteers included in this essay or photos may be familiar to readers, including: Rev. Yoshimitsu Akagawa (1880-1956) established the Japanese United Church in the Fraser Valley, B.C. His wife, Yasuno, was a trained nurse. They were the main organizers of the hospital at Strathcona School. Dr. Kozo Shimotakahara (1885-1951) was the first Japanese Canadian physician. Of the four doctors who worked at the hospital (the others were Drs. Sato, Ishiwara and Kinoshita), he was the only one licensed to prescribe medicine. Mr. Kosaburo Shimizu (1893-1962) became an influential and well-known Japanese United Church minister in B.C. and Ontario. He was ordained in 1926 and appointed pastor of the Vancouver Japanese United Church on Powell Street in 1926, eight years after his volunteer work in the hospital.

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Miss Etta DeWolfe (1878-1961) was a Canadian missionary who worked in Japan, and later for the Japanese United Church in Vancouver.

Tsune had six more children in the 1920s. All were born at home with the aid of Mrs. Tateishi, the midwife in this memoir. Gensaku died a year Mr. Tsutae Sato (1891-1983) was before the Second World War. The the principal of the Vancouver family moved to Ontario in 1942, Japanese Language School at the with the help of one of Gensaku’s clients, and avoided internment in time of the Spanish flu pandemic. BC. Tsune wrote this memoir when Tsune worked closely with infected she was living in Toronto. patients and became a patient herself in the hospital. Her surviving T h e t r a n s l a t e d m e m o i r w a s children and grandchildren, who published in the Nikkei Images read her memoir many years newsletter in 2016. Kazue Kitamura later, did not realize how close translated Tsune Yatabe’s story she had come to death. Several from Japanese to English and other volunteers at the Strathcona Ted Shimizu and Kazuko Yatabe hospital were not so fortunate; in identified some of the people the months after the hospital closed, in the photographs. It has been they became infected and died. referenced by historians in Canada One of the Strathcona volunteers and Japan recently because of lost her infant daughter to the flu similarities between the current pandemic and the Spanish flu. at this time. This photo records a meeting of the Womens’ Missionary Society at Powell Street Methodist Church, Vancouver, somewhere between 1922 to 1924. Four of the women had worked at the 1918 Spanish flu hospital based at Strathcona School; Mrs. Shimotakahara was the wife of Dr. Shimotakahara. 1: Mrs. Tsune Yatabe, 2: Mrs. Yasuno Akagawa, 3: Miss Etta DeWolfe, 4: Mrs. Suno Yamazaki, 5: Mrs. Shimotakahara. Others in photograph: Mrs. Sada Shinobu, Mrs. Yataro Arikado, Miss Florence Bird, Mrs. Okada, Mrs. Kato, Mrs. Ohora, Mrs. Niimi, Mrs. Masuda and Mrs. Komiyama. Photo courtesy: Shinobu family album.

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The Spanish Flu by Tsune Yatabe In mid-October of 1918, a terrible influenza epidemic arrived in Canada from the battlefields of World War I in Europe. It was called the Spanish flu. The Spanish flu spread to Vancouver, B.C., where many Japanese immigrants lived. Public schools and churches were forced to close to prevent the flu from spreading. Many patients could not stay in hospitals, as many doctors and nurses had been sent to work at the battlefields.

arrived at the hospital, few nurses My husband went to the hospital. applied for the work. They feared He wanted to help the patients, getting infected. We saw Mr. and but Mrs. Akagawa said, “We prefer Mrs. Akagawa working very hard. women, not men, as nurses.” The As healthy people, we felt we next day, I applied for the work. should do something to help them. After learning that I applied, two Although we and other friends from church friends also applied. I was church discussed what we should very glad. One of us worked in A Japanese pastor from the Methodist church, Mr. do, we did not have any good ideas. the kitchen, and two each worked Yoshimitsu Akagawa, and a missionary from his church Some of us said that we should in patients’ rooms. We worked took the initiative to tackle the epidemic. Mr. Akagawa not risk becoming infected. Others very hard under Mrs. Akagawa’s said, “The first Japanese patient was Akio Iwatsuru. He said we could help the Akagawas supervision. by giving them things they needed However, we were not prepared for was a Japanese student and a Christian.” without directly contacting the such an experience. We worked a It was terrible and sad to see so many patients unable patients. 12-hour shift from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to get treatment and dying. Mr. Akagawa visited the with an hour for lunchtime. It was Japanese Consulate for some help and advice. He hard work. and Mr. Ukita (the Consul) arranged for a special hospital to be set up for Japanese patients. They obtained permission to use Strathcona Public School This photo was taken on November 11, 1918, when the temporary Spanish as a temporary hospital. Many Issei and Nisei had flu hospital at Strathcona School was about to close. The photo shows the studied in the school. There were four main doctors: volunteer staff of the hospital standing in front of Strathcona School. At this Dr. Shimotakahara, Dr. Takahashi, Dr. Ishihara and Dr. time, Tsune Yatabe was a patient in the hospital. 1: Dr. Yasuo Takahashi, Kinoshita. They worked very hard on behalf of their 2: Dr. Akinosuke Ishihara, 3: Reverend Yoshimitsu Akagawa, 4: Consul patients. Satoji Ukita, 5: Dr. Kozo Shimotakahara, 6: Miss Suzuki, 7: Mrs. Tanii, 8: Fortunately, Mrs. Akagawa was an experienced nurse. Mrs. Suno Yamazaki, 9: Miss Etta DeWolfe, 10: Mrs. Yasuno Akagawa, 11: She devoted herself to taking care of patients. She Miss Jessie Howie, 12: Mrs. Yoshiko Nakano, 13: Mrs. Sadako Kawabe, 14: worked with Mrs. Nakano, who was married to a Mr. Tsutae Sato, 15: Miss Tadako Hibi, 16: Mrs. Nakamura, 17: Mr. Fujita, 18: pastor, and Mrs. Higashi, who was from the Japanese Mr. (later Reverend) Kosaburo Shimizu, 19: Mr. Sentaro Uchida. The man in Red Cross. One of the nurses was the daughter of the front row, on the left, may be Mr. Mohei Sato. Photo courtesy: Thomas Dr. Watanabe. Although more and more patients Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, Kosaburo Shimizu papers.

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I had never seen a dead body before I worked in the hospital, but there I saw many bodies every day. The funeral parlour was too busy to remove the bodies immediately, so the bodies were left on the beds. I was initially shocked to see so many of them. As I worked every day, I got used to seeing them.

The hospital became quiet after many patients recovered and left. Few doctors and nurses remained working there.

One day Mr. and Mrs. Taira entered the hospital with their child. They did not appear to be ill. Mrs. Taira was three months pregnant at the time. Most patients in the early stages of pregnancy did not survive. Mrs. Taira and her husband died three days after arriving.

about the end of the war. Many people were honking their car horns and making celebratory noises. I was allowed to return home on that exciting day. I was in a car decorated with flags from different countries. It was November 11, 1918, a historic day for not only the world but also for me.

On the last day, Mrs. Hokkyo had a bad cough, and I was asked if she could stay in my room. We were the last two patients. Mrs. Hokkyo kept calling the staff, but nobody came to our room. She began to cry. Three staff members were in the office, but the office was very far from our The room I worked in had about eight middle-aged room. I felt sorry for her, so I got out of bed and crawled all the way to the patients. One of them had a high fever and talked office. When I returned to the room, I tried to get on my bed, but fell off. constantly about her children. Another woman tried I later learned the reason why no one came to our room. Later that night, to leave the room. I had to supervise her. I also talked it became very noisy outside. News from the battlefield often came to with other patients who had high fevers. the hospital, and the three staff members were excited to hear the news

Their child was orphaned. Some staff members looked after the child, in particular a man who had returned from the war. He always carried the child on his back while working. One elderly woman was very kind and said, “Because I have enough money, please look after the child, no matter the cost.” I could not forget her kindness.

As I had been about to die three days before, it felt strange to be alive. At the same time, I felt very sorry for many friends who lost their lives to the Spanish flu. For Tsune Yatabe’s original Japanese essay: heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12833/348?r=0&s=2

This article is reprinted by kind permission of the author and the Nikkei A patient gave birth to a baby while staying in the Voice, where it previously appeared: nikkeivoice.ca/an-isseis-memoirfrom-an-earlier-pandemic. Readers are asked to contact the editor if they hospital. Mrs. Tateishi helped with the delivery. can identify any of the unidentified people in the photographs. I felt very tired for a few days. Normally because I started work early in the morning, I had a good appetite by lunchtime. However, one day I did not feel like eating lunch. I asked Mr. Fujita to take my place, and went home to rest. I completely forgot that we had been told that if we felt ill, we should not go home, but stay in the hospital. I went home because I was concerned about my children. While in bed at home, I began to worry that I was infected.

My husband also developed the flu and came to the hospital with our 18-month-old son. Fortunately, they were able to leave the hospital after a few days. I learned this later. I was overwhelmed when I saw my father standing at the hospital gate, wearing fine clothing. I spoke to him in my dream. The flu gradually subsided, but my high fever continued. Four doctors lost hope and gave up on me. I was told I was going to die. Many patients visited me after learning I was not going to live much longer. Doctors wanted to keep me in quarantine in a different hospital because my condition was very serious. However, my fever suddenly disappeared. The doctors thought it was a miracle. They decided to let me remain in the hospital and hoped I would recover soon. I learned this later and I appreciated their work on my behalf.

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In this day and age, one gets the feeling that the main medium of exchanges between different races and culture is no longer official communication between governments, but on a much more down-toearth level of cuisines and foods. Therefore, with the editor’s agreement, allow me to dwell in this column henceforth on the cuisines of different countries along with the cultures associated with them Incidentally, it seems cooking is popular among those having to live in isolation amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Hopefully, this column may contribute however little to these folks. We are fortunate to be able to enjoy the cuisines of many races in the multi-racial society of Canada, particularly in and around Vancouver. For the first instalment, I’d like to begin with the Italian cuisine that residents of cities not only in Europe and the Americas but also Japan and other Asian countries have enjoyed for decades.

I am fortunate to have a friend, Mr. O, who has agreed to be my informal cooking consultant. Having worked for decades as an itamae (sushi chef behind the counter) and a chef in both Japanese and Western eateries, he is very knowledgeable about the cuisines of many Asian and Western countries including France and Italy. Regarding the choice of Italian pasta for many pasta lovers, he attributes it to the high quality of Italian flour, the key ingredient.

Many Italian recipes are tomato-based. From meat sauces, meat balls to mussels and other seafood sauces, all are tomato-based sauces. Tomatoes contain natural monosodium glutamate (MSG), so they bring Nowadays, there are so many different kinds of popular ramen, but out the flavours of the various ingredients. some Japanese chefs are unable Having once lived in Rome as a teenager, and later to resist exploring new dishes, as a news agency correspondent, I’ve learnt to speak including Spaghetti Napolitan, a Italian. One item I used to order at a restaurant facing Japanised “italian” dish in its own Piazza di Spagna was called pomodoro al riso (tomato right. They’ve also been experiwith rice). The inside of a large tomato is scraped out menting with, for example, chiriand mixed with rice seasoned with herbs. This stuffed menjako (spicy fish row) spaghetti. back into the tomato and baked in an oven. Delicious, Lastly, what should one drink with if memory serves. Italian cuisine? I should confess Italian pasta dishes aren’t all dependent on tomatoes that the first time I got really drunk for their flavour. According to what I learned from was at age 15 in the summer of Italians, real pasta lovers, they add unsalted butter to 1960 at a three-week YMCA camp boiled pasta, sprinkle a generous amount of pamesan for youth on the isle of Sardinia. My cheese and enjoy. family had been sent to Rome so The great opera singer Luciano Pavarotti, who was also my father could cover the Rome a huge man, had his favourite pasta dish. The sauce Olympic Games. I had attended was chunks of gorgonzola (blue cheese) melted in un- an American school for a year, so salted butter. He’d smother freshly boiled spaghetti or I had not learned to speak Italian whatever with this sauce, sprinkle plenty of Parmesan properly. The camp leader did cheese on it and tuck in. Isn’t it a powerful pasta dish everything in Italian so along with other foreigners I had to make do. that befits his image?

The boys and girls quarters were separated, bunk beds in tents accommodating eight, set up on the beach. The simple meals were always some kind of pasta in tomato sauce, but we could buy as much red wine as we wanted, so I drank as much as my buddies and I could afford. The first time I was really smashed, all I remember is that I fell flat on the smooth white sand and practically passed out. Anyway, I always drink wine with Italian cuisine, and usually only white wine as I picked up the Romans’ habit of always drinking white wine, not only with fish and chicken but beef and pork as well. Incidentally, when I visited Barcelona, I discovered that Spaniards always drank red wine with fish for meals and afternoon snacks. My consultant Mr. O says the beverage with Italian food has to be wine. Drinking colas, juices and such would be a travesty, he insists. When my father used to take the family to restaurants in Rome over 50 years ago, we noticed that kids were made to drink white wine diluted with water. Mr. O says people’s eating habits don’t change easily over generations. So are Italian kids still drinking diluted white wine nowadays? If I get a chance to visit Italy again, that’s one of the things I intend to find out.

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Broken Promises: Landscapes of Injustice Museum Exhibit Launch by Michael Abe On Saturday, September 26, 2020, the Landscapes of Injustice research project held a live-streaming event to launch Broken Promises, the new traveling museum exhibit at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, a culmination of a sevenyear research project on the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s. We want to thank the over 320 viewers who watched it in real time, as well as over 3,800 views in the next five days. youtu.be/VGeDrdOlTQQ It was a huge moment for Photo by Kayla Isomura our project, unveiling not only the museum exhibit, but also the release of our her family story on a trip to New Denver with her grandparents. narrative website and teacher resources websites. You can listen to the interview on www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-93-allFor links to the event launch, the websites and also points-west/clip/15800138-new-uvic-led-museum-exhibit-shines-lightthe e-catalogue for Broken Promises, please visit untold-stories www.landscapesofinjustice.com. While introducing a short video on the digital archive database during Our last major project output, the digital archives the museum exhibit launch event, Landscapes of Injustice Community database, will be launched in early 2021 and will Council chair, Vivian Wakabayashi Rygnestad, spoke about how she provide easier access to documents and records discovered things about her father from the project that she had never acquired by the project pertaining to Japanese known before. Canadians during the Internment Era. We hope that Talk by Vivian Wakabayashi Rygnestad this will be an important feature that will benefit members of the community as they explore their The Community Council was established by the Landscapes of Injustice family history as well as for researchers interested in project to act in an advisory role to its researchers. Our nine members were Japanese Canadians chosen from across Canada. this topic. We also hope that the contents in the database will inspire intergenerational exploration of family histories. Leading up to the museum event, Project Manager, Michael Abe and Research Assistant Natsuki Abe talked with Rohit Joseph on CBC Radio All Points West about how their family history has and hasn’t been passed down and how they are using the research from Landscapes of Injustice to learn more about their family and heritage. Natsuki, a yonsei, poignantly tells the story of how she first learned of

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As a group and often with the researchers, we had many discussions on topics such as terminology, euphemisms, and the ethics of gathering, storing and using oral histories. As Japanese Canadians, we knew stories from our own experiences or from our families. This was our opportunity to learn from and to have stories confirmed by government records, letters, oral histories, and other items unearthed by research. Thank you to the Landscapes of Injustice project for the opportunity to represent the Japanese Canadian community in this study of the

“Tadao Wakabayashi”. I immediately emailed back with “that’s my father’s name ... ls there someone else with the same name”? Immediately I got the answer ... yes it was my father. I didn’t know that in 1944, my father, along with Eikichi Nakashima, Jitaro Tanaka and their lawyer, J. Arthur MacLennan went to Ottawa to protest the government’s broken promise that led to the sale of everything left behind, left in trust, by 22,000 Japanese Canadians. I was proud of my father for being one of the men chosen to confront the Prime Minister about the broken promise. This caused me to begin reflecting more deeply and to appreciate even more the sacrifices, hard work, resilience, courage, and positive attitudes and L– R: Kento Abe, Vivian Rygnestad, Izumi and Michael Abe Photo courtesy Michael Abe actions of my parents. With them as guides, I learned the values of family, service, leadership, education, racism, forced uprooting, internment, and dispossession that completely kindness, and compassion. I learned about social changed the lives of thousands of Canadians of Japanese heritage. justice – and the importance of taking a stand. Thank you to Jordan Stanger-Ross for his vision and commitment to the I learned more when I received files on my family from study of Japanese Canadian dispossession. The results of the project the digital archives data base. Reading through the include a narrative website, digital archives database, teacher resources, government files revealed the official losses of home, the museum exhibit, and the Landscapes of Injustice book. Equally businesses, vehicles, and household items that had important are the many researchers and students who are furthering been left behind ... taken. Sold. their studies and careers in areas of history and social justice. There are times when I find myself thinking “I wish ... This is not just Japanese Canadian history. This is Canadian history. l wish I had talked more with my parents. I wish they As the chair of the Community Council, I thank Art Miki, Sally Ito, Jennifer were still here so I could ask them”. Hashimoto, Norm lbuki, Mary and Tosh Kitagawa, Susanne Tabata and It’s easy to blame our parents for not telling us...for not Eiko Eby for their commitment to ensuring that the voices of Japanese talking about their experiences around internment. Canadians were always an integral part of the project. Silence. There are so many reasons for the silence – On a personal level, I was not only learning about Japanese Canadian guilt, shame, anger, shi-kata-ga-nai... history in general . . . it was causing me to reflect deeply on the lives of We can change the silence around the racism, the my parents and grandparents. social injustices and the internment by Canada of its I was born during the internment and over the years my parents guided, own citizens. encouraged, and supported me. They didn’t talk much about the We need to start by educating ourselves and others internment years, and I didn’t know enough to ask. about this dark part of Canadian history ... and we One day I received an email from Eric and Jordan – a draft of a paper can begin by telling our own family stories to our they were writing, and asked my opinion. In the second sentence I read children.

