A Proud Heritage
-
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance
In 1902, Britain formed an alliance with Japan to help…
-
Russo-Japanese War
In 1904, Japan entered into war with Russia over competing…
-
The Samurai Code
Japan’s famed and privileged warrior class, the samurai, began to…
-
Warrior Spirit
The Japanese kanji characters in the title of this exhibit…
The war At Home
-
Lest we forget – Mothers and Wives
The letters, written in Japanese and translated here, are featured…
-
The long struggle for rights
Japanese Canadians had been denied the vote in British Columbia…
-
Nippon Fujinkai – Japanese Women’s Associations
Women’s associations that were organized by Japanese Canadian women in…
-
Controversy in the Community
“Yasushi Yamazaki was a great man, he founded the Tairiku…
The Soldiers’ journey
-
Roll of Honour
The Roll of Honour, usually displayed in the Vancouver Japanese…
-
Ryoichi Kobayashi and Zennosuke Inouye
Despite enduring the horrors of the trenches, and the war…
-
Kiyoji Iizuka
Private Kiyoji Iizuka was a familiar face on Powell Street…
-
Masumi Mitsui
Masumi Mitsui was born in Tokyo on Oct 7, 1887.…