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Ottawa News[&/ 8KkB Spring 2016
Volume 40, Number 2
Ottawa Asian Hockey ClassicMay 13, 14, and 15
at Carleton University Icehouse
OJCA/OJCC volunteers appreciation BBQ Picnic
SUNDAY, June 19, 1pm to 3pmat Britannia Park, Trolley Station
Ottawa ChampionsJune 28 - 30, 7:05 pm
at the RCGT Stadium on Coventry RoadShikoku Island League Plus all-star baseball team
will be back in Ottawa
Ikebana International Exhibition (Sogetsu) “Rhythm in Nature”
March 31 to April 13at Canadian Museum of Nature
Calendar of events
Japan FestivalMarch 19, 10am to 8pmat Carleton University,
Residence Commons Building, Fenn Lounge, 2nd floor
organized by Carleton Univ. Japanese Assoc.See page 15 of this newsletter for more information.
Card Making Craft WorshopMarch 19, 1pm to 4 pm
See page 13 of this newsletter for more information.
Spring Bazaar and Food FairApril 17, 11am to 3pm
See page 13 of this newsletter for more information.
Kumihimo Workshop Make and Take craft with square template
May 14, 1pm to 4pm
Cooking Class with Emi BuzzaMay 29, 1pm to 3pm
See page 9 of this newsletter for more information.
Dance by Minyo club, Judo demonstration by Takahashi Dojo,
tea ceremony by Rebecca Cragg and Shamisen by Ryoko Itabashi,
and many interesting workshops. The film “Vancouver no Asahi” will be screened.
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Ottawa NewsThe Ottawa News is published four times a year by the Ottawa Japanese Community Association Inc (OJCA) and Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre (OJCC) and is circulated to members to inform of community matters of interest. The editors have the right to accept or reject any newsletter submissions.
English Editor: Carla Ayukawa Japanese Editor: Michiko Toyooka
Membership: Yvonne TeradaTranslation: Michiko ToyookaAdvertising: Michiko ToyookaWebmaster: Takashi Toyooka,
[email protected]: Hugo Narumiya,
[email protected] is the English only edition
Thanks to the following people for their submission of articles and photos:
Sachiko OkudaNaomi KatsumiNancy Uchida
Hugo NarumiyaBrian YamashitaMichiko ToyookaTakashi ToyookaRichard TakaharaHideomi KodamaNora NishikawaTomomi Sakajiri
Ron ShigeishiKaren Shigeishi-Waite
Nicole ReynoldsNorman Takeuchi
Matt Miwa
Deadline for the Next Issue The next issue of the Ottawa News will be published in
June 2016. The deadline for articles requiring translation is the May 30th, while any English or Japanese only articles are
required by June 4th.
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Quarter page ad - $25.00
There is a $50.00 set-up fee for new ads if they are not copy-ready. Translation of ads is extra. Please send email to [email protected] regarding advertisements.
Submitting Articles and Photos to the Ottawa News
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President’s Message Spring 2016
A sense of belonging, partnerships with other organizations, fun…these were the recurring themes in the Feb. 23 NAJC teleconference on recruiting new members and volunteers. And membership and volunteer recruitment will be a recurring theme in the Ottawa community in the coming months, as the OJCA/OJCC moves forward with plans to extend and expand its programs and services. As a first step, I encourage you to spread the word
and respond to our forthcoming calls for volunteers to fuel our new partnership with the Asian Hockey Classic in May, and to help produce some of our communication materials in French and Japanese. - Sachiko Okuda
Here’s a snapshot of the Ottawa-Gatineau community, extracted from Statistics Canada’s most recent National Household Survey (2011)
• 1,075 reported Japanese as their ethnic origin, with an additional 2,005 reporting Japanese as one of their ethnic origins
• 1,030 reported Japanese as their mother tongue, and 420 reported Japanese as the language spoken most often at home
• In the 5-year period between January 2006 and May 2011, 25 male and 115 female Japanese immigrants arrived in Ottawa-Gatineau
What do these numbers say about our community? At a minimum, there is a wealth of untapped potential for volunteers and members. And the statistics do not even reflect the many existing and potential members of our community who are not of Japanese ethnic origin.
Your OJCA Board and its membership recruitment committee, chaired by Karen Shigeishi-Waite, are working hard to develop outreach strategies to attract new members and volunteers. Watch this space!