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Michiko (Midge) Ayukawa Commemorative Lecture Discussing new publications on the Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Canadian Internment and Dispossession Thursday, October 22, 5 – 6pm Pacific Daylight Time Friday, October 23, 9 – 10am Japan Time Presentation via Zoom Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 927 1152 0124 Password: 492666 Or email info@landscapesofinjustice.com We invite you to join us for an online presentation of the Midge Ayukawa Commemorative Lecture with guests, Dr. Masumi Izumi, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan and Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Masumi will give a short synopsis of her new book, The Rise and Fall of America’s Concentration Camp Law: Civil Liberties Debates from the Internment to McCarthyism and the Radical 1960s and Jordan will introduce the book, Landscapes of Injustice: A New Perspective on the Internment and Dispossession of Japanese Canadians which he was editor. They will then comment on and discuss how some of the material in the other’s book might contribute to their own research and field questions from the audience. About the books The Rise and Fall of America’s Concentration Camp Law: Civil Liberties Debates from the Internment to McCarthyism and the Radical 1960s The Emergency Detention Act, Title II of the Internal Security Act of 1950, is the only law in American history to legalize preventive detention. It restricted the freedom of a certain individual or a group of individuals based on actions that may be taken that would threaten the security of a nation or of a particular area. Yet the Act was never enforced before it was repealed in 1971. Masumi Izumi links the Emergency Detention Act with Japanese American wartime incarceration in her cogent study, The Rise and Fall of America’s Concentration Camp Law. She dissects the entangled discourses of race, national security, and civil liberties between 1941 and 1971 by examining how this historical precedent generated “the concentration camp law” and expanded a ubiquitous regime of surveillance in McCarthyist America.

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Izumi also shows how political radicalism grew as a result of these laws. Japanese Americans were instrumental in forming grassroots social movements that worked to repeal Title II. The Rise and Fall of America’s Concentration Camp Law is a timely study in this age of insecurity where issues of immigration, race, and exclusion persist.

had no homes to return to. Asking why and how these events came to pass and charting Japanese Canadians' diverse responses, this book details the implications and legacies of injustice perpetrated under the cover of national security.

In Landscapes of Injustice the diverse descendants of dispossession work together to understand A 30 minute video presentation what happened. They find that from Tadaima! A Community Virtual dispossession is not a chapter that Pilgrimage by Masumi provides closes or a period that neatly ends. some background on the book. It leaves enduring legacies of benefit and harm, shame and silence, vimeo.com/443242511 and resilience and activism. Landscapes of Injustice: A New Perspective on the Internment and Dispossession of Japanese About the speakers Canadians Dr. Masumi Izumi, Ph.D (American A major reinterpretation of the in- Studies) is a professor in the departternment of Japanese Canadians. ment of global and regional studies In 1942, the Canadian government at Doshisha University in Kyoto, forced more than 21,000 Japanese Japan, where she teaches North Canadians from their homes in American studies. British Columbia. They were told to Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross is an bring only one suitcase each and associate professor of history at officials vowed to protect the rest. the University of Victoria and the Instead, Japanese Canadians were project director for the Landscapes dispossessed, all their belongings of Injustice research project. either stolen or sold. The Ayukawa Commemorative The definitive statement of a major Fund was established in 2013 by national research partnership, Land- the UVic Department of History in scapes of Injustice reinterprets the honour of the life and work of Dr. internment of Japanese Canadians Michiko ‘Midge’ Ayukawa (1930by focusing on the deliberate and 2013) who dedicated her later years permanent destruction of home to the study and telling of Japanese through the act of dispossession. Canadian and women’s history. All forms of property were taken. Families lost heirlooms and every- Presented by the Ayukawa Comday possessions. They lost decades memorative Fund in association of investment and labour. They lost with the University of Victoria’s opportunities, neighbourhoods, and Department of History, Centre for communities; they lost retirements, Asia-Pacific Initiatives, Landscapes livelihoods, and educations. When of Injustice and the Victoria Nikkei Japanese Canadians were finally re- Cultural Society leased from internment in 1949, they

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As I drifted through the television channels one lazy Sunday afternoon, I landed on TCM. A black & white movie caught my eye, precisely because it starred Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck. The Moonlighter (1953) is a mediocre western that was shot shortly after the brilliant film noire classic Double photo: Tane Akamatsu Indemnity starring the two aforementioned actors. I had nothing else to do so I watched it to its plodding end. I did wonder what Brainiac gave the green light to this production – in 3D and black and white no less! What piqued my interest was in the rolling end-credits. A William Ching was in the cast, an actor unknown to me. I hadn’t seen a Chinese American actor in the movie, maybe he was in the background, but why then was he figured so prominently in the credits? Was this another Asian American actor from the Golden Age of ☑ Personal care ☑ Household chores

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Hollywood I had newly discovered? I looked him up on Google Sensei and found a Peter Graves (of Mission Impossible fame) lookalike. William Ching was a tall, conventionally handsome man with blond hair and muscular body. He was a White Man with a Chinese name! Was he hapa? The mystery deepened. Why would an actor of that vintage choose to present himself as a Chinese American?

he found some prestigious roles on Broadway.

I thought of a Seinfeld episode where Jerry was dating a woman with a Chinese name – Donna Chang – playing up the “exotic” nature of dating an Asian woman, naturally. Turns out, she was blond and again conventionally attractive. Thus, a famous line was born: “You’re not Chinese!”

That was probably the high point of Ching’s film career, although he had a key role in the Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn vehicle Pat and Mike. Ching never reached such heights again and suffered a slow decline. He retired to manage a successful real estate business. He died in 1989 of congestive heart failure in California.

Turns out “Ching” is a longstanding Anglo-Saxon name. William Brooks Ching was born in St Louis, Missouri, 1913, to parents from England. Surprise to me since I know a Chinese American family in Hawaii named Ching (are they Anglo Saxon in reality?).

When he returned to Hollywood in 1950, he found himself in the now classic DOA, starring Edmond O’Brien. Ching played the villain. Not a bad film, with a good premise – a man is poisoned before the film starts and has one, maybe two, days to find his killer. There are some clunky scenes, but those were the times.

This all begs the question: what’s in a name?

There are of course thousands of Asian North American women who out-married and took their husband’s European, African, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, South Asian, etc. name. But William Ching had a varied, if ul- then there are the non-Asian women timately unsuccessful, career in who marry Asian men. How many of showbiz. He sang on radio after them have Seinfeld moments? TrigWWII until he was “discovered” gering a Mother-Costanza outburst: and signed to become a Universal “I’m not taking advice from some girl Studio contract player. The brain from Long Island!” trust of the studio insisted he go by the name William Brooks. Can’t I guess this is the reality of living in a have a non-Asian actor confused as multicultural society. Besides the conan Asian in its fold. Asians couldn’t fusion caused by intermarriage for the non-Asian spouse, the offspring may become stars – unthinkable. encounter the same. Then again, this Ching/Brooks appeared in minor may not be an issue whatsoever. But roles, the most prominent being William Ching did suffer for it, which in the Abbott & Costello comedy leads me to the conclusion to the Buck Privates Come Home (1947). question: What’s in a name? Truly He soon left town and it was at this fascinating stories, I’d say. point that Ching restored his birth name. He was immensely proud These are just random thoughts on of it, apparently. He figured people a Sunday afternoon in the middle of would just accept it once he built up a pandemic. As an old colleague of his reputation. It didn’t work, though mine once quipped, “It’s a full life.”

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A BITTERSWEET SEASON

JOHN ENDO GREENAWAY

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From my home office I can trace the shifting the seasons by the quality of the light that shines through the window above my desk. Filtered through the trees, it keeps me connected to the outside world, even in the midst of the heaviest deadlines. The forest itself reflects those seasonal changes in terms of density, tone, and colour. I recall walking through the woods early on in the lockdown, uneasy and shaken by the pandemic that had us all in its grip. Taking the trail down through the forest to the inlet I was struck by the new growth that had seemingly appeared overnight. Buds were sprouting everywhere in wild, unrestrained tangles, bursts of brilliant green contrasting with the rich fecund earth below. It was almost as if nature was shrugging in the face of humanity’s helplessness to manage a virus that was both virulent and invisible. Six months later, as a surreal and somewhat hopeful summer fades into a half memory, as the light outside my window softens, we face a fraught and consequential winter. Will we emerge in the spring having kept the pandemic at bay or will we be looking at new restrictions? Each of us has a say in how this plays out. And we all know what we have to do. So bubble carefully. Keep your loved ones close and others not much. Mask up. Bundle up. Eat healthy. Stay resolved. Vote. And speak up.

#Speakup Canada! From Act2endracism Speaking up against racism is good for our mental health. Look out for our mental health social media campaign on October 10, 2020. We launch our 10 for 1 campaign on #worldmentalhealthday. Use our Act2endracism FB and Insta filter and we donate a mask to an essential worker. The campaign launches in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Langley, Surrey, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Saskatoon. For every ten filter uses we donate a mask. Let’s #speakup Canada #act2endracism

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By Judy Hanazawa Hello everyone, I am feeling the longevity of this pandemic with September quickly gone and Fall arriving. Zoom meetings and wearing a mask are now routine although I have a package of disposal masks in my car, just in case I have forgotten mine! While we social distance, children have returned to school, and so far, maintaining their assigned social bubbles throughout the day, seems to be working. Keep being safe everyone! Now that it is October, the GVJCCA and Act2endracism have been preparing to do an outreach launch so that Act2endracism programs and services will be better known and used in Asian Canadian communities. We are participating by reaching out to other Asian Canadian communities and giving out information materials and masks. Because racism harms our mental health, the launch date is October 10 World Mental Health

Day. The launch message is “speak up!” against anti Asian racism. While we stand in solidarity with all racialized communities, there is a need for consciousness raising about anti-Asian racism. Check your social media accounts on October 10 to see community members and influencers wearing their Act2endracism masks and hear them speaking up against anti Asian racism! The GVJCCA also sincerely congratulates the NNMCC upon achieving its 20th Anniversary. While we applaud the many ways the NNMCC supports community, for the last two years almost, we have also been communicating with them to express our support for the national museum to return to its original name Japanese Canadian National Museum. As the museum name was changed to Nikkei National Museum without community consultation, we feel the national community needs to give feedback on the museum returning to its original name when it opened twenty years ago. If you can, please write to the GVJCCA at gvjcca@gmail.com to give your opinion on whether the museum name should return to Japanese Canadian National Museum. Address your message to Cary continued on page 22

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Limelight: Tashme Museum The Tashme Museum receives National Trust for Canada #visitlist grand prize award Ryan Ellan, founder/curator of the Sunshine Valley Tashme Museum was awarded the Historic Places Day #VisitList Campaign grand prize worth $5,000, including marketing consulting, photography, and virtual reality tour development services. This year, Historic Places Day offered a new way for Canadians to keep the fun of visiting and exploring alive, while winning great prizes in the process! Through the #VisitList contest Canadians created online tours of registered historic buildings, sites and landscapes

across the country. Historic Places Day gave Tashme a spotlight to share their message and programs online with a wider audience, creating a rise in in-person visitors as a result. Says Ellan, “We had record attendance during the Canada Historic Places Day event. We were able to welcome 261 visitors over four consecutive Saturdays – all during limited hours because of COVID-19. Considering our town’s population is 130, we are quite pleased! We must also thank the community of Sunshine Valley who have been so wonderfully supportive of the museum over the last four years. I’d like to give a extra big thank you to Laura Saimoto for all of her support and initiative and assistance in the Historic Places Day event. I have made so many great relationships and friendships since opening the museum four years ago, it’s been really special!”

JCCA continued funding from the Anglican Church which apologized in 2015 for Mr. Nakayama’s crimes and the church’s silence, the working group has joined with the NAJC. From the experience of other communities which have experienced clergy sexual abuse, we are aware survivors Lastly, you will also see that The Bulletin has who have shared their stories have felt unburdened and supported published information on behalf of the Japanese by fellow survivors and compassionate people around them. We Canadian Working Group – a community committee thank and honour those who have given us these stories which are whose work is about advocating for survivors, featured in this bulletin, knowing many are in their senior years and families and community harmed by the clergy sexual many survivors have passed. abuse of Gordon Goichi Nakayama who passed away in 1995. In order to seek and negotiate healing Take care and stay safe everyone! Sakiyama, Chair, GVJCCA Museum Name Committee. Other committee members are board directors Liz Nunoda and Nikki Asano.

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GVJCCA Job Position Part Time and Temporary Contract Position with the GVJCCA POSITION The GVJCCA will be hosting 5 zoom educational sessions over 2020 and 2021 as the Covid pandemic continues, to support racialized communities to learn about each other, effectively address racist incidents, hate, and systemic racism. The work is intended to build solidarity between communities and support coalition building to achieve systemic change. The contract involves:

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• working in collaboration with GVJCCA board members, GVJCCA human rights committee and The Bulletin • assisting in developing and setting up the design and presentation of a series of 2 hour zoom sessions • contacting and engaging appropriate community representatives and speakers to participate in sessions • Promoting sessions through social media and other means • completing summary reports on sessions. The position will be paid at $25 per hour and will begin before end of October, 2020. This project is made possible through a Community Development grant from the NAJC. QUALIFICATIONS The ideal contractor for both these positions should be a positive person, understand the experience of racialized communities or be a member of a racialized community, support antiracism activism, have experience with using social media, be computer literate, and able to produce zoom programming. Should be capable of documenting and interviewing people – have solid communication skills, including being engaging, able to ask direct questions, have listening and good report writing skills. Education requirements are having appropriate post secondary, university level education and ideal if candidate has experience or training in video production or journalism. If interested, please submit your CV to the GVJCCA at gvjcca@gmail.com with covering letter explaining your suitability and interest in the work. Attention: Judy Hanazawa.

Asian Canadian History and the Anti-Racist Future:

An Intergenerational Conversation between Mary Kitagawa and Nicole Yakashiro In 2020, Keiko Mary Kitagawa, O.B.C., was awarded an honorary degree from UBC for her longstanding work in the service of anti-racist activism, education, and social justice. At UBC, this has included her dedicated advocacy for the 76 Japanese Canadian students who had been unable to complete their education due to their forced removal and incarceration in 1942 – advocacy that ultimately led to the conferral of honorary undergraduate degrees to these students in 2012.

for her outstanding leadership and service in support of social justice and historical reconciliation.

Mary Kitagawa is an educator and advocate for human rights who has helped dismantle society’s systems of racial apartheid and legalized discrimination, create a more inclusive and just world, and demonstrate that it is never too late to make right a wrong. She was appointed to the Order of BC in 2018 and awarded an honorary degree from UBC in 2020

Asian Canadian History and the Anti-Racist Future: An Intergenerational Conversation between Mary Kitagawa and Nicole Yakashiro Tuesday November 3, 11am-12:20pm Online, Zoom link TBA

Nicole Yakashiro is a PhD student in the Department of History at UBC, where her research examines histories of settler colonialism with a particular focus on non-Indigenous people of colour. As a yonsei (fourth generation) Japanese Canadian, she has Bringing together Mary Kitagawa and Nicole Yakashiro, two Japanese also been active in a number of Japanese Canadian Canadian activist-educators, this online event will honour Mary’s community organizations, including the Powell Street contributions through an intergenerational conversation about Festival Society’s Advocacy and Outreach committee. Japanese Canadian history, community, and anti-racist work. Organized in conjunction with a new course this fall, ACAM 300: Asian Canadian Event details and registration instructions will be Histories for Our Times, the event will consider the connections between published on the UBC Asian Canadian and Asian past, present, and future injustices, and what we can do about this. Migration Studies website (http://acam.arts.ubc.ca/) The event will end with a question and answer period moderated by later this month. For more information, please contact Professor Laura Ishiguro. acam.events@ubc.ca.

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by Lorene Oikawa Thanksgiving is more than fall foods and pumpkin pie, it’s an opportunity to pause and give thanks. We are thankful for our family and friends, and during this pandemic, it is even more important to cherish our loved ones.

positions, Secretary and Director, that were not filled and the new board will be looking at next steps to fill those positions.

The members of the board along with our parttime staff, Kevin Okabe, Executive Director; and The NAJC National Executive Board (NEB) is very Karina Uehara, National Administrative, have the grateful for our extended JC family, all of our member responsibility for operations. For projects, we also have organizations and members, volunteers, and the volunteers participating in our committees. Japanese Canadian communities across Canada. With the COVID-19 pandemic we had to rethink, pivot, and adapt. Sometimes we were able to switch events to online such as our AGM on October 2nd. Last year was our first online AGM and our membership meetings are conducted online so thankfully it’s not a new process for us. We do know that not every event could be easily switched to online. We know the revenue from fundraising has been drastically reduced for organizations. Many of our senior members and volunteers are staying at home to minimize their risk so the number of volunteers has also diminished. If you are in a position to donate some time or some funds, please check in with your local member organization. They would appreciate your support. Working together we will be able to survive, and thrive. The NAJC is also dependent upon volunteers for our board and our committees. The NEB is composed of volunteers for a two year term. With this year’s AGM on October 2, 2020 we welcomed a new board. We are deeply appreciative of the outgoing board members, Keiko Miki, VP & Chair, Human Rights; Eiko Eby, Secretary & Chair, Community Development Fund; Alex Miki, Chair, Young Leaders; and Kiyoshi Dembo, Chair, Membership. Also, Bryan Tomlinson, Chair, Constitution and Bylaws who resigned in February 2020. They spent many hours as members of the board, and also had responsibilities as chairs of various committees, and participated in other NAJC initiatives. We enjoyed some laughs along with the hard work, and I want to add my personal thanks for their contributions.

Serving on the board is a two-year commitment to the NAJC, putting aside self-interest, engaging in respectful discourse, and pulling together for our common goal of wanting our organization and community to thrive. We must have a single-minded purpose as fiduciaries who are guiding the NAJC towards a sustainable future, and ensuring we have the resources to advance our mission. We are going to be continuing our engagement with member organizations and the JC communities across Canada. Our work will also involve the broader community as we continue our work on inclusion and human rights. Our work on BC Redress is on pause, because a provincial election was called at the end of last month and is underway. Non-partisan talks will resume after the election. The latest update is posted on the NAJC website. najc.ca/bc-redress-update

Online programming continues this month with two sessions in English and Japanese on the Impacts of COVID-19 on people with dementia and For the new term, I am honoured to return as President, their families. Also, the NAJC ACE Committee backed a film, Bitter Sweet and work with Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi, the new Trail, by Kenji Dyck, which will premiere on October 24 at 1pm (Pacific). VP & Chair, Human Rights, Les Kojima returning as Check for info about the film about sugar beet farms and upcoming online Treasurer, Maryka Omatsu, new Director, and Susanne sessions on the NAJC website: najc.ca/online-programs Tabata, returning as a Director. Also, Stéphane Hamade October 1st marks the 30th anniversary of the International Day of Older was appointed Chair, Young Leaders. We have two Persons. This year will highlight the role of the health care workers continued on page 37

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We usually distribute The Bulletin via a number of Nikkei businesses and other outlets in addition to membership mail and web distribution. We understand many of you are staying home and doing your part in physical distancing. We heard your concern that essential information from our community will not be accessible due to COVID-19 and our board and editorial team decided to release issues online for everyone. For access to the online issue, please visit our website at jccabulletin-geppo. ca or issuu.com/bulletin.geppo. We hope to continue sharing information with our community during these uncertain times.

