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First Lady Plumber in Canada Is a Nikkei
Anna (Fujimura) Higashi grew up in Woodfibre, B.C. Her grandfather Isaburo Fujimura and son Taich…

Chuck Tasaka • Nov. 23, 2017

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British Columbia Canada Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians plumbers Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) streets Vancouver (B.C.) Woodfibre
British Columbia Canada Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians plumbers Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) streets Vancouver (B.C.) Woodfibre
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Ema Lake: An Emerging Talent
In the summer of 2016, I was in the midst of planning a major fundraising event to help finance the…

Chuck Tasaka • Sept. 15, 2017

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British Columbia Canada Greenwood (B.C.) Nikkei Legacy Park Nikkei Place performances
British Columbia Canada Greenwood (B.C.) Nikkei Legacy Park Nikkei Place performances
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Iwasaki Family of Salt Spring Island
Ray Torao Iwasaki was born in Ganges, B.C. in 1933 and he lived an idyllic life on Salt Spring Isla…

Chuck Tasaka • Aug. 14, 2017

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agriculture British Columbia Canada communities farms Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians properties World War II
agriculture British Columbia Canada communities farms Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians properties World War II
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Nisei Story: Unexpected Friendship Lost and Found
Teresa Chizu Kurisu lived a normal Powell Street life as a child. She attended Strathcona Elementar…

Chuck Tasaka • July 21, 2017

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British Columbia Canada friendship Greenwood (B.C.) interpersonal relations Japanese Canadians Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) streets Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
British Columbia Canada friendship Greenwood (B.C.) interpersonal relations Japanese Canadians Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) streets Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture
No Time for ITADAKIMASU!
Itadakimasu. What’s that? I never heard of it when I was growing up in postwar Canada. Japane…

Chuck Tasaka • July 5, 2017

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British Columbia Canada Discover Nikkei food Greenwood (B.C.) Itadakimasu 2 (series) Japanese food Nikkei Chronicles (series) pickles tsukemono
British Columbia Canada Discover Nikkei food Greenwood (B.C.) Itadakimasu 2 (series) Japanese food Nikkei Chronicles (series) pickles tsukemono
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Nisei: When The Nisei-nts Go Marching In ...
When the saints go marching in, oh when the saints go marching in…. oh when the Nisei-nts go…

Chuck Tasaka • May 26, 2017

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British Columbia Canada Catholicism Christianity Goro Kaburagi Greenwood (B.C.) missionaries Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) religion Sacred Heart Church schools Steveston streets Vancouver (B.C.) Victoria (B.C.)
British Columbia Canada Catholicism Christianity Goro Kaburagi Greenwood (B.C.) missionaries Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) religion Sacred Heart Church schools Steveston streets Vancouver (B.C.) Victoria (B.C.)
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75th Anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Internment
What was to be a simple, casual get-together to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Japanese Ca…

Chuck Tasaka • May 5, 2017

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British Columbia Canada communities culture dance Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians World War II World War II camps
British Columbia Canada communities culture dance Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians World War II World War II camps
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Nisei: Nikkei Connection to McLean Mill
Did you know that there was a very small settlement of Japanese Canadians at the McLean Mill in Por…

Chuck Tasaka • April 19, 2017

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British Columbia Canada families generations Greenwood (B.C.) immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Canadians labor McLean Mill migration mills Port Alberni prewar sawmills schools Shigematsu family Vancouver Island
British Columbia Canada families generations Greenwood (B.C.) immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Canadians labor McLean Mill migration mills Port Alberni prewar sawmills schools Shigematsu family Vancouver Island
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Nisei: Yancha Kozo For All Seasons - Part 4
Read Part 3 >> WINTER: Winter fun almost equaled summer activities except for the below…

Chuck Tasaka • March 27, 2017

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British Columbia Canada childhood games Greenwood (B.C.) sports
British Columbia Canada childhood games Greenwood (B.C.) sports
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Nisei: Yancha Kozo For All Seasons - Part 3
Read Part 2 >> AUTUMN: Labour Day celebration marked the end of summer in Greenwood a…

Chuck Tasaka • March 20, 2017

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British Columbia Canada childhood festivals games Greenwood (B.C.) Halloween matsuri
British Columbia Canada childhood festivals games Greenwood (B.C.) Halloween matsuri
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