Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton

Newsletter Charitable # 130978885 RR0001 Volume 40 no. 2

Fall 2018

Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton

45 Hempstead Drive, Hamilton, Ontario, L8W 2Y6

905-383-5755 hamiltoncjcc.ca email:hcjcc@bellnet.ca

Hello to all.

I sincerely hope that you are enjoying this summer

as it comes to an end.

Many programs do shut down over the summer

months but we had a busy summer at the CJCC.

Film maker Warren P. Sonoda used the Centre for

auditions, rehearsals and shot a couple of scenes at

the Centre. This is for his independent film “The

things I do for money”. It stars Max and Theodore

Aoki as the heroes of this caper. They are the two

brothers that make up versaCello. The Aoki broth-

ers have supported the Centre on three previous

occasions and will once again perform for us at our

Annual Luncheon on Sunday, October 21. I would

like to thank April Takeda who took the lead on this

and ensured the Centre was available for the pro-

duction. We hope to have a screening of the movie

next year at the Centre.

2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the CJCC. We

are still firming up the details for our Gala; the

event will be on Saturday November 10 with return-

ing Chef Ken Lefebour. Please plan to attend.

I am calling out all program heads or a representa-

tive to please come out and volunteer at our annu-

al open house and special calendar events.

We are asking and need more participation from all

programs in order to sustain and maintain the

CJCCH and the existing programs. If we could get

just 2 or 3 representatives from each and every

program. That would be great.

I hope to see you all at the open house and don't

forget our 40th anniversary dinner event.

Thank you

Mitchell Kawasaki.

President’s Report:

Our sincerest sympathies to the

family and friends of:

Kayako Horibe

Tamako Honda

Yoshio Tonogai

Grace Sakamoto

Shoichi Suzuki

Akira "Ako" Matsubayashi

Membership Fee Increase

We have held the cost of a membership for over 10 years but due to ever increasing costs we have increased the fees as fol-lows:

Single adult member $30.00 per year

Family (two adults and children under 18) $50.00/year

Senior membership $20.00/year

Annual General Meeting

Our Annual AGM will be on Sunday November 18 from 1:30-

2:30

We discuss the finances of the Centre as well as elect new

Board members for a 2 year term and fill vacancies in the

board for a 1 year term.

Please plan to attend and if possible consider joining the board,

we are always looking for new faces and fresh ideas.

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Events Calendar

Donations to Operations

Donations to operations

In Memory of Father, Mas Miyasaka Ruth & Nicholas Shkumat and Family Jean & Jerry Ventura and Family

In Memory of Mas Miyasaka David & Sheila Knight Chiyoko Izumi Frances & Gary Campbell Diane Nishizaki Jim&bTerry Suenaga

In Memory of Tamako Honda Frances & Gary Campbell Robert & Donna Wickham Doreen Carney Heinz & Nancy Grossman K(Shimoji) Baca Linda Chud Nana Deshima Gracia Murase Gale Buckles May Kumagai Koji & Ruth Honda John & Brenda Smith Yukie Fukumoto Chiyoko Izumi Dennis & Diane Nishizaki Philip & Carol Elder Dorothy(Honda) & Frederick Moss Walter & Valerie MacCalman

Mathew & Janet Abramovitz Yoji & Marie Murase Ken Nakano Stony Nakano Elaine &Tamara Smith Meghan Brouwers Lisa Chorzepa Ann Celhoffer Ray Murase-Stewart Janet Izumi & Keith Mochizuki Laura Honda

In Memory of Yoshio Tonogai Yumiko Takeda Tsutomu Nakano

In Memory of Grace Sakamoto Kay Otaguro

In Memory of Harold Shimoda Robert & Donna Wickham Tsutomu Nakano

In Memory of Father, Oscar Kawai (30th Year of his Passing) Frances & Gary Campbell

Keirokai Donation Joyce Wall Marlene Frazer Tom Ito George Ikeda Ken Horibe Dave Kajiura Ben Kajiura Tad & Kay Suzuki Jim Suenaga Jean Tokiwa Koichi Minakata George Horii Iwao Itakura Shizuko Kondo Kim Hashimoto Yumiko Takeda George Tanaka Masako Sato George & Alice Nakamura Sam & Sherry Mototsune Frank & Margaret Seko Theresa Funamoto Janet Izumi Gracia Murase Stony Nakano Diane Nishizaki