220 Jackson Avenue, Vancouver, BC Telephone: 604-253-7033 www.vancouverbuddhisttemple.com Rev. Tatsuya Aoki, minister Sunday, November 8 at 10:30AM Shotsuki Memorial & Eitaikyo Service Reservations RSVP Required Due to a maximum of 30 attendees, those who want to attend must make a reservation and follow strict pandemic guidelines. To make reservations for Shotsuki Memorial Service, please contact the VBT office at either (604)2537033 or temple.vbt@gmail.com. Only those who receive a confirmation for a specific time and date can attend.

VANCOUVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE BENTO FUNDRAISER Thank you to all who ordered our September bento box. We will continue to offer bentos on the last Sunday of each month. A delicious way to support the temple. To order, please return the order form, with payment to the Vancouver Buddhist Temple via mail, email temple.vbt@gmail.com or phone 604.253.7033 September 25 Bento $10 • Beef curry • Korroke • Shredded cabbage • Rice • Tsukemono (two types) Also available: Udon $11.00 serves two (chicken, scallions, and naruto) Beef curry (no rice) $5.00 Manju Packs $8 3 mushimanju and 3 yakimanju Special Bento and Manju Combo $15 Orders must be prepaid (cash, cheque, Paypal, or e-transfer). Last day to order is Tuesday, October 20. Pick-up: Between 11am – 2pm on October 25 at the Social Hall entrance. OCTOBER 25 BENTO ORDER FORM Bento ___x $10.00 Manju___x $8.00 Combo ___x $15.00 Udon___x $11.00 Beef Curry___x $5.00 Total cost: ________ Name: ____________________________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________________Telephone: _____________________________

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Exhibit TAIKEN: Japanese Canadians Since 1877 Nikkei Centre Visitors to the upper level of Nikkei Centre have the chance to engage in the fascinating history of Japanese Canadians. Learn about the first arrivals in 1877, the hardships of the early pioneers, the struggles of the war years, and the need to rebuild homes and businesses in the 1950s. Listen to the voices of many generations tell their story!

Nikkei national museum & cultural centre

All Nikkei Centre Events at 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC phone: 604.777.7000 info@nikkeiplace.org I www.nikkeiplace.org

Tonari Gumi Facility Limited Re-opening The facility is open for Library use and to provide Community Services by appointment. Please call Tonari Gumi, 604.687.2172 to make an appointment. national Open frommuseum Monday to Thursday 10am to 2pm For VCH guidelines and opening details, please go to our website www.tonarigumi.ca

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Tuesday November 3, 11am-12:20pm Online, Zoom link TBA Asian Canadian History and the Anti-Racist Future: An Intergenerational Conversation between Mary Kitagawa and Nicole Yakashiro cultural centre Details page 23.

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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!

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Thursday November 26, 2020 at 12 noon PST The Dance Centre presents the Discover Dance! series Japanese Dances with TomoeArts Streaming online at www.thedancecentre.ca until December 10, 2020 Free: donations welcomed Info: 604.606.6400 www.thedancecentre.ca

17th Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival Wednesday October 28 to Sunday November 8, 2020 Live and Online – www.heartofthecityfestival.com The 2020 Festival theme, This Gives Us Strength, resonates today as our community copes with a worldwide pandemic, physical distancing, ongoing displacement, the fentanyl crisis, and the raw realities of bigotry and systemic racism. In the words of late DTES poet Sandy Cameron, “When we tell our stories we draw our own maps, and question the maps of the powerful. Each of us has something to tell, something to teach.”

Angela Kruger

JC SPOTLIGHT (selected highlights) Grounds for Goodness Downtown Eastside: Adventures in Digital Community Art Making Friday October 30 to Thursday November 12 Angela Kruger is one of the nine Downtown Eastsideinvolved participants in the Grounds for Goodness project, a virtual residency that artfully explores why and how people sometimes do good things towards others. The public is invited to take part via multiple online events. Visit the festival website for updates and details. Survivors Totem Pole, Friday October 30, 7pm Existing film, presented online, followed by live Q&A with Susanne and Skundaal In 2016, the Survivors Totem Pole was carved by Downtown Eastside resident and activist Skundaal Bernie Williams, then raised at Pigeon Park in a powerful pole raising and potlatch witnessing ceremony attended by Elders, VIPs and over 1,000 residents. This moving film by local filmmaker Susanne Tabata follows the extraordinary community-led journey to create and raise a monument to survivors: a tribute to the enduring inclusivity, strength, resistance and persistence of the Downtown Eastside community.

Susanne Tabata

CENTENARY OF THE CENOTAPH 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE START OF THE KOREAN WAR

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2020

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11 10:40 AM Due to the pandemic, Remembrance Day ceremony attendance will be limited to wreath layers and ceremony participants

The ceremony will be livestreamed and recorded for future viewing

for home viewing*

+ LIVESTREAM VIEWING @ Vancouver Japanese Language School Hall limited seating

Advanced registration only Linda Kawamoto Reid - JCWMC Chair lreid@nikkeiplace.org

There will be no reception this year *visit centre.nikkeiplace.org for link

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Alice Bradley CommunityKitchen with and Lea Ault

lea@hapaizakaya.com

COMFORT FOOD IN THE TIME OF COVID Question: What do you think of when you think “October”? My answer: Thanksgiving and Halloween! But in 2020? Six-person Thanksgiving! And Halloween? Would that be considered a super-spreader event? Sigh. But if you answered, comfort food, now you have something we can work with. Our apple tree is bowed down with the weight of crisp red fruit and I can’t pick it fast enough, plus I’m short and don’t have a stepladder. Unfortunately, they’re MacIntosh apples so they’re not good for pies but they make excellent apple sauce to have with pork chops. We’re still seeing plums and corn and there are pumpkins in the shops already. Root vegetables, warm spices, soups, and the smell of bread baking. So this October we have for you a corn soup and cheese biscuits, perfect for a rainy day. And those apples? If you make apple crisp after Thanksgiving, add leftover cranberries to give more lovely flavour and tartness and colour. And also to use up leftover cranberries. But if you have a heap of apples and frankly, a heap of time and some determination, we are also including a recipe for a traditional apple pie. Don’t use Macs, or at least not exclusively. Mix in Jonagolds or Ambrosias or similarly form-holding apples.

Fresh Corn Chowder 4-5 ounces bacon, chopped 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 large or 2 medium onions, chopped 1 medium-large carrot, grated 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed into ½ inch pieces 4 cups low salt chicken or vegetable broth 1 pinch turmeric ( for golden colour if desired) ½ teaspoon white pepper 4-5 cobs fresh corn, cut corn off cob, scrape juice off cob too, about 4-4 ½ cups of corn 1 cup milk or cream or evaporated milk 4 tablespoon instant-blend or regular flour 6 tablespoon water About 1 teaspoon salt to taste 2 ounces grated white cheddar cheese 2-3 green onions or chives, chopped

Fry the bacon until crisp and browned, remove and drain on a paper towel. Pour out grease, add olive oil to the pan and heat over moderate heat. Add the onions and carrots and fry until onions are starting to brown, add the potato, broth, turmeric and pepper. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender, add the corn and milk. Simmer for another 4-5 minutes until corn is cooked. Mix together the flour and water to make a slurry. Add slowly to the chowder, stirring constantly until nicely thickened. You do not have to use all of the slurry. Add salt to taste, then add the grated cheese. Turn off heat and serve topped with the reserved bacon and chopped green onions or chives. My mother used to make this using frozen corn (about 2 cups) plus a can of creamed corn and always used evaporated milk. For cooking use the low salt broth and add more salt later if needed. Using regular broth can result in a more salty soup. You can take half the soup and puree it in a blender, then add back to the rest of the soup before adding the cheese and bacon. You may not need as much slurry to thicken the chowder. You do not need to use bacon but it does add flavour and is traditional in chowders.

Cheddar Cheese Biscuits

2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons butter ½ cup chopped green onions 1 cup grated cheddar cheese. 1/3 cup parmesan cheese 1 cup buttermilk Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly, stir in the cheese and onions. Stir in the buttermilk and mix lightly just until it forms a ball. Knead a few times on a floured board, roll out to ½ inch thickness and cut with a biscuit cutter and place on a greased or parchment line cookie sheet. Bake in a 450 degree F oven for about 15 minutes, watch closely. You can also just press the dough into a square and cut with a knife into 9 equal sized squares. If you prefer drop biscuits, use another 2-3 tablespoon buttermilk and drop dough by spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet.

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Pie-making seems to be a dying art. Sometimes bakery pies are fine but usually they are a disappointment. Leathery crust, gluey filling, you know the kind. If you’re interested in this traditional culinary craft, here is a step by step recipe. Yes, there’s a tiny bit of cheating in that the pastry is an easy recipe and we also use a food processor, but don’t worry, there’s plenty of good honest work involved.

For assembly: 2 T. butter, cold and cut into little bits 1 egg white 1 T. coarse or granulated sugar

Combine and let sit while you roll out the dough. The sitting time allows the apples to soften a bit; they fit This pastry recipe makes lots of dough so you have extra to work with in into the crust better that way. case it’s wonky when you roll it out, or if you drop some on the floor or Now is the time to don your apron and tie a hachimaki similar mishaps. Chill the dough so that it’s not too soft, but make sure it round your head if you haven’t already. This symbolizes doesn’t get too hard otherwise it will crack when you roll it out. Damned your full commitment and maybe you won’t storm out if you do, etc. I make the pastry ahead of time and remove it from the of the kitchen halfway through. Ready? fridge at least 30 minutes before I want to work with it. Sprinkle the countertop with flour. Flour your rolling pin lightly. Roll out one disc of dough until it’s about ¼ inch thick. Try to make sure the pastry slides easily on the countertop and if it’s sticking add a little more flour, 4 c. flour but sparingly. Ditto for the rolling pin. Keep turning the 2 T. sugar dough as you roll so you get a nice circle. If it’s cracking 1 t. salt and tearing, let it sit for a bit to warm up and become ⅔ c. vegetable shortening, cold and cubed more malleable. (Use the time to have a glass of wine as ⅔ c. unsalted butter, cold and cubed you may need it at this point.) Now fold it into quarters, Put it all in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it looks like fine transfer carefully to the pie plate and unfold it to cover crumbs. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. the whole plate. Trim the edges, leaving about half an In another bowl or glass measuring cup, mix: inch all around. If you get tears just patch it with the 2 egg yolks bits you’ve cut off. It’s the bottom; nobody will know. 2 t. vinegar Roll out the other disc of dough. Does it seem easier 12 T. ice water the second time? Not for me either. Remember, the Add the liquid to the dry ingredients in the large bowl bit by bit, stirring expression “ganbatte” comes from making apple pie. with a fork, until it barely holds together. Form into two discs, wrap in What, it doesn’t? Anyway, ganbatte! plastic warp and refrigerate. Put the apple filling into the bottom crust and dot with a Oven: 425F. Position the oven rack in the bottom third of the oven. bit of butter. Fold the top crust into quarters to transfer 6 c. apples, peeled and sliced about 3mm thin. Too thick and the apples and unfold on top of the filling. Trim the edges, leaving an inch of excess. Fold the top crust underneath the don’t cook enough; too thin and the filling gets mushy. bottom crust’s edge and crimp as you please. (My 3 T. flour mom does this beautifully but I’m useless at it and ¾ c. sugar often resort to a fork.) If you have a disastrous tear, use 1 t. cinnamon the excess dough rolled out and cut out little leaves Juice of ½ lemon or decorations and use to cover the worst of the rips. Hard part done!

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Cut a few slits into the top, brush with lightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Place on a baking sheet to catch drips, pop in the oven and bake at 425 for 30 minutes, then turn the heat down to 350 and bake another 30 minutes or until filling is bubbling through the slits and a knife can penetrate the filling easily. If it seems to be browning too quickly, use foil to protect the edges of the crust. Cool on a rack at least 3 hours for the filling to thicken properly. To reheat, warm at 350 for 15 minutes. Serve to impressed people who can’t believe you made a pie but can see by your expression, floury apron, and empty bottle of wine that it was tough going. But totally worth it!

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TorontoNAJC www.torontonajc.ca

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE by Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi Dear friends, At the NAJC AGM on October 2, 2020, Toronto NAJC Board member Stephane Hamade was appointed to the NAJC National Executive Board as the Chair of the Young Leaders Committee along with Maryka Omatsu. Congrats to both. I too joined the NEB, as Vice-President and am responsible for Chairing the Human Rights Committee. I consider it a great privilege to serve alongside Maryka, an icon of the struggle for Redress, which continues to this day in the form of BC Redress.

It is our good fortune that she along with Art Miki are willing to ensure that the main perpetrators of the Incarceration, Dispossession, Exile and Forced Dislocation are held to account, the Government of B.C.

Japanese Canadian Redress, The Toronto Story

Obata was a founding member of Toronto’s first Japanese Canadian organization, the Japanese Canadian Citizens for Democracy (JCCD) formed in 1942 to help resettle Japanese Canadians in the East, stop the exile of Japanese Canadians to Japan and secure the right to enlist. From 1947 to 1951 he was on the Cooperative Committee on Japanese Canadians involved with the disappointing Royal Commission on Japanese Claims, known as the “Bird Commission”. When advised by their legal counsel Andrew Brewin to sign waivers to make no further claims on the government for property losses which amounted to about 10% of the total claim, he and Kunio Hidaka resigned from the committee. The 1988 Redress agreement ensured that these waivers became void.

FOREWORD by Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi, President Toronto NAJC September 2020 Roger Obata was Vice-President of the NAJC when the historic human rights settlement and Apology to Japanese Canadians was achieved on September 22, 1988. Despite the work of “several gifted authors in our community” to document the Redress story, Obata felt that the story was yet “half-told”. He felt an urgent need to recognize the volunteers and untitled leaders of the Redress campaign in Toronto. He set in motion the making of this book to “recognize the personal sacrifices made by its many “unsung heroes”. Twenty years have passed since this book was published and 18 years since Roger Obata’s death in 2002. It seems now, that it is his own immense contribution to achieving Justice in Our Time that has been somewhat obscured. We hope the digitization of this book will encourage research and writing to document and secure Roger Obata’s place as one of, if not the most important champion of equal rights for the Japanese Canadian community and the importance of the Toronto campaign in accomplishing this. Of all the leaders in our community, none have been as present as Roger Obata at our most important moments of crisis and advocacy. His activism began in the 1930s with the Japanese Canadian Citizens’ League (JCCL) in Vancouver. In 1936 the JCCL sent a delegation to Ottawa to lobby for the vote. Due to his final engineering exams at the University of British Columbia he was prevented from attending. Hide Hyodo Shimizu, a Toronto NAJC Redress activist was part of that delegation.

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On Tuesday, September 22nd we celebrated the 32nd Anniversary of Redress with the launch of the digitized version of Japanese Canadian Redress: The Toronto Story. New to this 2020 version is an Afterword written by Justice Maryka Omatsu and a Foreword written by me. You can access the 375-page book at www.torontonajc.ca

of the event. The Centennial revitalized the scattered Japanese Canadian community and amplified conversations about seeking Redress. A year later, he and his wife Mary Obata were part of the Momiji Healthcare Society founding group.

On November 26, 1980, the newly named NAJC represented by Gordon Kadota, Roger Obata, and Dr. Art Shimizu presented arguments to the Joint Committee examining the Charter of Rights in support of the entrenchment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms within the proposed Constitution. At these hearings Obata expressed a desire for “… some guarantee of human and civil rights … in light of the experience of Japanese Canadians. A Charter of Rights entrenched in the Constitution to prevent what we have gone In 1947 Obata became President through, is the least Canada can of the first national organization do to make amends for what has of Japanese Canadians, formed happened to us, and to ensure in Toronto, the National Japanese that such injustices will never be Canadian Citizens Association repeated.” (NJCCA) which changed its name Thanks to the persistence of to the National Association of Mike Murakami, the window into Japanese Canadians (NAJC) in the development of the largely 1980. In 1977 he was elected unexamined Toronto Redress story National Chairman of the Japanese will expand. His commitment to Canadian Centennial Committee ensuring the legacy of the Toronto and travelled across the country NAJC Redress movement become to promote a cross Canada vision

accessible to the community and to researchers has taken the form of directing primary source materials; personal stories, documents, audio-visual media and other resources related to the NAJC and the Toronto NAJC to the University of Toronto Thomas Fisher Library, Japanese Canadian History Project Collection. As well, without his financial support Japanese Canadian Redress: The Toronto Story may never have been re-launched. My father Bill Kobayashi was the Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee that wrote this book as a collective and I am honoured to be a part of keeping their work accessible. To the leaders, volunteers and all who contributed to the remarkable story of winning the largest Canadian human rights settlement of its time, we will not forget. AFTERWORD by Justice Maryka Omatsu OOnt August 2020 It is indeed afterwards, that I am writing this. It is 40 years since I first became involved in the Japanese Canadian struggle for Redress from the Federal Government and 20 years after this book project, Japanese Canadian Redress: The Toronto Story was initiated. In 1980, I was a “sansei” (3rd generation Japanese Canadian) activist lawyer, now in 2020, I am a senior and strangely enough, called upon again to fight for Japanese Canadian Redress, this time, from the Province of B.C. It was a pleasure to read this book. I was touched, saddened and angered by the stories of the racist injustices done to men and women whom I had spent time with but had never known the secret wounds they carried in their hearts. I was empowered by the energy and determination that it took for them to fight for justice and of course very proud of our victory. That our community was able to gain the support of so many mainstream Canadian organizations, communities and individuals clearly proves that our cause was just, and it is heartening proof of the fairness of Canadians. The Toronto Story is a Toronto “nisei” (2nd generation Japanese Canadian) activists’ recollections of their involvement in clearing our names. Heads held up high, they set out to prove that although at the time, we were the most hated people in Canada, we had been wrongly labelled “enemy aliens”. The Toronto Story will enrich the body of literature and knowledge about Japanese Canadians. In 1942, opportunistic politicians and corrupt profiteers ethnically cleansed, incarcerated, dispossessed, and destroyed the Japanese Canadian community. Compare the treatment of Japanese Canadians to that of German and Italian Canadians. Those white Canadians, whose ancestors, family and friends were part of the Fascist Axis in Europe, did not suffer our fate. Our history is a blatant example of systemic racism perpetuated by the State. Due mainly to the Government’s planned destruction of our community during the 1940s, Japanese

Canadians are scattered across Canada in tiny pockets with no core, no more Japan towns. Our over 90% intermarriage rate has hastened our genetic disappearance. Today the “gosei”, (5th generation Japanese Canadian) are of 1/4 Japanese ancestry. Hopefully long after we have melted into the genetic mainstream, Canadian students will repeat our mantra… “never again”. I say this as I witness racism resurface today. However, I am hopeful that Canadians on learning of our past will refuse to let State or individual acts of racism steal the life, property and dignity of innocent Canadians.

trauma and heart break of the 1940s was endured by the community with stoic resolve. However, the Government’s racism left its mark on all. Every family has a loved one whose life never recovered from those years. Even in the 1980s when the community gradually overcame its fears of a racist backlash, there were many who were afraid. However, despite years of rejection and dismissal from Ottawa, Toronto Japanese Canadians worked to unite the community and push for justice. I am hopeful that The Toronto Story in recording this history, will help future descendants relate to the suffering and successes of their ancestors and will ensure the preservation of the historic memory of our community’s presence.

