The Langham Cultural Society is housed in a 120 year old Heritage building in Kaslo, BC. It is here during WWII where Canadians of Japanese descent were interned. 1100 Japanese Canadians were interned in Kaslo village, and 80 were housed at the Langham. The Langham building was restored in the early seventies and now houses the Japanese Canadian Museum, along with 2 galleries, a theatre, and 14 studios.

Born & raised in Greenwood, B.C.

A graduate of U.B.C. and retired teacher since 2002. Coached various sports for 41 years, but in 2010, I wanted to devote more time to the Nikkei history. I wrote two books, "Hanatare Bozu" and " Family History of Greenwood-Midway.

Midnight Taiko Kai was founded in 2006 by three members, bringing with them a combined 15 years experience from various Taiko groups in Japan and the United States. Today, the group has 11 members with 50 years of combined drumming experience and have performed in over 100 events throughout Calgary and Alberta. They are committed to challenging themselves to improve individually while performing together strongly as a team. Their goal is to share their passion for drumming and perpetuate the art by creating powerful rhythms, heart-stopping beats, and eye-catching performances - playing well into the night. Visit us on our website at www.midnight-taiko.com.

I'm the daughter-in-law of George (Shizuo) Hosaki and Kay (Kazue Maikawa) Hosaki. My husband is Wayne Derek Hosaki. Married October 1, 1977. We have two daughters Sarah Ann Akiko and Kimiko Marie May and are proud grandparents to a little boy Keoki. I work with my husband at Birchmount Collision that was started in 1958 by George.

Fumio Frank Maikawa (Kintarosan) is a Japanese Canadian Nikkei. Retired for the past 17 years, he enjoys life with his wife, Susan, in the beautiful town of Collingwood, Ontario. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, but lost his innocence for being an unfortunate, unwanted ‘yellow baby’. This part of the Canadian era was despicable and unconscionable. Displaced out of his home province, he was fortunately rescued by the beautiful and loving people of Ontario. They say that there are always ups and downs in life, but what a wild roller coaster ride he experienced! These life experiences personified his rite of passage into the man he is today. He was bullied into thinking he was a ‘nothing’, but showed them one better – he became a proud Canadian who is respected by friends and family. He is still trying to be a difference maker.

I am a native New Yorker who is Professor of History at l'Université du Québec À Montréal, a French-language institution in Montreal, Canada. In addition to writing multiple books on Japanese American and Japanese Caandian history, I write the regular historical column "The Great Unknown" for the NICHI BEI WEEKLY newspaper.