CJCC Open House Saturday, September 15

11:00am-3:00pm

Kawsaki Rendokan 60th Anniversary

(at Marquis Gardens Ancaster) Saturday October 13

6:00-11:00pm

CJCC Annual Luncheon Sunday October 21,

12:00 noon-2:00pm

40th Anniversary Celebration Saturday November 10

Gala Dinner 6:00pm-10:00pm

CJCC AGM Sunday November 18

1:30pm-2:30pm

Christmas Bazaar Saturday November 24

11:00am-3:00pm

*** Note the New date ***

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Donations to the CJCC Operations Donations to Building Fund

Donations Continued...

Patti & Thomas Simpson Joyce Hirasawa Matthew& Sharon Shintani

Ikebana Donation Joyce Wall

To Celebrate Stony Nakano's 97th Birthday Mary Umetsu

Newsletter Donation Jean & Aaron Tanaka

In Memory of Mitsuo/Tamako Honda Christine Conley

In Memory of Kayako Horibe Frank & Ruby Nishioka Stony Nakano Marlene Frazer Sam & Shirley Sonoda Kay Otaguro Mary Umetsu David Yamashita Theresa Funamoto April Takeda & Chris Hourmouzis Gary & Frances Campbell In Memory of Tamako Honda Karen & Greg McDonald and Family Gil Deshima and Family In Memory of Shoichi Suzuki Yuji & Jane Kumita Laura Honda Kathryn Baca In Memory of Yoshio Tonogai Grant & Mary McCracken Herbert & Christina Kikuta Frances & Gary Campbell Glen & Myra Takasaki Marlene Frazer Paul Takasaki S & T.Mototsune Keiko& Kayo Shigetomi May & Hideo Nishimura Yukio Tannoch Theresa Funamoto

Chiyo Mahabir Envirocan Wastewater Treatment Hiroshima Kenjinkai Miyoko Honda Harvey Sugamo Yukie Fukumoto John & Brenda Smith Doug & Nancy Rennick Kay Otaguro Christine Okawara K.Carol Katsura Joyce Wall and Family Karen Katsura & Leroy Gordon and Family Douglas & Doris Forrester Brian Miller & Karen Tsuji

Donations to Building fund In Memory of Sister, Amy Glazar : Kim Hashimoto In Memory of Amy Glazar : Lisa Tanaka & Gwyneth Suzuki Carol Katsura Jeff Naganobu

Yumiko Takeda Joyce Takeda-Berry & Family Nancy Jesperson Nancy Fukumoto April Takeda & Chris Hourmouzis

On the Occasion of my

97th Birthday :

Stony Nakano

Donation on Behalf of Stony

Nakano’s 97th Birthday:

Raymond Nakano

Teppenyaki Dinner:

Ray Murase-Stewart

Joyce Wall

In Memory of Mrs. T. Honda :

Tad and Kay Suzuki

Anziano Bozzo

Chiropractic Professional Corp.

In Memory of Yoshio Tonogai :

Jim and Terry Suenaga

Kim Hashimoto

Tad and Kay Suzuki

Laura Dowling

Joyce Wall

In Memory of Kay Horibe:

Chiyoko Izumi

Joyce Wall

Kim Hashimoto

Yumiko Takeda

Joyce Takeda-Berry and Family

In Memory of Shoichi Suzuki:

Tad and Kay Suzuki

Malcolm and Natalie Suzuki

Lisa Tanaka and Gwyn Suzuki

Kim Hashimoto

Yumiko Takeda

Joyce Wall

General Donation:

Suzuran Odori Group

Frank H. Hori Charitable Foun-

dation

Ikebana Sink Donation: Linda Hartley

We are always in need of Volunteers for

special events and ongoing operations such

as Bingo, crafts, building maintenance and

repairs

For the most update information we en-

courage you to visit the CJCC website:

hamiltoncjcc.ca

Or email us at: hcjcc@bellnet.ca

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Matthew, Ellen and Jessica Kawamoto take home gold,

silver and bronze from U.S. Open Pickleball Champion-

ships.

The Kawamoto family is showing players stateside that

Ontario — and Hamilton in particular — produces some

great pickleball players.

Siblings Matthew, Ellen and Jessica won numerous med-

als at the recent U.S. Open Pickleball Championships in

Naples, Fla. Jessica and Matthew won gold in the mixed

doubles 4.5 division.