VIRTUALLY CELEBRATING The online event was ambitious. Beginning with a slide show set to the music of Terry Watada’s New Denver to accompany 75 photos from the April 14, 1988 Rally on Parliament Hill to the Victory Banquet. A video of highlights from the NAJC presentation in 1980 to the Standing Committee on the Charter of Rights and Freedom was shared with a discussion with Bryce Kanbara and Maryka Omatsu and Ron Shimizu, both of whom were in the audience for the hearings, four decades ago. Maryka recounted the day of the Redress announcement In 1988, Japanese Canadians, one and CBC coverage of that day was of the country’s smallest ethnic shared. minorities won Redress against great odds. The settlement was Three sansei, Lynn Deutscher over $400 Million. At the time, Kobayashi, Melisa Kamibayashi of it was the largest human rights the Ottawa Japanese Community award in Canada’s history. It is Association (OJCA) and Kevin the first time that individuals were Okabe, discussed the mentors, compensated for wrongs done to role models and experiences that a community or class of people. contributed to their involvement Considered unthinkable then, now today. Lynn recounted being in it is a precedent that is taken for the House of Commons for the granted and has been followed announcement, Melisa recalled the by other wronged people: from involvement of both her parents survivors of Chinese Canadian head in the Redress Campaign and tax and First Nations Residential subsequent committees and Kevin, originally from Winnipeg, spoke of Schools to thalidomide victims. his long relationship with Art Miki The 1988 Japanese Canadian and getting to know individuals like Redress victory is a legacy worthy Harold Hirose up close during those of our “issei” (1st generation) busy times. ancestors), who had cleared the continued on page 36 way for us in this country. The

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TONARI GUMI CORNER

Japanese Community Volunteers Association

#101-42 West 8th Avenue | Vancouver BC | V5Y 1M7 | 604.687.2172 | www.tonarigumi.ca OCTOBER SENIOR LIFE SEMINAR Home support service “Better at Home” with Beverley Pitman (United Way) Friday, October 23, 10 – 11:30am Access: Zoom or phone (Details emailed after registration) A province-wide program that supports seniors who live independently in their own homes, Better at Home helps with non-medical tasks such as housework, light yard work, transportation, grocery shopping, friendly visits etc. Learn about the program, registration process, and pricing. In English with Japanese translation. For inquiries and registration, call 604687-2172 ex. 102 or email services@tonarigumi.ca (Masako). THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! At the Tonari Gumi & Greater Vancouver JCCA Golf Classic held on August 23, ninety golfers and many others in the community contributed through BENTO LUNCH SERVICE IS HERE! online raffle and sponsorship. We were able to raise close to $20,000 Tonari Gumi’s bento lunch service brings Japanese which will be used to maintain spaces for various programs and services home cooking to those who may not be able to have at Tonari Gumi. Arigato gozaimashita! Japanese food. The service that we unfortunately had to stop temporarily during the lockdown is back with HOURS OF OPERATION COVID-19 precautions in place. Tuesdays. Members Monday – Thursday, 10am – 2pm. We are currently asking all visitors to make an appointment. Please call 604.687.2172. Japanese community $6, non-members $7. This service has been made possible with our magazines, the library, inquiries regarding community services etc. are wonderful kitchen and delivery volunteers, donations available at the centre. of ingredients, and support from the Vancouver Coastal The Japanese Community Volunteers Association, “Tonari Gumi”, Health and the City of Vancouver. gratefully acknowledges and thanks the following people for their Delivery The delivery service is available for those generous donations received from August 26 to September 25, 2020. who are homebound and/or have trouble cooking. Although we try our best, we may miss your name. Please contact us Assessment is required. Delivery currently available in and we will make correction in the next issue. Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, and Richmond. Monetary Donations Masayuki Watanabe, Yasoko Kadota, Yoko Miyazaki, Lily Pick-up Bento lunch boxes are available for pick up at Haraga, Anonymous (2) Tonari Gumi. Freshly-made bentos will be waiting for Monetary Donations (Canada Helps) Aki Li, Tamotsu Nagata, Canada Helps you between 11:45 and 12noon at the Tonari Gumi front COVID-19 Community Care Fund, Purdy’s Chocolatier entrance. Reserve your bento today! In memory of the late George Otokazu Matsui Kazuyo Hirai, Sachiko Murai For bento lunch service inquiries, registration, or reservations, call 604.687.2172 ex. 102 or email In memory of the late Mytssu Fugeta (Canada Helps) Hallie Peterson services@tonarigumi.ca (Masako) In honor of the late Kayoko Wear (Canada Helps) Paul A. White TG TELEPHONE CLUB In memory of my parents, Tomi & Nobuo Nishimura (Canada Helps) “Seniors Centre Without Walls” is a program available Shawn Nishimura throughout North America that allows seniors to take In Kind Donations Kotaro Fujio, Naoko Ellis, Nagisa Wood, Sharon Kilbach (Ocean part in telephone-based activities in the comfort of Brands), Mamiko Van Horn, Sharlene Tabata, Derek Iwanaka, Anonymous (3) their homes. Tonari Gumi has invested in the system Monetary Donations: MIAH Golf Tournament Henry Wakabayashi, Saeko Tsuda, that allows multiple people to connect over the phone David Iwaasa, JET Golf Club, Frank Asin, Katsuko Shioiri, Nick Richardson, Jack at once. Stay tuned for a variety of telephone-based Tasaka, Bill Zaharoff, Michael Sakamoto, Jim Pattison Lease, Dale Tanaka, Daniel activities from TG. Also, if you have a group that & Colleen Nomura, Canadian Fishing Company, Kaz Nakamoto, Gregor Reid, Mark would like to “get together” over the phone, please Iwanaka, Derek Iwanaka, Emiko Kordyback, Susanne Tabata, Lisa Hirose-Cameron, contact us to set up sessions for you. For inquiries, call Frances Castagner, Shigeko Ando, Sam Yamamoto, Amano Foods Ltd., DeAngelis 604.687.2172 ex. 106 or email programs@tonarigumi. Architecture, MNP LLP, Nightingale Electrical Ltd., Fujiya, Seaborn Enterprises, ca (Rie) Satoshi Nakahori, Abby & Martin Kobayakawa, Suki’s Hair Salon, Northern Gate TG WALKING GROUP Enterprises Ltd., Kami Insurance, Ken Yada Stretch, exercise, and walk. Wednesdays from 8:30 In Kind Donations: MIAH Golf Tournament Sam Yamamoto, Henry Wakabayashi, to 9am at the Central Park, Burnaby. For inquiries Ken Yada, Konbiniya, All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd., Meadow Gardens Golf Club, Fort and registration, call 604.687.2172 ex. 106 or email Langley Golf Course, Canadian Fishing Company, Gulf & Fraser Financial Group, programs@tonarigumi.ca (Rie). Toubanyoku Wellness Centre, Seto Japanese Restaurant, The Keg Corporate Office

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OUR EDIBLE ROOTS

The Japanese Canadian Kitchen Garden

CELEBRATE FALL WITH EARTHY GOBO

by Makiko Suzuki What a gardening year! From early Covid spring through rainy June, sizzling hot August to smoky September the growing season is finally slowing down. Abundant harvests enabled us to share our bounty and provided the opportunity, when safely delivering fresh garden treats, to chat and catch up. The almost weekly drop-off of veggies and obento was the highlight of the week for several isolated seniors. Goodness in many ways. Gobo (Edible Burdock, Arctium lappa) Are you aware Japan is one of a few countries where burdock root is used as a vegetable? Burdock, a Eurasian species of the Aster family, has a long history of cultivation for medicinal use. The large leaves and long roots provide vitamin C and minerals including calcium, potassium, and magnesium, as well as digestive and inulin fiber. Burdock is used in traditional medicine to reduce blood pressure, detoxify the liver, help the function of the digestive system, and defence against other ailments. Over time, Burdock morphed into an invasive weed in parts of North America and other countries. Burdock and fuki cultivated seventy years ago by Japanese Canadian internees at Tashme, near Hope, BC, are now growing wild. 2020 is my sister Mamiko’s second gardening season. Her spring vegetables, Tokyo Bekana and Osaka Purple mustards, snow peas and Shungiku produced well. This success and the influence of a Tonari Gumi Gardening Club member resulted in Mamiko deciding to grow something different. Our new member Michiko Higgins, mentioned she joined TGGC after purchasing commercially available gobo that turned a weird neon green when preparing her recipe. The gobo looked so unhealthy she decided to start growing organic Japanese vegetables and joined up with us! With encouragement from other TG gardeners Mamiko chose to attempt to cultivate gobo. Luckily, TGGC had a few food-grade, 18-litre containers with their bottoms cut out for Mamiko as well as two varieties of gobo seeds, sourced from Kitazawa Seeds of Oakland, California. Kitazawa Seeds website states: Watanabe Early is a faster maturing gobo (75-85 days) with a slightly shorter, very tender root. Recommended for spring sowing for summer harvest.

Salada Musume another early maturing (85-95 days) light skinned gobo that grows 12-16” long. This relatively short length makes it more suitable for home gardens. In Japan, this variety is used fresh for salad and has a nice earthy aroma. I germinated the gobo seeds inside during early May for her. The seeds were soaked overnight and carefully planted with a dusting of soil to cover. (Gobo seeds must sense light to activate the germination process.) After several ‘true’ leaves formed the seedlings were planted within the containers in rich soil. Mamiko soon discovered gobo was relatively easy to grow if care is taken to regularly water and to add monthly a small amount of 4-4-4 organic fertilizer. She will be growing gobo again next year! Mamiko’s lessons learned: • Water gently - several Salada Musume seedlings were buried and smothered under a torrent of hosed water. Ironically, the remaining seedlings grew well. • Remember to thin out seedlings; the Watanabe Early container was crowded and thin roots formed. • Remember also TGGC gobo containers do not have a bottom. When Mamiko decided to move the bucket containing the lone remaining Salada Musume, she discovered the root had grown through the fifteen-inch deep container into the ground. This broke the root, making an early harvest necessary. Tonari Gumi’s Home Away From Home cookbook has a traditional recipe for sautéed Gobo Kinpira. The TGGC book Our Edible Roots – The Japanese Canadian Kitchen Garden offers three gobo recipes: Toriniku Gobo Maki (Gobo Stuffed Chicken Roll), Gyuniku Yanagawa (Yanagawastyle Beef Stew) and Gobo Salad. Mamiko decided to try the lightest recipe to celebrate the freshness of her gobo. She prepared gobo salad. The recipe called for a quick blanching of gobo and carrot adding a drop of rice vinegar to the water. The dressing was a touch of shoyu, mayonnaise, and wee bit of sugar. The result was an amazingly delicious, earthy-tasting salad and a special family treat. Riley Park Japanese gardeners also planted gobo this year. Last year, they discovered that TG gobo containers have sharp edges around the trimmed-off bottoms. When gobo roots reached the bottom edge they grew in a circle rather than straight down. Still they were able to harvest 30-40 cm roots. This year, they planted out Sarada Musume and Chiko gobo seeds. The TG containers were inverted – the smooth-edged open top became the bottom. Each container was thinned to three plants. The result - large and healthy gobo plants will be harvested mid-October! Yuko Kojima, initiator of the Riley Park gobo planting project, mentioned surplus leaves delight children – they enjoy making gobo leaf umbrellas! The final harvests will soon be over and it will be time for a final weed and winter preparation of your garden. It will also be time to retreat and reward yourself with memories of the authentic Japanese cuisine you created and enjoyed this year. Well done!

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Milestones HINATSU, Fukiko January 30, 1926 ~ September 22, 2020, Fukiko was predeceased by her husband Shigeru and sister Kiyoko in Japan. She is the beloved mother of Kumiko and Ken (Pam); grandmother of Lance (Reiko), John (Julie), Donna (Rick), Taylor and Evan; great-grandmother of Leilani, Cole, Brandon, Madison, Danielle and Grace. Fukiko was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Vancouver in 1964 where she worked tirelessly as a seamstress while raising her two children. She was very proud of her Japanese roots and became an active member in the Japanese community; she was a member of the Sakura Singers and taught traditional Japanese tea ceremony. She was a passionate ballroom dancer and moved across the dance floor with elegance and grace. She loved to travel and had impeccable taste for good food and beer. She frequented her favourite Japanese restaurants in Vancouver and became such a loyal customer she was known to many as “Hinatsu-san”. Fukiko lived a full life that is impossible to include everything here. What is most important was her love of family and how proud she was of her children. She found joy watching the next generation of grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow. Words cannot express how much we will miss her, and her legacy will always remain in our hearts. We are grateful for Keith Snyder-Sensei for officiating the private service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AKIZUKI, Albert Mutsuo (July 29, 1942-September 5, 2020) Albert (Al) passed away peacefully on September 5, 2020, in Richmond, BC, after a short but valiant battle with cancer, surrounded by family. He was born on July 29, 1942, in Lethbridge, Alberta. He spent his early years in Coaldale, where his family was interned on a sugar beet farm during the war. In 1950 the family returned to Steveston, BC. Al graduated from Richmond High School in 1960 and went on to work mainly in IT and the gaming industry. In 1966 he married Pat and together they raised their three children, Sharel, Rod and Michelle. Al was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He supported his kids and grandkids in all their endeavours. He especially enjoyed cheering on his grandkids at their softball and soccer games. Al loved being around his family and enjoyed the banter at the weekly family dinners. He lived a full and rich life defined by his love and dedication to his family. Predeceased by his parents Sukenobu and Takeyo, sister Katherine, brothers Satoru, Sam, Tom and Jim, sister-in-law Kinuyo, and nephew Lindsay. Al will be deeply missed by his wife Pat, children Sharel (Michael), Rod (Kuniko) and Michelle (Steve), and his seven beloved granddaughters, Chantal, Amanda, Shae, Paige, Lauryn, Mio and Kaya. He also leaves behind his brother Robert (Rosemary), sister Lillian (Jim), brother-inlaw Hiro, sisters-in-law Eiko and Jean, nephews and nieces, and many extended relatives and close friends. Special thanks to all of Al’s care providers, especially the staff at the Richmond General Hospital Palliative Care Unit and the Salvation Army Rotary Hospice.

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In lieu of flowers or koden, the family would greatly appreciate a donation in Al’s memory to a charity of your choice. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date when it is safe to gather. In the meantime, please raise a glass to Al in honour of a life well lived. CLEVER, Patricia Masumi November 28, 1936 September 10, 2020. Patricia Masumi Clever passed away peacefully on September 10, 2020 in White Rock, BC, surrounded by her three children. Patsy was born on November 28, 1936 in Ocean Falls, BC to Leah and Tak Shikatani. Her childhood was spent in Vancouver and when the war broke out she was interned in Slocan City. After the war, her family moved to Edmonton before eventually resettling in the Lower Mainland in 1949. It was here that Patsy completed her schooling and then began a lifelong career in the travel industry. While working as a flight attendant with CP Air she met Horst, her husband of 50 years. Patsy had a loving spirit and an outgoing personality. She loved to laugh and her laugh was contagious. People were drawn to her gregarious nature and she adored socializing. Her friends were very important to her and she will be especially missed by Ruby, her longtime loyal friend, with whom she created countless memories dating back to their teenage years. She was also part of a team of high-flying Retreads, a dynamic group of women with whom Patsy shared a lifetime of travel - they were her family when she was far from home. Patsy will be deeply missed by her three children Darren, Pamela and Adrienne, her son-in-law James, her three loving grandchildren Jake, Eathan, and Kiyomi, the Doerfert family as well as many extended relatives and dear friends. The family wishes to express their profound gratitude to the entire team at the Al Hogg 2 Pavilion at the Peace Arch Hospital. Patricia thrived under their loving and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, the family would greatly appreciate a donation in Patricia’s memory to the Nikkei Place Foundation. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date when it is safe to gather. In the meantime, please raise a glass to Patsy in honour of her loving memory. HAMAGUCHI, Shizue Suzy April 19, 1921-September 6, 2020. Suzy, aged 99, passed away peacefully at her residence at Fairhaven Care Home in Burnaby. She was

predeceased by her husband, Hiroshi, and all her siblings and their spouses. She is survived by her two sons, Alan and Brian, and her sister-in-law, Shirley Oye as well as many grandnieces and nephews. We would like to thank Fong for her attentive care over the last five years. We would also like to thank all her caregivers and nurses at Fairhaven for care during her last ten months there as well as her caregivers and nurses at Madison Care Home in Coquitlam for care for four years prior. Suzy was born in Steveston, B.C. where she attended school and worked in the fishing industry at a young age. She and her family were relocated during the Second World War to Kamloops, B.C. having lost all their possessions. She lived in Kamloops for over twenty years where she married and had two sons. In 1956 our family moved to Burnaby, B.C. to run a grocery store for some twelve years. After that we moved several blocks away to a house, and as in the past she got work in the fishing industry as a filleter at J.S. McMillan Fisheries until the age of 70. As far as we can remember she was always a seamstress making clothes for Dad and her sons as well as many clientele. Mom was always a devout Buddhist and so she was cremated and a small family service was conducted by Reverend Aoki at Vancouver Buddhist Temple. By request no flowers or koden please but any donations can be made to Vancouver Buddhist Temple in Vancouver on Jackson Street.

in 2005. People are welcome to visit the Glenhaven Memorial Chapel website and attend a viewing to pay their last respects from 6 to 8 on Friday September 25, 2020. A private family funeral is planned. In lieu of flowers or koden, please donate to the Vancouver Buddhist Temple, Kidney Foundation or charity of your choice in the memory of Yasuko.

