Japanese Canadian
In Case You Missed It: Obasan by Joy Kogawa
May 12, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Content Warning: Discussions of Japanese internment camps and racism. As a student who’s taken their fair share of Communication and English courses, I’m no stranger to digging around large bodies of literature in search of deeper meanings. To me, looking for literary metaphors is like looking into a stagnant lake and trying to find fish; most of the time, I only end up seeing myself reflected on the surface. I was writing a brief summary about Joy Kogawa’s Obasan when I had an interesting thought about what this kind of novel means for Asian Heritage…
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Shion Skye Carter wins Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award
July 10, 2021By: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer Shion Skye Carter, SFU alum, is the winner of this year’s Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award. This summer, the queer, Japanese-Canadian choreographer and performer worked with Kisyuu, a Vancouver-based Japanese calligrapher, to create Flow Tide,…
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“The Hafu It” podcast educates others on the experiences of mixed-race Japanese Canadians
May 16, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate This May, Vancouver is celebrating Asian Heritage Month with a full list of cultural programming. Running until June 10, the 25th annual explorASIAN Festival features museum and art exhibitions, podcasts, performances, and more. One of…
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Powell Street Festival telethon takes intersectional importance to the internet
July 29, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival has been happening yearly since 1977 in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), and like many events, a pandemic isn’t stopping it this year. The festival will virtually kick-off on August 1 from…
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