Matthew teamed up with Ernesto Fajardo to win gold in

the men’s 5.0 (highest skill level) division doubles. They

also earned silver in the open division, falling to pros Kyle

Yates and Brian Ashworth in the final. Ellen and Jessica Kawamoto took home silver in the women’s 4.5 division.

Jessica and Matthew won bronze for mixed skill open, losing to pros Kyle Yates and Rachel Elliott.

Photo by Linda Kawamoto. The full article is here:

https://www.thespec.com/community-story/8592393-matthew-ellen-and-jessica-kawamoto-take-home-gold-silver-and-bronze-

from-u-s-open-pickleball-championships/

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OPEN HOUSE!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

11am to 3pm

日本語

Please come visit our open house - Free admission!

Watch demos! Speak to Instructors! Register for classes! Have a light snack!

Plus, get a sneak preview of some of the wonderful handmade Christmas ornaments that will be sold at our Bazaar on November 24.

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Kawasaki Redokan 60th Anniversary

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Fundraising Luncheon

CJCC Fundraising presents

versaCello

Sunday October 21, 2018

versaCello arranges, composes and performs cello piec-

es with a wide variety of musical styles, from classical

to pop to heavy metal.

Lunch served 12:00 noon

versaCello 1:15-2:00 pm

$60 per person. In return, you will be getting a delicious

lunch, wonderful entertainment, and a charitable do-

nation tax receipt for $40

Deadline to purchase Friday October 12.

Please contact the CJCC for tickets: 905-383-5755

Or call Joyce Wall 905-637-1828

versaCello performed at the CJCC Rockin’ Ramen

events in 2015 & 2016

They recently co-starred in the independent film

“Things I do for Money” by Hamilton’s own writer/

director Warren P. Sonoda

They are the opening act for Super Crawl 2018

Winners of the Juno’s “Turn It On Sound Off” Hamilton

talent competition 2015

If you haven’t seen them before you won’t want to

miss them again.

www.versacello.com

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URGENT: BINGO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW!

We have an urgent request for members of the CJCC.

We are very low in our pool of volunteers to run our Bingo sessions. The funds raised by Bingo are ap-proximately 20% of our annual operating expenses. We are in jeopardy of losing these sessions (and the income associated with the session) if we cannot provide enough volunteers to run the event.

We have only 2 sessions every 4 weeks: one is a Monday from 4:30pm—10:30pm; the other date is a Friday from 11:00am to 3:30 pm.

We have had a strong core of Volunteers that have run Bingo for the last number of years but their num-bers are declining. If you or any friends and family have the time to spare (only twice a month at the most), please contact the Centre via phone 905-383-5755 or email hcjcc@bellnet.ca and let us know you can help.

You can be trained ‘on the job’. The more volunteers we have in our pool means less work for everyone.

We cannot stress enough that we are desperate for Volunteers. We are at risk of losing the Bingo ses-sions and the income that comes with it. That, in turn, threatens the Centre’s future, due to our poor fi-nancial situation.

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40th Anniversary Gala

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40 years of the Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton

We have an exceptional evening of food and entertainment planned worthy of 40 years at the CJCC.

Chef Ken Lefebour of Nellie James Gourmet will create a unique menu of Japanese inspired cuisine using

locally grown and sourced produce, including Wagyu (Kobe) beef from Wagyu Sekai (Wagyu World) in

Puslinch, Ontario.

We are planning on entertainment and a special speaker. Stay tuned for more details!

We are seeking further sponsorships from both individuals and Corporations, Please contact the CJCC if you

can contribute or volunteer.

Please contact the Centre for tickets and watch the CJCC website for the most current updates.