KOYANAGI, Betty Betty Koyanagi filled her life with grace, artistry, laughter, and adventure. Professionally, she was proud to have been the Administrative Assistant to the President of Canada West Indies Molasses for more than a decade. When not using her fierce office skills (she used to say off-handedly that she could type over 120 wpm), she was a talented visual and textile artist, skilled and creative chef, cultivator of orchids and beautiful gardens, and avid ballroom dancer. On top of all that, she also excelled in curling, skiing, and bowling, and made incredible award-winning ice sculptures on the front lawn in Ontario. Betty was a strong and selfless mother, KOMORI, Yasuko December 21, 1925 - September 12, 2020. Yasuko teaching her children to be curious, independent, passed away peacefully in her home with family by her side on September and to strive for excellence. With her late husband, 12, 2020. She was born on December 21, 1925 as the eldest of 9 children Mutsuo Koyanagi, she inspired in her kids a love of born to Sozo and Gen Mochizuki in Haney, BC. She will be missed dearly travel, good food, and late night family games of poker. by her children Dick (Setsuko), Judy (Robin), Len (Masumi) and Violet Betty is survived by her children Karen Koyanagi, Victor (Dave) and grandchildren Jeremy, Brandon (Chika), Sachi (Lena), Melanie Koyanagi (wife Jana), and Maria Koyanagi (husband (Dan), Trevor and Megan. Yasuko was predeceased by her husband Harry Arnie Yeanuzzi), grandchildren Giovanna Deluca

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(husband Pete Romano), Ryan Koyanagi, Halle Koyanagi, sister Helen Bob was a natural at golf, a member of Greenacres Golf Yamamoto, and brother Tom Kobayashi (wife Kumi Kobayashi). We miss Club and won many championships. His grandchildren you, Mom/Grandma/Sister. in awe of his accomplishments. NAKADE, Fukuye (Faye) January 23, 1925 - September 18, 2020. Faye will be remembered for her hospitality, generosity and kindness. It gave her great pleasure to see others enjoy the fruits of her labor. She lived in Galiano until she was 3 yrs old and in Nanaimo until she was 16. Then her family was uprooted to Hastings Park due to the War Measures Act. From there she was interned in Lemon Creek until she got married and moved to a farm in Grand Forks where she endured many hardships. In 1950 she moved to Steveston and raised 4 children while working at the local canneries. She never asked for anything and worked hard to give her family a good life. She was a loving mom and grandmother and will be missed at the family gatherings which she relished. Fukuye was predeceased by her parents Mansuke and Chiyo Tanino, husband Shinichi, daughter Pat Lowes, brothers Hiroshi, Tsugio, and sisters Masaye and Mitzie. She is survived by her children Naomi (Toru), Lloyd (Sue), Joyce (Jay), son-in-law Keith, 9 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and sisters Asako, Yoshiko and Tomiko. Due to Covid, the service will be private. No Koden or flowers are required. Memorial donations may be made to Steveston United Church or to your favorite charity. NEGORO, Takashi (Tak) November 7, 1934 - September 19, 2020. Tak passed away unexpectedly following surgery at VGH. He is lovingly remembered by Kay, his wife of 54 years; his sons Bryan and Kevin; and his sisters Alice and Evy; and his niece Michelle and her family. He was predeceased by his siblings Hitoshi, Emi and Kazumi. Born in Vancouver, Tak was relocated to the internment camp at Tashme during World War 2. He graduated from UBC with a B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 1960, and worked in broadcast engineering in radio and TV. He retired from BCTV as VP of Engineering. He was awarded the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Gold Ribbon for Lifetime Achievement in Engineering and was inducted into the Bob Lamb Roll of Honour of the Western Association of Broadcast Engineers. Tak and Kay travelled extensively through Europe and Asia after retirement. A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Trevor Hamilton and the nurses at the VGH ICU. A private service will be held for immediate family. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Foundation or a charity of your choice. OKADA, Tom Shigeso March 20, 1924 – September 20, 2020. It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of our dear father and grandfather Tom Shigeso Okada on September 20, 2020. A special thank you to the staff at Burnaby General Hospital for their care and kindness. A small private service will be held. Please no koden or flowers. OKAMOTO, Eiji Robert (Bob) March 30, 1944 - September 19, 2020, Chilliwack, formerly Vancouver. Sadly we announce the passing of Eiji Robert (Bob) Okamoto, age 76 on Sept. 19, 2020 at the Abbotsford Hospital with family at his side. He is survived by his beloved wife Shirley Shea Okamoto, daughters Dawn (Darren Tessier), granddaughters Marie and Natalie, daughter Kristal (Krista Martin), step daughter Tarja Baerg, grandsons Liam and Nolan, stepson Gerad Shea (Katrina), grandsons Evan and Ryan, and stepson Jason Shea (Wendy) grandchildren Jasper and Amélie. Bob was predeceased in death by first wife Anne Okamoto.

Bob was born in Greenwood BC, son of Fusayo Otani and Hideo Okamoto, Japanese taken to the BCs first internment centre. Bob spent his youth in Christina Lake with fond memories. Bob was educated in drafting and career as an estimator for Murray Latte Fabricators in Delta. Bob was an avid fisherman and well versed in nature. He was a brilliant dancer and danced many nights away with Shirley as a member of the Royal Canadian Legion; he volunteered across Canada for Canadian Power and Sail and a member of ABC Boating(USPS) and maintained season’s pass at Whistler Mountain. Bob made this world a better place with his integrity, honesty and the love for this brilliant man will never die. “There will never be a day when I won’t think of you and wish you were here by my side and never forget that second chances are awesome.” Due to covid, a celebration of his amazing life will be at a later date. UEDE, Toyoko August 15, 1925 - September 20, 2020. With extreme sadness we would like to announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, great grandmother Toyoko Uede on September 20, 2020. She passed away peacefully in her home. A private family service will be held. Please, no Koden.

Toronto NAJC continued The farewell was given by Maryka Omatsu, Stephane Hamade, a Toronto NAJC Board member and Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi, all three who will be joining the National Executive Board of the NAJC at the AGM on October 2. The finale was a video of the finale from the 2018 Redress Anniversary Gala at TIFF Bell Lightbox. RobertFalcon Ouellette, then the MP for Winnipeg Centre performed an Honour Song with the help of Mark Sakamoto, which uplifted us all then, and once again on the screen. The slide show was replayed set to the music of Buffy Sainte Marie and Tanya Tagaq. We went over our 100-person registration capacity, cutting it close as 87 participants showed up on the day and were given early access to the book which was made public on our website on October 1st. Harry Tonogai and Cathy Babyak were winners of the draw for the firs 50 registrants in attendance. They will receive the soon-to-be-released On Being Yukiko by Jeff Chiba Stearns and Lilian Blakey. There was a quiz (with a few hitches) won by Sachiko Okuda, a former OJCA President, whose father was a former NAJC President.

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NAJC continued contributing to the health of older persons and recognize nursing and the role of women who are undervalued and most often not compensated adequately. World Mental Health Day is on October 10 and this year’s theme is kindness. Let’s continue to bring awareness, education, and work to end the social stigma. With all the added stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, let’s make kindness and good mental health a part of our wellness regimes. World Food Day is on October 16 and is calling for global solidarity to help all people especially the most vulnerable to recover from the pandemic. We need food systems that can withstand climate and economic shocks so that healthy food is accessible to all and workers in the food system have decent wages and working conditions. This ties in with October 17, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. October 18 is Persons Day in Canada. On this day in 1929, Canada’s highest court of appeal made a historic decision to include women in the legal definition of “persons.” This decision would give some women the opportunity to participate in public office, but there were systemic barriers and racism which would block indigenous and racialized women including the lack of franchise. Japanese Canadians did not get franchise until 1949. Two years earlier in 1947, Chinese and Indo Canadians would get franchise. For First Nations peoples, it wasn’t until 1960. Inuit were allowed to vote in 1950, but there weren’t any ballot boxes in their communities until 1962. Métis were not restricted unless they didn’t meet the age and property ownership requirements. Keep safe. Be kind. The National Executive Board wishes you well. Keep in touch with NAJC e-news Sign up.at http://najc.ca/subscribe/ If you have an idea for our online sessions and NAJC Chats, let us know, email national@najc.ca

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THE ‘BRAIN BALL’ STRATEGY OF JAPANESE CANADIAN ARCHITECTURE by Laura Saimoto, Community Impact Committee

hitters, or ‘sluggers’. As they could not out-slug the competition, the strategy was to ‘out-think’ and ‘out-run’. This meant using bunting, speed, basestealing (squeeze) and strategy to win. This style came to be known as ‘brainball’ as opposed to ‘brawn ball’ using a perceived weakness as a strength and basically using your ‘head’ or strategy to even the odds. So how is ‘brainball’ manifested in Japanese Canadian building design? There are several dots to connect. The first is that Nihonmachi/Japan-town at first glance does not culturally look distinctly ‘Japanese’ like Chinatown looks Chinese. Just by driving down Powell Street, it’s hard to tell that it was once a vibrant market village of 8,000 Japanese Canadians with over 400 businesses before WWII. The Dispossession and Internment disrupted the continuity of cultural identity. However, if you scratch beneath the surface, there is a clear distinctive voice that emerges. The pre-war racial inequalities of a fairly small racial minority is key to understanding this voice. Between 1897-1901, some 15,000 Japanese emigrants settled in B.C., working in the lumber, fishing, agriculture and small business. Japanese emigrants did not have the right to vote and were limited from entering certain professions.

What has the famous Asahi Baseball’s team’s winning brand of ‘Brainball’ got to do with Japanese Canadian architecture? The answer to this question was an ‘aha’ moment for our UBC summer student, Irene Zhang, and myself during our Historic Powell Street Walking tours. As we explained the architectural history and features of many buildings in Nihonmachi/Japan-town, we asked ourselves the question, ‘what is Japanese Canadian architectural style?’ Then a lightbulb lit up. First of all, what is ‘Brainball’? Founded in 1914, the Asahi Baseball team was a Japanese Canadian baseball team that played in Powell Grounds (now Oppenheimer Park) going on to great success in the 1930s. Winning the Pacific Northwest Championship five years in a row, the Asahi Team was a vehicle for racial integration between Japanese Canadians and the white community. Being Asian, the Asahi players were shorter and less physical compared to their Caucasian opponents, who played a physical game of powerful

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With rising economic prosperity and the building of vibrant communities like Powell Street, institutional racism against Japanese Canadians became more hostile, particularly after WWI. The Canadian government imposed emigration quotas to 400, then to 150 emigrants from Japan per year by the late 1920s. Fishing license quotas issued to Japanese Canadians were also imposed. Amidst these growing racial tensions, the community continued to grow and thrive. The pressure to ‘stay unequal’ was great while at the same time, the desire to express their cultural identity was similarly strong. This can be seen in how they expressed their cultural voice in architectural design. The following patterns emerge. Japanese Canadians understood the elite values of the dominant Anglo-Saxon establishment well and aspired towards this in the overall basic design of their buildings. Our 1928 Japanese Hall Heritage Building, Vancouver’s new National Historic Site, embodies this. Our architect was Sharp & Thompson Architects, one of the top architectural firms in Vancouver. They designed UBC Point Grey Campus and the Burrard Street Bridge. It is a simple yet grand Art Deco design. The Tamura Building, a grand brick building on the corner of Gore and Powell St. was designed by Townsend and Townsend Architects. The Maikawa Department Store on Powell St. Is a stunning Art Deco design by architect T.L. Kerr. While the designs of these buildings primarily aligned with the dominant design trends of the time, if you look closely, Japanese Canadian names are spelled in English on these buildings. For example, above the entrance to the Japanese Hall in tile mosaic, ‘JAPANESE HALL’ is printed in English

evident. The Japanese Hall has a slight Spanish colonial influence, and the Fuji Chop Suey Restaurant beside Sunrise Market on Powell Street integrates Chinese and Californian design. Lastly, the key underlying principle of Japanese Canadian style was simplicity, frugality, and pragmatic functionality. Certainly there is grandeur in many of the building designs, but it is moderated by functionality of space, simplicity of line, and quiet forms of cultural expression. How does a racially oppressed community voice their cultural identity? ‘Brainball’ strategy. Next time you visit Nihonmachi/Japan-town, scratch beneath the surface to see how bases were stolen in Japanese Canadian architecture. WHAT’S COMING UP? • Start of 10 week Adult Japanese Language Evening classes (remote) • October 6 (Tues) - 7 - 9 pm (Intermediate); Oct. 8 (Thurs) - 7- 9 pm (beginners) letters. Japanese lettering was not chosen. On top of the • Learn or brush up on your Japanese from the comfort of your home! Go Tamura Building in the replica pagoda on the roof, you to www.vjls-jh.com will notice the English printing of ‘TAMURA’ printed beneath the pagoda roof. Similarly, on the second floor of the Maikawa Department Store, the name, ’T. MAIKAWA’ is printed in trendy Art Deco font lettering in English. These were all names of the owners. Also, if you look at store or house entrances, there are a few tiled names of the owners, such as ‘KOMURA’ printed in English letters in the tile design. While openly expressing ownership, it does so in a non-threatening and understated way. Another pattern that emerged was the open-ended and understated use of cultural symbols. In the case of the Japanese Hall, if one looks closely at the top corners of the second floor west and east side windows, there is a mosaic tile design of the Buddhist Sanskrit symbol of peace. As most Japanese Canadian early settlers were Buddhist, they would know this symbol. On each side of the centre windows, there are maple leafs, and in the centre pillars, there are what looks like dogwood flowers or sakura blossoms carved into the pillars. The maple leafs could be either Japanese maple (momiji) or Canadian maples, both powerful symbols in Canada & Japan. And the dogwood flower or the sakura blossoms are also powerful culture symbols in both cultures. Were these left open to interpretation is likely to show allegiance to both cultures. Experimentation of other cultural influences to express cultural identity is also

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Nikkei Place Monthly Update Nikkei Place comprises Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society and Nikkei Place Foundation. When at Nikkei Centre, please follow posted signage to maintain physical distance, wash your hands, and consider wearing a face mask. To keep our community safe, please reschedule your visit if you are sick and consider “visiting” online instead of in-person.

N E W S nikkeiplace.org MUSEUM SHOP During the month of October, antique pottery will be on display and available for purchase in the display case in the lobby. A time-limited sale of Vancouver Asahi baseball goods will take place – stay tuned on our social media channels – Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We are balancing our inventory between our onsite museum shop and online shop. Please contact us if you need help locating an item. jcnm@ nikkeiplace.org | 604.777.7000 ext.109 ONLINE squareup.com/store/NNMCC Charles H. Kadota Resource Centre Visit NIKKEIMUSEUM.ORG to explore over 31,000 items! The Resource Centre is available by appointment only and with added safety measures. Please contact our Research Archivist Linda Kawamoto Reid at lreid@nikkeiplace. org for research inquiries or our Collections Manager Lisa Uyeda at luyeda@nikkeiplace.org for donation inquiries. Thank you to the Adhoc Redress Committee for their support.

THANK YOU to all who have supported the NNMCC during these challenging times. We sincerely appreciate your generosity and are driven to ensure a bright future for Nikkei Place. RESILIENCE FUNDRAISER help protect Japanese Canadian history, heritage and culture We need your support to offset revenues that have plummeted with the pandemic. Large events have been cancelled and many programs that involve close contact and vulnerable populations remain on hiatus. See our “Resilience” update on page 40 for more details centre.nikkeiplace.org/support-us/resilience-fundraiser/ | kgoshinmon@nikkeiplace.org | 604.777.7000 ext. 110 MUSEUM ONLINE Visit our website at centre.nikkeiplace.org to find a variety of resources for fun, fascination, and education. Explore online exhibits and archives; play games; watch videos; listen to our podcast. More resources are being added as they become available. EXHIBIT Broken Promises, a Landscapes of Injustice project exhibit that unpacks the dispossession triggered by the forced dispersal of the Japanese Canadian community from the west coast of BC in the 1940s. Pandemic sanitation and social distancing protocols are in place to ensure visitor safety. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Please visit our website for exhibit programming. https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/exhibits/ broken-promises/ Hours Tue-Sat, 10-5 Admission $0-5 A new publication is available at the museum shop and online shop. Landscapes of Injustice: A New Perspective on the Internment and Dispossession of Japanese Canadians, Edited by Jordan Stanger-Ross, $39.95 PERMANENT EXHIBIT Taiken: Japanese Canadians since 1877. 2nd floor, free admission

NNMCC Reception & Museum Shop Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm; Sunday & Monday Closed. NIKKEI NATIONAL MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTRE 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC, V5E 4M7 Tel: 604.777.7000 Fax: 604.777.7001 E-mail: info@nikkeiplace.org NIKKEI SENIORS HEALTH CARE AND HOUSING SOCIETY 6680 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC, V5E 4N3 Tel: 604.777.5000 Fax: 604.777.5050

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Craft Fair | November to December Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10am-5pm Join us for the pandemic-friendly edition of our Craft Fair. Enjoy shopping or just browsing the local artisans’ work. Each weekend from Friday to Sunday, we will host up to 12 artisans to showcase their work. Please check our website for the list of vendors before you visit! This is the 20th annual Fair and we continue to enjoy meeting creative artists, artisans, makers, tailors, and designers – join us at the Craft Fair to meet them in person, enjoy their work and shop for one and only handmade items for either you or for your loved ones.

WHAT’S ON

Masterworks of Japanese Tea Culture: online lecture series with Maiko Behr October 8 and 18; November 12 and 22 $10/session This virtual lecture series is exploring the aesthetic of wabi, one of the defining characteristics of the major streams of Japanese tea tradition. Each of the six 75-minute talks focuses on one famous tea object and the stories surrounding it as an entry point for thinking about the broader development of wabicha – the humble style that is associated with the most common forms of tea practice in Japan today. This series is intended for anyone interested in traditional Japanese arts, aesthetics, ceramics, history, visual culture, and more. All sessions are held in English only. No prior knowledge is necessary. Recordings of the sessions will also be Thank You available to all registered participants following each live session until The NNMCC Auxiliary Committee would like to thank November 30. (Zoom is not required to listen to the recording.) the following for their generous donations of Japanese and other items to the Nikkei Centre “Summer at Nikkei Aizome Indigo Dye Workshops Garden” sales events. Your donations help the Auxiliary October 10, 17, 24 raise funds to assist the Nikkei Centre with its various Three sessions per day | 10:30am-12:00 | 1:00pm-2:30pm | 3:00pm-4:30pm educational programs and activities. We apologize if Experience the magic of indigo. This popular workshop is re-imagined some names have inadvertently been omitted. Doomo with three students of 90 minute sessions. Suited for beginners. Please arigatou gozaimashita : visit our Eventbrite page for full details and tickets (selling fast!). Fumi Horii Tak Honkawa Kiyomi Minamata Cheryl Honkawa Japanese Book Sale Janice Masur Elaine Homma October 27 to November 7 | Tuesday to Saturday | 10am-5pm Norm Shuto Howard Shimokura As the nights get longer, why not pass the autumn evenings by reading? Tom Tagami Sato Kobayashi Visit NNMCC’s Japanese Book Sale, held during Japan’s “Reading Week”. Joy Tsukishima Audrey Vaughn There will be health and safety measures in place to prevent the spread Ruth Tsukishima Satch Ryujin of infection. See our website for details. Reiko Kurushima Sachiko Okamura Geary Kitagawa Frank Kamiya Remembrance Day Mutsumi Hamakawa Naomi Kamiya and Centenary of the Japanese Canadian Cenotaph 2020 Cathy Nishikawa Yoshi Hashimoto Due to the pandemic, the Remembrance Day ceremony will carry on by Roberta Nasu Setsu Miyanishi invitation only at the cenotaph, but we hope to live stream the ceremony Emily Hirai to reach more people across Canada. A concurrent by-invitation-only (under 50 people) live streaming event to view the live ceremony will take place at the Vancouver Japanese Language School Hall. Descendants of Japanese Canadian First World War veterans will acknowledge the centenary of the cenotaph, the end of the Second World War (75 years ago), and the start of the Korean War (70 years ago). Both events will begin at 10:40am PST. For more information or an invitation to either event contact Linda Kawamoto Reid at lreid@nikkeiplace.org.

OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT NIKKEI NATIONAL MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTRE • Become a member. • Volunteer! Download an application at: centre.nikkeiplace.org/ volunteer. • Shop at the Museum Gift Shop and online nnmcc.square.site • Become a Monthly Donor • Consider our venue for your mini-wedding • Donate to the Tree of Prosperity or Nikkei Place Foundation. Please contact Nikkei Place Foundation at 604.777.2122 or gifts@ nikkeiplace.org for information about becoming a monthly donor.

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Family History One-on-One Trace your family history with expert personal assistance from Nikkei National Museum’s Research Archivist Linda Kawamoto Reid. Currently, as our Charles Kadota Resource Centre adapts to new pandemic protocols, we remain closed for in-person research, but for the first time, we offer new and unique distanced individual sessions. Private sessions are one hour in length, by telephone, Skype, Whatsapp, Google Meet or Zoom, to guide you in your research of your family history. $25/hr + GST. 20% discount for members. Please pre-pay online, and we will contact you to make an appointment. Questions: jcnm@nikkeiplace.org | 604.777.7000 ext.109 Tue-Sat centre.nikkeiplace.org/ family-history-one-on-one

COMMUNITY Blood Donor Clinics Friday, October 23, 12-8pm For eligibility criteria, contact Canadian Blood Services at 1.888.236.6283 feedback@blood.ca www.blood.ca.

Nikkei Place Monthly Update Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society TIPS ON GUARDING AGAINST THE COLD AND THE FLU by Tom Teranishi With the coming of the fall, season, it brings the start of the ‘the cold and flu. This year, we have to be extra careful to avoid getting the cold or flu symptoms with the emergence of the Covid 19 virus pandemic which has similar symptoms with more dire consequences for those person who becomes infected by the Covid 19 Virus.

and take longer to get over it.

The flu virus is highly contagious and can affect a group of people all at once. Symptoms are similar to that of a cold but more severe. It is usually accompanied with fever with temperatures ranging from 38 to 40 It is estimated by Health Canada that 72% of the Canadian population degrees Centigrade. The flu symptoms are much like will be affected by some type of cold or flu symptom at least once a year. that of a cold but can come on quickly. The symptoms Adults average about one cold or flu symptoms per year; while children are usually characterized by chills and shaking, pains around the eyes, muscle aches, fatigue, a dry cough, on the whole average from 6 to 10 times per year. and sore throat. The following suggestions are some of the ways in avoiding coming down with cold or flu symptoms. They may seem like common sense approach- See a doctor or a health professional if your symptoms es but are not useful unless they are practiced. These approaches are: and/or temperature increase. • Eat regularly with well-balanced meals. Warming foods like soups and The best known way to lessen the chances of getting stews and foods with ginger, chili spices, and cinnamon are good eaten the flu is to get a flu shot. In most cases the flu vaccine is about 72% effective in lessening the flu symptoms . in cold damp weather. Consult with your doctor or health professional is you • Exercise regularly to maintain body strength and good blood circulation. have concern of getting the flu vaccine. • Protect against getting chilled by keeping the area around the neck and Most people do not experience any affects after getshoulders warm. Keep the abdomen and the lower back warm as well. ting a flu shot. However, some people can experience • Wash hands with soap and water as often as possible as to avoid germs flu-like symptoms such a headaches, or a slight temleft on surfaces by others. particularly in public places such as theaters, perature which is brief in duration. stores, transit. The onset of the flu can result in complications such • Distance from people who have cold or flu symptoms. as pneumonia which may lead to bacterial infection of • Wear warm clothing when going from a warm environment to a cold one. the lungs, or lining of the brain resulting in the onset of meningioma affecting not only the brain or aspects • Humidify your living area such as your living room, bedroom and other of bodily functioning. areas where you spend most of your time. To avoid bacterial infections the pneumococcal vac• Avoid getting over-tired; listen to your body and rest when you feel tired. cine has been available in Canada since 1993 and is A most frequently asked question is “what is the difference between a cold considered to be very safe with a good track record and flu. Both are viral respiratory illnesses There are over 200 viruses for to prevent these bacterial infections. producing a cold symptoms. These symptoms can include: runny nose, It is a one time shot needing a booster shot every five red eyes, frequent coughs, a sore and dry throat, head and body aches. years. The onset of a cold is gradual, taking a day or two before becoming full blown. The mucous thickens as the cold progresses. This stage occurs It is very important to take extra care to avoid the flu before the cold dries up. The duration of a cold can take from 2 days to this year in view of emergence of the Covid 19 Virus 2 weeks depending on its severity and the body’s ability to fight it. Taking pandemic. plenty of fluids and getting sufficient rest is important to help your body Wishing you stay healthy and be safe. fight it. Make sure that you are completely over your cold before starting with your regular activities as the cold can come back with more severity

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Nikkei Place Monthly Update Nikkei Place Foundation Donations Ni kkei Pl ace Donat ions

NIKKEI PLACE is comprised of three organizations: Nikkei Place Foundation, Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, and Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society. Please visit www.nikkeiplace.org — each of our organization’s are making updates on our websites and social media channels in reponse to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. We are still accepting donations, but encourage you to donate online at www.nikkeiplacefoundation.org to avoid any delays with receiving your tax receipt. For inquiries, please contact gifts@nikkeiplacefoundation.org.

Thank You for Supporting Nikkei Place! Gifts from September 1 - 30, 2020 inclusive DONATIONS Anonymous (3) Fujiko Egami Kelvin & Kay Higo George Koyanagi Leslie & Phyllis Murata Wendy S. Nagasaka Ronald Okada & Carol Nishi July Ono Hayato Ueda Hisako Yamamoto

In Memory of Christine Couper Gwendolyn Kinu Perkins In Memory of Masakazu Godo Yoshiko Godo In Memory of Sunako Hinada Hiroko Stuart Anna & Bob Takashiba Terry & Mari Yamada In Memory of Fumi & Ken Honkawa Cheryl Reiko Honkawa

HONOURS & TRIBUTES In Honour of Sam Yamamoto’s In Memory of Norman T. Ibuki Birthday Norm Ibuki Lindsay & Andrew Fong In Memory of Jiro Kamiya Yvonne Kong Joseph & Danielle Cantafio In Honour of Masako & In Memory of Peter Katsuno Stan Fukawa Warren Yamasaki Adeline & Terry Jurick In Memory of Robert Banno Mary Araki Randy & Lynn Enomoto Glenn & Wendy Hara Frank & Naomi Kamiya Louise Akuzawa & Ronald Kruschen Carrie Okano Virginia E. Sato Ryoko Ward In Memory of Nancy Machiko Cameron Dan & Sho Uyesugi, Joe Uyesugi, Francis Clark Roy & Yaeko Uyesugi, Gail Hirsch Fred & Linda Yada Ken & Dorothy Yada In Memory of Patricia Clever Natalie Aarup Anonymous (3) Mike Ashikawa Maureen Becket Jodie Ishihara May H. Ishikawa Jackie Jordan Patricia Marcoe Leslie & Mark McCue George Merry Ruby Okano Ryoko Ward

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In Memory of Yasuko Komori Barry & Suzuko Higo In Memory of Mamoru Madokoro Kazuto & Mary Nakamoto Minoru Tanaka In Memory of Tamako Miki Dr. Patrick & Diane Miki In Memory of Robert T. Miki Evy Miki Tsuneko Miki In Memory of Yoshimi Naka Anonymous In Memory of Shoji Nishihata Donald A. Mccoy In Memory of Sanzo & Kinori Oka Peter & Masako Stillwell In Memory of Ray & Michiko Ota & Family Evelyn & Michael Saito In Memory of Michi Saito Manami Calvo In Memory of Shoji Tabata Carina Abe Connie & Art Komori

In Memory of Norman & Irene Tsuyuki Dr. Carol Tsuyuki & Craig Tomlinson

Noriko & Daniel Nasu-Tidball Masako & Ken Moriyama Anne Motozono Carrie Okano Daigo Naito Nancy N. Okano Roberta H. Nasu Gwendolyn Kinu Perkins Takeshi & Mizuho Ogasawara In Memory of Vern Uyesugi Evelyn & Michael Saito Chris Oikawa Pat M. Sakai Connie Ball Hanako Oye Tom & Ayako Sakaino In Memory of Marjorie Linda Kawamoto Reid Janet Shimizu Masako Uyeyama Jim & Norma Sawada Howard Shimokura Carole Hainsworth Audrey Shimozawa Peter & Masako Stillwell Eva Shiho Cheryl I. Suzuki In Memory of Kesajiro Barbara Shishido Debra T. Suzuki Yamada Eriko Taguchi (Satsuki kai) Charlotte Takasaki James Hajime Yamada Sharlene A. Tabata Rebecca Talbot NNMCC RESILIENCE Joyce C. Takeshita Yayoi Nagai & Michael FUNDRAISER Darlene Tanaka & Trevor Jones Tanaka Anonymous (2) Grace Tanaka June Tanemura Connie Ball Ginzo & Harue Udagawa Dr. Carol Tsuyuki & Manami Calvo Hisako Wada Craig Tomlinson Joseph & Danielle Cantafio Fred & Linda Yada Anibal & Tracey Valente Marnie Carter Chris, Jan Yamamoto & Family Ryoko Ward Ruth & Michael Coles Norine K. Yamamoto James Hajime Yamada Cameron Dustin Sam Yamamoto Warren Yamasaki Elaine Englar Tatsuo & Mariko Yamamoto Beverley T. Yamaura Randy & Lynn Enomoto Gwendolyn Yip & Fred H. Yasuda Svetlana Ershov Santa Ono Homma & Yasui Family Joseph Fry Carl T. Yokota HERITAGE ESTATE Godo Family GIVING CIRCLE MONTHLY GIVING Yoshiko Godo Tamiko Corbett Anonymous (2) Emily Hirai Yoshiharu Hashimoto Carina Abe Cheryl Reiko Honkawa Mitsuo & Emmie Hayashi Ian & Debbie Burgess Leslie Ikeda George & Elaine Homma Brian & Marcia Carr Hiroshi & Takako Iura Betty Issenman Dr. Donald & Francoise Jinnouchi Patricia H. Chan Sato Kobayashi Michael & Ruth Coles Adeline & Terry Jurick Gordon Kadota Grant Dustin Kami Insurance Agencies Ltd. Cathy Makihara Masami Hanashiro Frank & Naomi Kamiya Junichi & Atsumi Hashimoto Robert & Jane Nimi Thomas & Kumiko Kobayashi Carrie Okano Tad & Mitsuko Hosoi Louise Akuzawa & Linda Kawamoto Reid Shaun Inouye Ronald Kruschen Richard & Gail Shinde Kenneth & Bernadine Frederick Lackmance Norman Shuto Isomura Ryan & Eliza Lang Haruko Takamori Tomoko Ito Kaori Lytton Sian Tasaka Mary F. Kawamoto Kimi McDiarmid Fred & Linda Yada Satoko Kobayashi Evy Miki Sam Yamamoto Katsuko (Kitty) Kodama Kathy Miki Greciana Langamon Nancy Miki & Adam Smith Tommy Li Dr. Patrick & Diane Miki Stewart Kawaguchi Tsuneko Miki Happy Birthday to Ted Kawamoto Kaori Namiki Sam Yamamoto, from all Catherine Makihara Janet Nasu of us at Nikkei Place!

困難な状況に負けない強さ日系文化センター・博物館より最新情報

· 41,000枚を超える写真 · 38メートル相当の文書資料 2000年9月22日、日系センターはコミュニティーの皆様に向けてオー · 650件のオーラルヒストリー音声資料プンしました。この20年間、日系カナダ人コミュニティーや、より広い · 156巻の映像フィルムコミュニティーの誰もが集うことのできる場所を提供し続けて参りま · 2600点を超える器物や美術品した。次の20年、そしてその先も、日系センターがこの役割を果たしまた日系センターでは、コミュニティて行けるよう、今コミュニティーの皆様からのご支援が必要です。ーの皆様にお楽しみいただける、日本コロナ禍により、プログラムやイベントは収容人数を大幅に削減する文化に関する独創的なプログラム、イことを余儀なくされており、収益は大幅に減少しています。しかし私ベント、展示、その他をご提供し、世界たちは、この美しい日系センターの施設を維持するため費用を工面中から集まった、さまざまな背景を持し、コニュニティーの皆様が将来にわたってこの場所に集まってくだつ、あらゆる世代の人と人をつないでさることが出来るよう努めています。この困難な時期を通して私たちいます。最新の展示「破られた約束を導いてくれている、日本のことわざがあります。 (BROKEN PROMISES)」は、2020年9 月26日にオンラインで開展式が行わ「柔能く剛を制す（じゅうよくごうをせいす）」れ、2021年春まで開催されます。

— —しなやかなものは、その柔軟性によってかえって、堅固なものに勝つという意味

しなやかで折れない竹のように、私たちもこの困難に負けず、支出を最小限に抑え、政府や基金からの補助金を最大限に活用すると同時に、プログラムのオンラインへの移行や、ご参加いただく形式の変更を行って参りました。日系カナダ人の歴史の保全も、引き続き行っています。この保全の仕事は、丹念に収集、保持されてきた器物、写真、文書を通して、1970年代以来続けられています。日系博物館では、以下の歴史的、文化的に重要な品々を収蔵しており、さらにお寄せいただく寄贈品も毎年加えられています。

2020年10月5日現在、目標額の80パーセントに到達いたしました。

オンライン、電話、もしくは郵送でご寄付ください。 • centre.nikkeiplace.org/support-us/resilience-fundraiser/ • 604.777.7000 • 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby BC, V5E 4M7 — 支払先： Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre

$150 = 世界中からデータベースへのアクセスを可能にするための、オンライン・アーカイブ・データベース用サーバー費用1か月分。

$350 = 1日当たりの日系文化センター・博物館の維持費—— 電気、ガス、水道、電話、インターネット、庭園維持、エレベーター、警備、建物管理。

未来の世代のために私たち日系人の歴史を保全し、日系センターを維持するには皆様のご支援が必要です。レジリエンス（困難に負けない力）基金へのご寄付をご検討ください。皆様からの1ドル1ドルによって、目標額 25万ドルに近づくことが出来ます。これまでいただいたご寄付は某ドナーのご厚意により倍増され、10万ドルに達しました。これにより、目標達成への追い込みに拍車がかかってきました。引き続きよろしくお願いいたします。

GOAL

$250,000 お問い合わせ kgoshinmon@nikkeiplace.org | 604.777.7000 ext. 110

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Nikkei Place Monthly Update 日系プレースは、日系文化センター・博物館、日系シニアーズ・ヘルスケア住宅協会および日系プレース基金で構成されています。

日系文化センター・博物館ニュースご来館の際には館内の表示に従い、同居されている方以外との距離を保ち、手を洗い、なるべくマスクをご着用いただきますようお願いいたします。体調が悪い場合はご自宅に留まり、直接足をお運びいただく代わりにオンラインにて是非「ご来館」ください。この困難な時期に、日系文化センター・博物館をご支援くださっているすべての方々にお礼申し上げます。皆様の寛大なご支援に心より感謝申し上げるとともに、日系プレースの素晴らしい未来に向けて益々努めてまいります。

レジリエンス（困難に負けない力）基金日系カナダ人の歴史、遺産を守り、日本の文化を発信していくためにご協力ください大きなイベントがキャンセルされ、濃厚接触や高齢などの理由によりまだクラスに戻ることを控える人も多く、収入源は急落しております。こんなときだからこそ、皆さまのご支援をお願いする次第です。詳しくはレジリアンス基金のページ 45 を参照ください。 2020 年 12 月 31 日までに頂いたご寄付は某ドーナーのご厚意により、倍増されて（マッチングドネーション）日系センターにドネーションされますのでどうぞこの機会にご寄付にご協力ください。 centre.nikkeiplace.org/support-us/resilience-fundraiser/ ¦ kgoshinmon@nikkeiplace.org ¦604.777.7000 ext. 110

オンライン博物館ウェブサイト centre.nikkeiplace.org では、楽しいもの、興味を惹かれるもの、教育的なもの等、幅広い情報が掲載されています。オンラインでご覧いただける展示とアーカイブ、ゲーム、ビデオ、ポッドキャストなど是非お試しください。新しいコンテンツも、可能になり次第順次追加していきます。