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CJCC ANNUAL

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

***Please note the new date***

Saturday November 24

11:00am-3:00pm

Christmas crafts

Japanese Food

Local Vendors

Something for everyone

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Christmas Bazaar

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Hamilton Family Foot

Care Clinic

Christopher S. Hourmouzis

D.Ch

595 Upper Wellington St. Hamilton, Ontario

L9A 3P8

foot-clinic.ca

905-575-9700

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Hamilton Buddhist Temple

Namo Amida Butsu

www.hamiltonbuddhisttemple.com

All are Welcome

Please RSVP if you plan to attend a

service 905-549-4816 or

Email: eikocampbell@hotmail.com

Services for Spring/Summer 2018

September 23, 2018 Sunday Fall Higan & Shotsuki Service

*** PLEASE NOTE change in date and time***

3:30-4:30 pm

October 14, 2018 Sunday JSBTC Day & Shotsuki Service

11:00-12:00 noon

November 11, 2018 Sunday Shotsuki Service

11:00-12:00 noon

December 9, 2018 Sunday Bodhi Day & Shotsuki Service

11:00-12:00 noon

Mindfulness Meditation Sessions

The Hamilton Buddhist Temple is offering Meditation sessions on the first and third Tuesday of each month in the Temple Room.

7:00pm-9:00pm. Please Arrive 15 minutes early and wear comfortable clothing.

Session Leader Ray Nakano will guide the group through walking, standing and seated meditation.

There is no charge for the session, if you wish, the Temple accepts donations to help sustain the sessions.

Koyukai Seniors Group

New members welcome

Annual membership is $15 for 2018.

Meetings in the small Gym Monday, Sept 17 1:00 Monday, October 15, 1:00 Monday, November 19 11:30 am Monday, December 17 11:00 am.

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NAJC News 30th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Redress Landscapes of Justice

30th Anniversary of the

Japanese Canadian Redress

On September 22, 1988 The Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement was signed. In the House of Commons, Prime Minister Brian

Mulroney acknowledged the government's wrongful actions; pledged to ensure that the events would never recur and recognized

the loyalty of the Japanese Canadians to Canada.

As a symbolic redress for those injustices the government offered individual and community compensation to the Japanese Canadi-

ans. Funds from the Japanese Canadian Redress foundation were used in Hamilton to establish the cultural centre -CJCC.

In acknowledgement of this historic agreement a gala is planned in conjunction with Toronto NAJC. The date will be November 8,

2018 at the Bell TIFF Lightbox. Please join us for this historic occasion to commemorate the settlement acknowledging

the injustices of the past, clearing the criminal records of those charged under the War Measures Act, restoration of Canadian Citi-

zenship to those exiled and the creation of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. We have confirmed Art Miki, Maryka Omatsu,

musical entertainment and other key individuals who were instrumental in the struggle for redress. Tickets will be $100 per person.

There is a free bus leaving from CJCC for anyone who buys a ticket

Landscapes of Injustice

Lecture and Research Presentation

Saturday, November 10, 2018 Sunday, November 11, 2018 Check hamiltoncjcc.ca website for time 1:00-3:30 pm Hamilton Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre 45 Hampstead Dr. 6 Garamond Court Hamilton ON Toronto ON

Landscapes of Injustice is a seven-year research project based at the University of Victoria with an office in the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives. The project is funded by the Social Sciences and Hu-manities Research Council of Canada and 15 partner institutions which include, among others, the Nikkei National Museum, Royal BC Museum, Canadian Immigration Museum Pier 21, Vancouver Jap-anese Language School & Japanese Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, four other academic institutions and the National Association of Japanese Canadians.

It is a unique partnership project, bringing together academics and community organizations to re-search the different aspects of the dispossession and forced sale of property owned by Japanese Ca-nadians during the 1940s. The project has just passed the midway point and is beginning to transi-tion from the Research phase to the Knowledge Mobilization phase.

Project Manager, Michael Abe will be on hand to give an overview of the project, outlining the re-search that has been undertaken and informing the audience of the plans to disseminate the results of the primary research to the Nikkei community and general public. This will also include a demon-stration of how the community can use the information to research their own history.

After a short refreshment break, Michael will be joined by Ilana Ross, an elementary school teacher in Toronto who has been testing our pilot lesson module in her Grade 5 class. She will share firsthand her experience with this interactive classroom activity and talk about some of the extraor-dinary results.

We will also give an update on the progress of the travelling museum exhibit that is currently being created from the Landscapes research by curators at the Royal BC Museum and the Nikkei National Museum. This museum exhibit will have a stop at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, one of the founding partners of the Landscapes project.

Question and answer period to follow. Free and open to the public.

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Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre

45 Hempstead Drive

Hamilton, Ontario

L8W 2Y6

To:

Look inside for information on:

Open House

40th Anniversary Gala

Fund Raising Luncheon

CJCC AGM

Christmas Bazaar

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