お勧めプログラム展示「破られた約束 (Broken Promises)」は、1940 年代、BC 州西海岸から日系カナダ人を強制疎開させ、財産を没収した実態を明らかにする「不正義の風景 (Landscapes of Injustice)」プロジェクトの展示です。ご来場者の安全のため、感染防止の衛生設備が設置され、ソーシャルディスタンスが実施されます。このプロジェクトは、カナダ政府の援助を得て実現したものです。展示プログラムに関する最新情報は、ウェブサイトにてご確認ください。 https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/exhibits/broken-promises/ 開館時間：火曜∼土曜、10 時∼ 5 時入場料：$0 ∼ 5 新しい書籍は、ミュージアムショップかオンラインショップでお求めになれます。Landscapes of Injustice: A New Perspective on the Internment and Dispossession of Japanese Canadians [ 不正義の風景：日系カナダ人の強制収容と財産剥奪に関する新たな視点 ] （ジョーダン・スタンガ―・ロス編）$39.95

2020 年戦没者追悼記念日と日系カナダ人戦没者記念碑建立 100 周年今年は戦没者記念碑建立 100 周年ですが、コロナウィルス流行のため、追悼式の式典は招待客のみで行われます。ただし式典はライブ配信で、カナダ中のより多くの方々にお届けできればと考えています。同時に、招待客のみ（50 人以下）で式典のライブ配信を鑑賞するイベントも、バンクーバー日本語学校の講堂にて行われます。日系カナダ人第一次大戦退役軍人の子孫の方々をお招きし、記念碑建立 100 周年、第二次大戦終結 75 周年、そして朝鮮戦争勃発 70 周年を記念します。式典もライブ配信イベントも、太平洋標準時の午前 10 時半開始です。詳細や両イベントへの招待についてのお問い合わせは、リンダ・カワモト・リードまで lreid@nikkeiplace.org。

ミュージアムショップ 10 月中はロビーにて、ディスプレイケースに入った陶器の骨董品が展示され、お買い求めいただけます。バンクーバー朝日グッズも期間限定で販売されます。日系センターのソーシャルメディア（フェイスブック、ツイッター、インスタグラム）でお知らせいたしますので、ご期待ください。館内のミュージアムショップとオンラインショップとの間で在庫の調整をしています。お探しのものが見つからない場合にはご連絡ください。 jcnm@nikkeiplace.org ¦ 604.777.7000 ext.109 https://squareup.com/store/NNMCC/

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常設展

茶道文化の傑作：マイコ・ベア先生のオンライン講座シリーズ

「体験：1877年からの日系カナダ人」 2 階入場無料

（英語）続き：10 月 8 & 18 日、11 月 12 & 22 日講座一回につき 10 ドルこのオンライン講座シリーズでは、日本の伝統的な茶道を特徴つける「わび」の美学について学びます。各 75 分の 6 回の講義では毎回、「わび茶」の発展について考える起点として、有名な茶道具を一つ取り上げ、それにまつわる物語に焦点を当ててお話しします。このシリーズは、伝統的な日本の美術、美学、陶磁器、歴史、視覚文化、等に興味を持つすべての方が対象です。講義はすべて英語のみで行われます。予備知識は必要ありません。受講生の方は、各講座後 11 月 30 日まで講義の録音をお聞きいただくこともできます。申し込みされた方でオンライン講義でなく後日録画をお聞きになる予定の方は、ズームを使うは必要ありません。

藍染ワークショップ 10 月 10，17，24 日 1 日 3 セッション開催します｜午前 10 時半∼ 12 時｜午後 1 時∼２時半｜午後 3 時∼ 4 時半藍染の魔法を体験してみてください。人気のワークショップですが、今回新しく90 分間の 1 セッションにつき受講生 3 人という構成で行われます。初心者向け。詳細やチケットの購入は、イベントバイトの日系センターの Eventbrite ページをご覧ください（すぐに売り切れますので、お早めに！）。

ファミリーヒストリー個別相談日系博物館の専門家による個別アシスタントで、あなたの家族の歴史をたどってみませんか。リサーチ・アーキビスト、リンダ・カワモト・リードがお手伝いします。現在チャールズ門田リサーチセンターは、新しいパンデミック対応規定に合わせ、直接ご来館いただいての研究調査は引き続き休止しておりますが、新しいユニークな遠隔での個人セッションを初めて実施します。個別セッションは 1 時間、電話もしくはスカイプ、ワッツアップ、グーグル・ミート、ズームで、あなたの家族の歴史についてのリサーチをお手伝いいたします。 1 時間 $25 + GST。メンバーは２０％割引。オンラインにて事前にお支払頂きましたら、こちらからご連絡しご予約させていただきます。お問い合わせ：jcnm@nikkeiplace.org ¦ 604.777.7000 ext.109（火曜∼土曜）https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/ family-history-one-on-one/

コミュニティ献血クリニック 10 月 23 日（金）正午∼午後 8 時献血できる適性基準がありますので、詳しくはカナダ献血サービス（1.888.236.6283/ feedback@blood.ca / www.blood.ca）まで。

クラフトフェア 11 ∼ 12 月｜毎週金曜、土曜、日曜｜午前 10 ∼午後 5 時今年のクラフトフェアは、コロナウィルス流行に対応した形で開催されます。是非ご来場ください。地元工芸家の作品をお買い求めいただけるほか、ただ作品を見て回るだけでもお楽しみいただけます。毎週金曜から日曜まで、最大 12 名の工芸家の作品を出展いたします。出展者リストはウェブサイトに掲載され、ご来場前にご確認いただけます！今年でクラフトフェアは 20 周年を迎えます。今までも大勢の個性豊かなアーティスト、工芸家、デザイナーの方々の作品を販売してきました。皆様も是非、製作者の皆さんに直接会い、作品をご覧いただき、世界に一つしかない手作りの作品を、ご自身や大切な方への贈り物にお買い求めください。 NNMCC 活動補助委員会より、「サマー・アット・日系ガーデン」の販売イベントに際し、多くの方々に日本の品やその他たくさんご寄付をいただきましたことを、お礼申し上げます。皆様のご寄付により、活動補助委員会では日系センターの様々な教育プログラムや活動を支援する資金を集めることができています。英語ページにてご寄付いただいた方々全員のリストがご覧いただけます。万一お名前が記載されていないようなことがございましたら、申し訳ございません。ご協力いただき、ありがとうございました。

ブックセール 10 月 27 日∼ 11 月 7 日 ¦ 火曜日∼土曜日 ¦ 午前 10 時から午後 5 時まで夜の時間が長くなる時期、秋の夜長を読書で過ごしませんか。日本の読書週間に合わせてブックセールが開催されます。感染防止対策をした上での運営となります。詳しくはウェブサイトでご確認ください。

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Nikkei Place Monthly Update 風邪およびインフルエンザ予防のためのアドバイス著者：トム・寺西訳：大島利子秋の訪れとともに風邪やインフルエンザの季節がやってきます。特に今年は COVID-19 の発生のため、似たような症状を呈する風邪やインフルエンザにかからないようにしなくてはなりません。コロナウイルスに感染した場合、より厳しい結果を伴う場合があります。カナダ保険省は、カナダの人口の 72％がなんらかのタイプの風邪やインフルエンザにかかると予測しています。成人は最低毎年１回、子供は 6 回から 10 回は感染すると言われています。風邪やインフルエンザを避けるための数々のアドバイスを下記に述べてみました。（常識と思われるかもしれませんが実践すると効果的なアプローチですので参考になれば幸いです。） •

バランスのとれた食事を規則正しく取る。スープ、シチュー、生姜やチリスパイス、シナモンを含んだ食べ物は寒くて湿度の高い気候の中で生活する私たちの体を温めてくれます。規則的な運動は体力や良好な血液循環を維持します。首や肩など寒さにさらされる個所を暖かく保持すること。お腹や腰も暖かく保ってください。できるだけまめに石けんで手を洗いましょう。特に劇場、商店、交通機関など公共の場所でほかの人達が接触した箇所に残されたバクテリアから自分を守るよう衛生に気を付けてください。風邪やインフルエンザの症状のある人とは距離を保ちましょう。暖かい場所から寒い場所に行く時は、温かい服装で出かけましょう。居間、ベッドルームなど長時間過ごす生活空間を加湿しましょう。疲れすぎないようにしましょう。自分の体調を知り疲れた時は休みましょう。

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風邪の症状と似ていますがより重症です。たいていの場合摂氏 38 から 40 度の熱を伴います。その症状は急激に現れます。悪寒、震え、目の周りの痛み、筋肉の痛み、乾いた咳、喉の痛みなどです。熱が出たり症状が進んだ場合は医師や医療従事者に見てもらってください。インフルエンザにかかるチャンスを減らすにはインフルエンザワクチンの接種が有効です。このワクチンの有効率は約 72％です。ワクチン接種に関してはかかりつけの医師や医療従事者に相談しましょう。大抵の人はインフルエンザの予防接種を受けても副作用はありません。ですが一定の人にインフルエンザに似た症状が出ることもあります。頭痛、微熱などの例がありますが、通常短期間で解消します。インフルエンザの発症が合併症を引き起こすこともあります。その例としては肺炎など肺の細菌感染、脳内感染が髄膜腫の発症につながったりします。髄膜腫は脳を襲うのみでなく、身体機能も襲ってしまいます。カナダでは細菌感染を避けるには肺炎球菌ワクチンが 1993 年より使われるようになりました。このワクチンはこれらの細菌感染を避けるために非常に安全であると考えられていて優れた実績を持っています。まずは最初にワクチンを注射してその後５年おきに再接種が必要となります。今年度は特に COVID -19 パンデミックという緊急事態を考慮し、インフルエンザに感染しないよう特に注意することが非常に重要です。みなさまどうぞくれぐれも健康にご留意くださり安全に過ごされますよう願っております。

一番よく聴かれる質問は「風邪とインフルエンザの違いは何か」ということです。両方ともウイルス性呼吸器疾患です。風邪を引き起こすウイルスの種類は 200 以上あります。この症状には鼻水、目が赤くなる、咳、喉の乾燥や痛み、頭痛、体の痛みなどです。風邪の症状はゆっくり進み、1 日から 2 日かかってピークに達します。風邪が進行するにつれて痰が濃くなっていきます。この状態は風邪が回復する最終段階です。風邪にかかっている期間はその重症度や疾患と戦う体力によりますが 2 日から 2 週間です。水分を十分に取る一方で十分な休息をとることは体が疾患と戦う際に重要です。必ず体が完全に回復してから通常のアクティビティーに戻るようにしましょう。そうしないと風邪はぶり返し、より重症となり回復にはさらに時間がかかってしまいます。インフルエンザウイルスの伝染力は強く、複数の人々が一度に感染することがあります。

日系ヘルスケア＆住宅協会では、ロバート新見日系ホームや新さくら荘、またシニアの健康に関する質問やご意見を歓迎いたします。下記の連絡先までご連絡ください。電話 604-777-5000 またはげっぽう記事執筆者トム・寺西 604-732-9458、604-816-1500。

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電話クラブ北米各地のシニアセンターで行われている電話を使ったプログラムが隣組でもスタート。複数の人に一斉に電話をかけられるシステムを導入しました。ただ今、電話で盛り上がるプログラムを企画中。また、趣味のグループなどで電話でつながりたい、というご要望もぜひお寄せください。

隣組ウォーキンググループストレッチ・体操・ウォーキング。毎週水曜日、午前 8:30 ∼ 9:00。バーナビーのセントラルパークにて。電話クラブおよびウォーキンググループのお問い合わせ・登録は電話 604-687-2172 内線 106、またはメール programs@tonarigumi.ca（リエ）まで。

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ご支援ありがとうございました！ 8 月 23 日に開催された隣組と JCCA 共催のチャリティー・ゴルフトーナメントでは、 90 名のゴルファー、そしてオンラインのラッフルやスポンサーシップを通してたくさんのコミュニティの皆さんにご支援いただきました。このイベントの収益金約 $20,000 は隣組の建物そしてプログラムやサービスに活用されます。ありがとうございました。

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日系カナダ人建築様式の「脳球」戦略コミュニティ・インパクト委員会ローラ雑本寄稿『バンクーバー朝日野球チームの必勝「ブレイン・ボール」（頭脳ボール）戦略が日系カナダ人建築と関係があるとしたらそれは何でしょうか？』 UBC の夏期学生 Irene・Zhang と私が夏の間に行っていたヒストリック・パウエル通りウォーキングツアーで、この問いに対して答えを出すことは、「ハッ」とさせられる瞬間でした。日本街・ジャパンタウンの建築の歴史や特徴を説明しながら、「日系カナダ人の建築様式とは何か？」と自問自答していたところ、ピン！と電球が光ったのです。まず、「ブレインボール」について説明してみます。 1914 年に創設されたバンクーバー朝日野球チームは、パウエル・グラウンド（現オッペンハイマー・パーク）でプレーしていた日系カナダ人の野球チームでした。1930 年代に太平洋岸北西部選手権で 5 年連続優勝を果たした。日系カナダ人と白人社会の人種統合の手段として活躍しました。アジア人である朝日チームの選手たちは、パワフルな打者、つまり「スラッガー」と呼ばれるフィジカルなゲームをする白人選手たちに比べて背が低く、身体的にハンデがありました。パワフルな打球で打ち負かすことができなかったので、「アウトシンキング」と「アウトラン」という戦略をとっていました。これは、バッティング、スピード、盗塁（スクイズ）戦略を駆使して勝つ方法です。このスタイルは「ブラウン・ボール」の反語としての「ブレイン・ボール」と呼ばれるようになりました。弱点を強みにして、基本的には頭脳戦で勝負を有利にするというものです。では、日系カナダ人の建築デザインではどのように「ブレイン・ボール」が表現されているのでしょうか？そもそも、日本街・ジャパンタウンは、中華街が一見して中国的とわかるようには建築的にも文化的にも「日本的」ではないです。パウエル通りを走っていくと、戦前は通り沿いに 400 以上の企業が軒を連ね、8000 人の日系カナダ人が住む活気ある市場村であったとはわからないのです。第二次世界大戦中の処分と抑留は、もちろん文化的アイデンティティの連続性を断ち切りました。そして中を覗けば、はっきりとした特徴的な事が浮かび上がってきます。戦前における少数派「東洋人」人種の不平等が、この件を理解するための鍵となります。1897 年から 1901 年の間に、約 15,000 人の日本人移民が BC 州に定住し、木材、漁業、農業、小企業で働いていました。日本人移民には選挙権がなく、特定の職業に就くことが制限されていました。経済的な繁栄とパウエルストリートのような活気あるコミュニティの構築に伴い、特に第一次世界大戦後、制度的な人種差別はより攻撃的なものとなりました。カナダ政府は、1920 年代後半までに、日本からの移民を年間 400 人に、その後は 150 人に制限しました。また、日系カナダ人には漁業免許の割り当てが強制的に行われました。強力な支配的白人エリートによる環境の中でもコミュニティは成長し、繁栄し続けました。「不平等のままでいなければならない」というプレッシャーは大きく、と同時に、自分たちの文化的アイデンティティを表現したいという欲求も強くなったのです。では彼らが建築設計においてそれをどのように表現していたのでしょうか。それは、ある特定のパターンに現れているのです。日系カナダ人は、支配的なアングロサクソンによるエリート的な価値観をよく理解しており、建物の基本的なデザイン全体の中でこれを目指していました。バンクーバーの新しい国定史跡となった築 1928 年のジャパニーズ・ホール・ヘリテージ・ビルディングが、そのことを示しています。担当した建築家は、バンクーバーのトップ建築事務所の一つであるシャープ＆トンプソン・アーキテクツでした。そこは、UBC ポイントグレイキャンパスとバラードストリートブリッジを設計した設計事務所です。シンプルながらも壮大なアールデコ調のデザイン。ゴア通りとパウエル通りの角にある壮大なレンガ造りの建物、 Tamura Building は Townsend and Townsend Architects が設計しました。パウエル通りにある舞川デパートは、建築家 T.L. カーによる見事なアールデコデザインです。これらの建物のデザインは、当時の主流であったデザインの形に添っているのですが、よく見ると、日系カナダ人の名前が英語で綴られています。例えば、タイルモザイクのジャパニーズホールの入り口の上には、「JAPANESE 475 & 487 Alexander St. Vancouver, B.C. V6A 1C6 Tel: 604.254.2551 Fax: 604.254.9556 Website: www.vjls-jh.com 50 月報 The Bulletin

HALL」と英字で印刷されています。日本語のレタリングは選ばれていないのです。屋根の上のレプリカパゴダの田村ビルの上には、'TAMURA' の英字で印刷されているのがわかります。同様に、舞川百貨店の 2 階にも「T. MAIKAWA」と英語のおしゃれなアールデコフォントのレタリングで印刷されています。これらはすべてオーナーの名前でした。オーナーシップを公然と表現しながらも、威圧感のない控えめな表現になっており、よく見ないと気づかないことが多いです。もう一つのパターンは、文化的なシンボルを自由に、そして控えめに使用していることです。ジャパニーズ・ホールの場合、2 階の西側と東側の窓の上の角をよく見ると、仏教のサンスクリット語で平和の象徴がモザイクタイルでデザインされています。日系カナダ人の初期入植者のほとんどが仏教徒だったので、このシンボルを知っているたのでしょう。中央の窓の両側にはもみじの葉があり、中央の柱にはハナミズキの花や桜の花のようなものが彫られています。もみじの葉は、日本のもみじかカナダのメープルのどちらかで、どちらにしてもカナダと日本の強力なシンボルです。また、ハナミズキの花や桜の花もまた、カナダと日本の強力な文化のシンボルです。これらを自由に解釈できるようにしておけば、両文化への忠誠心を示すことができるかもしれません。文化的なアイデンティティを表現するために、いろいろな形で表現が試されていることがわかります。最後に、日系カナダ人の文化的な声は、シンプルさ、倹約性、実用的な機能性を備えた物理的なデザインに統合されていることを述べておきます。確かに多くの建築デザインには壮大さがありますが、それは空間の機能性、線のシンプルさ、そして文化的な表現の静かさ、派手さではなくその静かさによって和らげられています。これらは私にとって、日系カナダ人の建築が持つ「頭脳戦」の戦略を示すものであり、日系カナダ人コミュニティが制約の中でも様々なレベルで繁栄できた所以だと思っています。次回、日本街・ジャパンタウンを訪れた際には、表層下に日系カナダ人建築のブレイン・ボール戦略を見に来て下さい。

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危機から生まれた共同体意識（4）「左様なら晩香波」、そして東部へオンタリオ州では 9 月 20 日現在、コロナ禍の第二波が到来したように見える。本年初頭から北米社会は「中国で発生した COVID-19」に恐怖し怒り、アジア系にその吐け口を向けた。そして、矛先が黒人に及んだ時、逆襲のうねりが巻き起こった。BLM 運動は今も続く。矛先はアジア系でも黒人でもよかったのではないか。人種差別意識の根は深い。一方、カナダ日系社会 140 年の歴史は差別との戦いだった。だがよく見ると、戦前の「差別を避けるため」の同化適応から、戦後は「差別は悪だ」と受動から能動に変わってきたことが分かる。

●白人労組との連帯 1920 年 7 月、日系労働組合が発足した。「民衆」編集者の梅月高市は、その目的を「出稼ぎ根性の消滅をはかり、社会的責任の自覚を促し、団結して、生活改善をはかると共に、カナダ労働者階級の代表的で堅実な運動に合流する方途を講するほかはない」と書いている。ここに白人社会から受ける人種差別を、同化によって回避しようという受け身の姿勢が見えている。翻って 1897 年、鏑木五郎牧師が同化適応を目指し初の日系紙「晩香波週報」を発刊させた。彼は、基督教に帰依することが差別を回避する唯一の方途だと信じていた。だが、1905 年に仏教会が発足すると、日系社会は忽ち国粋主義に席巻されていった。それに対して、鈴木悦率いる日系労組は、白人労組との連帯を通じて差別をなくそうとした。一方、上掲の「出稼ぎ根性の消滅をはかり」という表現に、日系労働者がいつも会社側のスト破りに使われて来た歴史と、「ボス」制度という「下請け」組織の根絶が意図されている。日系労働者は、夏は鮭漁、秋は森林伐採、冬は製材所に勤務し」、稼いだ金は日本に送金するか、冬の間に賭博でスッテンテンになって春を迎えるというパターンが典型だった。食と住を日本人ボスの世話になり、飯場を転々と移動する生活は英語のできない彼らにとっては都合のよい制度でもあった。逆にいうと、「差別」は出稼ぎ労働の代償の一部だった。日系労組は、この「ボス」の下で働く一人ひとりに語りかけてオルグし（労組へ加入させる）、スト破りされるのを防ごうとした。結成時からカナダ労働会議（TLC）への加盟を懇請し続け、1927 年にやっと承認され「キャンプミル労組 31 支部」の名称を得た。1937 年には TLC 加盟 10 周年を祝う特集「雌伏八年排日の難関突破」が一面を飾っている。 TLC による承認は、カナダが「単なる出稼ぎ地ではなく植民地から一自治国へと発達しつつあった」ことが背景にあるだろう。白人たちの意識も変わりつつあったのだ。彼らが理想とする社会制度も様々だった。サンジカリズム（組合主義）、社会主義、コミンテルン指導の世界共産主義運動に繋がろうとするカナダ共産党もあり、日系労組内でも衝突が起きた。鈴木悦と決別して、支部での活動に徹した吉田龍一や、「無産青年同盟」を名乗り、鈴木悦を批判し続けたグループもあった（「足跡・ある社会主義者の手記−高橋源七」）。中国系、日系労働者を傘下に収めたカナダ労働界は、団体交渉とストライキで力をつけていった。そして、1932 年、CCF（連邦協同党）を結成し、叩き上げ活動家のジェームス・ウッドワース、アンガス・マキナスなどの連邦議員が人種差別の撤廃を訴えた。 1936 年、マキナス議員はオタワ議会に「日系市民への選挙権の付与」決議案を提出し、日系市民連盟（JCCL）の二世４人を陳情団としてオタワ議会に招請した。オーシャンフォールズでは、日系人と白人が合流し統一労働組合を組織するまでになった。

1929年7月、衆院議員の安部磯雄が北米を訪問し、バンクーバーの日系労組とカナダの産業別労働会議（VTLC）の代表たちの歓迎を受けた。阿部は最前列の左から4番目。「民衆」社長・鈴木悦は最後列の左から2番目。同じくアンガス・マキニス連邦議員は右から3番目。日系労組組合長・佐田種次は2列目一番左（田村紀雄著「鈴木悦」掲載）

●忠君愛国に席巻された日系社会日系社会も日系紙も 1930 年代中期までには国粋主義に染まっていた。BC 州在住の日系人は日本国内の人と「同一レベルのニュース接触、意識化にあった」（田村紀男著「エスニック・ジャーナリズム」）という。日本国領事館と一体の日本人会は大陸日報を支持し、カナダ労組と連帯する日系労組や民衆と対立した。 1929 年、社会主義者の安部磯雄がバンクーバーの TLC 支部を訪問し、歓迎会が開かれた。その写真には CCF 幹部たちの顔も見え、日系労組との親密な関係を示している。安部は前年の選挙に社会大衆党から立候補し衆院議員になっていた。カナダ留学経験者の労農党議員・山本宣治は治安維持法に反対し、生物学者として産児制限を訴えていた。だが、1929 年 3 月、右翼の凶刃に斃れている。 1932 年に日本に帰省し、上智大学で新聞学の講師をしていた「民衆」社長・鈴木悦は 1 年後に病死した。鈴木はカナダに戻ろうとしたが、渡航許可が下りなかったという説がある。思想と表現の自由に関して、日本では 1925 年の治安維持法成立以来、官憲による極端な弾圧が横行していた。一方、カナダでは物理的な妨害はなかったようだ。 1931 年の満州事変以降、日本のメディアは政府の統制が一層厳しくなり、カナダ日系紙も日本軍の中国侵攻などを一面に扱うようになっていった。そして、1941 年 12 月 8 日の真珠湾攻撃をもって、「民衆」の発行は終わりを告げた。日系労組本部は BC 州ケローナ支部に移された。そして、男たちは強制的に道路建設へ送られた。一方、CCF は移動後の日系人の労働災害の保障を政府に承認させ支援を続行した。これに呼応して元労組員たちは、移動地でも待遇の改善を求めるなど果敢に運動を継続した。梅月高市は、戦時中に唯一発行が許された「ニューカナディアン」紙の日本語編集者となって、英語編集長トム・ショーヤマを支え続けた。弱気になったショーヤマをたしなめる内容の書簡も残っている。そして、トロント在住の二世たちがカナダ人と共同で、日系のための民主主義運動を開始すると、これに加わる元組合員も現れた。終戦間近になって、日系人の日本への送還計画が発表されると、トロント大学の研究者組合が立ち上がり、「カナダ生まれの一万人の日系人を送還するのは、完全に人種差別だ」と声明をだした。 1948 年、「ニューカナディアン」紙は梅月がトロントで再刊した。梅月は、各地に散った組合員が地元の労働組合に加入して、白人たちと一緒に活動している様子を伝える投書を掲載している。また、梅月は日系労組の再編も提案しているが、ハミルトンに移動した創立メンバー・佐田種次組合長は、「人種差別を招くようなまねはするな」と言下に否定している。この鶴の一声で、梅月は組合活動を諦めたのかもしれない。その後、労組関係の記事は減少し「論説」さえもなくなった。佐田の姿勢は、差別を避け同化を目指す従来の組合運動の方針そのままである。この受動的姿勢を乗り越えて自らの出自を肯定し、人種平等を主張する積極的な姿勢に転じるには、米国の黒人たちが立ち上がり人種隔離反対から公民権運動へ発展させるまで待たなければならなかった。そして、日系人は 1980 年代のリドレス運動の中で、初めて受け身の姿勢を捨て自己肯定できるようになったように思う。日系社会のリーダー格も忠君愛国者が姿を消し、元労働組合員と二世にとって替わられたのである。（完）

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9 月半ばに、群馬県大泉町を訪問しました。群馬県大泉町は人口が 5 千人に満たない小規模の町ですが、住民の 2 割を外国人が占めています。外国人の中でもブラジルやペルー出身の日系人が多いことが特徴的です。大泉町には、第二次世界大戦前には中島飛行機の工場がありました。戦後は三洋電機や富士重工業の工場となり、現在もパナソニック、スバル、味の素などの工場が町内にあります。また、隣接する太田市はスバルおよび関連会社のほか、三菱電気、サッポロビール、日野自動車等の大企業の工場が多くあり、複数の工業団地が立地しています。こうした工業地帯を抱える大泉町は、1990 年の入管法改正にともなって、日系人が定住者等の資格を得て日本で就労可能となったことから、積極的に日系人を労働者として町に誘致しました。それが、日本国内でも日系ブラジル人が多い町となった経緯です。現在は、ブラジル、ペルー、ボリビア等の南米出身者が外国人住民の 7 割を占めています。ブラジル人学校も開設され、日本では無認可の扱いですが、ブラジル政府からは認可されています。日系ブラジル人・ペルー人が増加するにともない、ネパール人、中国人、フィリピン人など、日系人以外、南米以外の外国人も増加しました。しかし、多くが派遣会社を通じて工場で労働者として働く日系人は、 2008 年の世界金融危機（リーマンショック）の後、失業に直面し、帰国する人々も増加し、町の外国人人口、日系人人口は減少傾向にあります。

そうした大泉町で、2020 年 6 月、一つのニュースがありました。失業した外国人労働者を一時保護することを目的とした施設「リスタートコミュニティ支援センター」の開設です。新型コロナウイルスによる景気悪化で失業する外国人が増えていることを背景に、そうした人々の生活再建を手助けするため、寝泊りできる個室のシェルター、食堂、シャワー室等が設けられ、7 月から活動が開始されました。食糧はフードバンク等から寄付されます。 9 月に現地を訪問してみると、想像していた状況とはやや違う現実を目の当たりにすることになりました。すでに活動は軌道に乗っていると勝手に思っていたのですが、まだまだこれから、という段階でした。外国人だけでなく日本人同様に失業者が増えている現状では、失業した外国人に新たな職を紹介することは難しく、帰国支援も行われていました。中には、失業や生活困窮で精神的に不安定になっている外国人も少なくないようです。また、当初は地域で一番人口の多いブラジル人の支援を念頭に設立された支援施設ですが、実際にはブラジル人以外の利用も多く、中には領事館が直接、生活困窮した外国人を連れてくることもあるそうです。

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。

■ 考えてみれば、こうした状況もまたコロナ危機による外国人の経済困窮、生活困窮の現実を如実に現していると言えるのかもしれません。いつ収束するかわからないコロナ危機を前にして経済面だけでなく、居住、健康、家族関係等の面で課題を抱える外国人が増えてきています。もちろん、外国人だけでなく日本に暮らす日本人も同様です。雇用が確保されれば解決する問題ばかりだけではなく、生活保護など行政による福祉支援、専門家による治療やカウンセリングも場合によっては必要になってきます。長引くコロナ不況の中で個人が抱える問題はより複合的なものとなっていきます。困窮した人々に寄り添う、現場の民間団体と公的な支援、専門的な支援を担う組織や人々の連携がよりいっそう求められていると改めて思います。

リスタートコミュニティ支援センターが入居するブラジリアンプラザ（2020 年 9 月撮影）。

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トロント日本映画祭（オンライン）

映画祭開催期間：10 月３日（土）∼ 10 月 22 日（水）前売り開始日：９月 23 日（水）ウェブサイト：jccc.on.ca/ja/ﬁlms/tjﬀ 日系文化会館（JCCC) は第９回トロント日本映画祭をオンラインで開催します。トロント日本映画際（TJFF）では、日本で観客や映画評論家に評判の良かった映画や、海外の映画祭や日本アカデミー賞で評価を得た話題の映画を上映します。映画祭期間中選りすぐりの最新日本映画 21 本が視聴可能です。カナダ国内であればどこでもオンラインで見れますので、メトロ・バンクーバー地区からもぜひご参加ください！

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ウェブサイト：zadaikon.wordpress.com/ メール：zadaikon@gmail.com 座・だいこんは、バンクーバーで日本語のお芝居をしているアマチュアグループです。毎年パウエル祭では Firehall Arts Centre で公演していますが、今年は舞台公演の代わりにビデオ作品「邂逅∼ Powell Street」で参加しました。オンラインで公開しています。どうぞお楽しみください。また、芝居作りに興味のある方、お気軽にご連絡ください。

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皆さんこんにちは。9 月が過ぎ去り秋に入る今、コロナウィルスの執拗な伝染に辟易しているのは私だけではないでしょう。ZOOM による会合とマスク着用は日常化し、忘れた時に困らぬよう私は愛車の中に使い捨てマスクのパックを備えています。皆が他人と安全な距離（social distancing) を保っている中、子供達は新学期が始まり、校内にいる間生徒たちはそれぞれ自分の安全スペース（social bubble) を指定され、今のところ旨く行っているようです。皆さん、是非安全にしていてください。 10 月に入った現在 GVJCCA 及び Act2endracism ネットワークで、 Act2endracism の諸プログラムをアジア系カナダ人一般に宣伝し利用していただく為に対外アピールを目下計画中です。すなわち他のアジア系カナダ人に情報や資料及びマスクを提供する事で参加します。人種差別は私たちの精神的健康 (Mental Health) を損なう為、世界精伸健康の日、10 月 10 日にアピールを開始します。アピール開始のメッセージはアジア系に対する人種差別的言動に対して「スピーク・アップ！」、即ちはっきりと発言する事です。

最後に 1995 年に亡くなった Gordon Goichi Nakayama 牧師による性的虐待の犠牲となった個人、家族とコミュニティの一部を代表する Japanese Canadian Working Group に関する情報が本誌 Bulletin に載った事にお気づきでしょう。同グループの目的は NAJC と共に、牧師による犯罪について、またアングリカン教会がそれについて沈黙を保っていた事について去る 2015 年に謝罪した同教会に対して犠牲者の治療費用を請求及び交渉する事です。聖職者による性的虐待を経験した他のコミュニティを介して、犠牲者達は自らの体験を周りの犠牲者仲間その他親切な人々と分かち合う事によりや重荷がおりて心強く感じたそうです。本誌今月号で紹介するそうしたお話を与えてくれた方々に私達はお礼を言い敬意を表します。彼らの多くは高齢者でありもう亡くなった方々もおられます。それでは皆さん健康安全にご注意ください！

差別されている諸コミュニティとの団結のもとに立ち上がった私達ですが、アジア系に対する人種差別に関する自意識を強める必要がまだあります。10 月 10 日に皆さんのソーシャル・メディアをご覧になれば、コミュニティのリーダー達その他の市民が Act2endracism のマスクを着用してアジア系に対する人種差別を糾弾するのが見られます。また GVJCCA では、この程創立 20 周年を迎えた NNMCC に真摯にお祝いを申し上げます。NNMCC ここ 2 年間にわたり様々な形で私たちのコミュニティを支持して下さった事に拍手を送ると共に、日系博物館の正式名称を当初の Japanese Canadian National Museum に戻す事を支持する旨を伝えました。名称がコミュニティと相談せずに Nikkei National Museum に変更されていたのです。20 年前開館当時の名称に戻すべしと全国各地のコミュニティがフィードバックする必要を感じたからです。Japanese Canadian National Museum に戻すべきか , 出来れば皆さんのご意見を直接 GVJCCA に通達してください。アドレスは gvjcca@gmail.com です。宛先は Cary Sakiyama, Chair, GVJCCAMuseum Name Committee です。同委員会の他のメンバーは board directors ( 理事会会員 )Liz Nunoda と Nikki Asano です。

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Kazuho Yamamoto

最近、Globe & Mail 紙のジャーナリストのクリスティー・キカップさん（@kkirkup）が旦那さんがトーストの上にトマトをのせたサンドイッチを食べたことがないというのに驚いて、これはマニトバ州特有のものなんでしょうか？というトマトサンドイッチについてのツイートをしました。そのツイートに対する返事がとても盛り上がっていて、カナダ人の同僚ともトマトサンドイッチについて熱いディスカッションをしました。ツイッターにはピーナツバターを塗ってトマトをのせるだとか、ミラクルウィップじゃないとだめだとか色々と意見が出ていました。

私自身、トーストにトマトだけをのせたサンドイッチ、今まで食べる習慣がありませんでした。BLT や、グリルド・チーズにトマトが入っているもの、またはトマトが刻まれて味付けされたブルスケットという形ではトマト x パンを食べていましたが、トマトが主役でパンにのせて食べるということはしていませんでした。その話をしたせいか、同僚から愛情込めて育てられたエアルームトマトをお裾分けで頂きました。せっかくとても新鮮で、美味しそうなトマトをもらったのでトマトサンドイッチにぜひ挑戦ということで早速やってみました。同僚のおすすめは軽く焼いたバゲットにのせて、オリーブオイルと塩胡椒、パセリがあったら上に散らしてというものでした。そのレシピに従い、早速試してみたところ… 美味しい∼！そして、アボカドトーストなんかと比べると作るのが簡単ですね。普段のトーストにトマトを追加で、ヘルシー感もありかと。その週はもらったトマトがなくなるまで毎朝トマトサンドイッチでした（笑）濃縮のバルサミコ酢をアクセントにかけたり、パセリをバジルに変えたりしてアレンジも楽しみました。週末にトマトを買ってきたので、今週もトマトサンドイッチの予定です。今回は、もう一人の同僚のおすすめ、クリームチーズを塗って食べてみます！

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芸術の秋ですね∼。イベントが自粛されていますが、ラッキーなことに２つのイベントをすることができました。本誌の編集後記でも告知していた「『MUJI』で何かできたらな∼」という企画がコロナで延期、が、しかし今回無事に『MUJI』とコラボでバッグを作っていただいて、ポップアップショップも３日間開催することができました。会期中はたくさんの人がいい具合に時間をずらして訪れてくれて、余裕を持って一人一人と対応することができたので自粛ムードのイベントでも大成功でした。ノベリティバッグも 2 日でなくなり、大人気でした（自分で言うのもなんですが笑）キツラノにある『Branches & Knots』というお店での展覧会は 10 月 24 日までやってます。こちらもコロナでオープニングパーティなどいっぱいにたくさんの人を呼ぶことはできませんでしたが、コンスタンスに人々が訪れ、皆さんゆったりとした中でゆっくりと絵を観てもらうことができました。パーティでごった返して終わるのも楽しいですが、今年み Branch たいなやり方の方が絵を観てもらうのには良いのかもしれない（ニコニコ）

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お店は日本からの洋服や靴、オーナーさんはローカルアーティストをサポートしているので石鹸やジュエリーなど手作りの作品も沢山あります。たくさんのメッセージ、激励をいただき、これからもアーティストとして精進して行きたいと改めて決意しました。訪れてくれた方々に心からの感謝を述べたいと思います。『Branches & Knots』の展覧会期中は金曜日と土曜日に私もお店にいますので、ぜひ遊びに来てください。

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