Congratulations to:
• Oto-Wa Taiko, who celebrated their 26th anniversary with a concert at Centrepointe Theatre on February 20, cheered on by hundreds of their devoted fans
• Matt Miwa, co-creator (with Montreal’s Julie Tamiko-Manning) of The Tashme Project, named one of the top 10 plays in Montreal in 2015 http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/tiny-family-drama-is-one-of-the-mightiest-productions-of-2015
• Norman Takeuchi, whose multimedia series, A Measured Act, was recently acquired by the Canadian War Museum
• OJLS (Ottawa Japanese Language School), who will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in May.
Omedeto gozaimasu!
STAY CONNECTED WITH OJCA-OJCC
Ottawa Japanese Community Association & Cultural Centre (OJCA-OJCC)
@ojca_ojcc
www.ottawajapanesecommunity.ca
OJCA Board, 2015-2016President: Sachiko Okuda, [email protected]: Naomi Katsumi, [email protected]: Karen Shigeishi-Waite, [email protected]: Takashi Toyooka, [email protected] Media: Hugo Narumiya, [email protected] Liaison: Brian Yamashita, [email protected] Relations: Yumi Schoenhofer, [email protected] Liaison: Lisa Schoenhofer, [email protected] of Redress Committee: Jennifer Matsunaga, [email protected]; Matt Miwa, [email protected] at large: Bryan Tomlinson, [email protected]; Sumi Aota, [email protected]
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JUDO ∙ JIU JITSU ∙ AIKIDO ∙ KENDO ∙ IAIDO ∙ JODO
CARDIO KICK-BOXING ∙ KARATE for CHILDREN and ADULTS
JAPANESE BRUSH WORK
MINYO-JAPANESE FOLK DANCING (OJCC)
Over 46 years at the same location
5 Melrose Avenue Ottawa ON K1Y 1T8 Canada (613 ) 725-3451; [email protected]; www.takahashi-dojo.com
Are you or your children of Asian descent?Come and join us!
May 13, 14 & 15, 2016CARLETON UNIVERSITY ICE HOUSE
OTTAWA ASIAN HOCKEY CLASSIC
For More Information:
www.asianhockey.ca
Ottawa Asian Hockey Classic
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CALL FOR HOCKEY VOLUNTEERS & OJCA-OJCC INFO BOOTH VOLUNTEERS!
Do you (or your family) like hockey? Are you a high school student in need of volunteer credits? Think you would have fun keeping time for a hockey game? Or talking to people about the OJCA-OJCC? If yes, then consider helping out at the Ottawa Asian Hockey Classic on May 13, 14 & 15, 2016 at Carleton University Ice House. This year, the OJCA-OJCC is sponsoring this tournament and needs several volunteers to help out for just a few hours or for all three days!
Hockey Tournament: If you are of high school age or older (or are a parent-child team, if younger), you could assist by helping with registration … or be a tournament “runner” (retrieving pucks, game sheets, etc.) … computer assistant (entering game scores) … or game timekeeper. All necessary training will be provided. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please contact Naomi Katsumi at [email protected].
OJCA-OJCC Info Booth:Not really interested in hockey? We still need you! You can help out at the OJCA-OJCC Information booth/table at the tournament. Hand out membership recruitment material (pamphlets, forms) … help with the sale of some merchandise (books, etc.) … and tell interested parties all about the OJCA-OJCC activities! Better yet – help us put together promotional material (photos, videos or anything else you can come up with)! Have some ideas? Interested in helping? Please contact Karen Shigeishi-Waite at [email protected] for more information.
How you can help and support refugees to Ottawaby Nicole Reynolds
The humanitarian crisis in the Middle East is reaching well beyond that part of the world. Refugee camps in some locations including Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon are overwhelmed with populations fleeing the war, political and religious strife in neighboring countries such as Syria and Iraq. Many refugees are looking for more stable opportunities in places as far away as our country. If you find yourself like me, a member of this Japanese community and looking for an opportunity to help and support the refugees coming to Ottawa, please keep reading. Organized by the City of Ottawa, {Refugee}613 is coordinating Ottawa’s response to the refugee crisis. The members of the steering committee are volunteers from various community and religious groups. {Refugee}613 has been so overwhelmed from interest in the community that they sent out application forms to interested volunteers, such as me, to fill out. Volunteer opportunities so far have included volunteering to coordinate the pick-up and delivery of used household items and clothes. {Refugee}613 is also pointing out other organizations that locally assist refugees, such as the YMCA-YWCA Newcomer Information Centre, Immigrant Women Services Ottawa, and WorldSkills to note just a few. So, depending on the skills or the amount of time that you have to volunteer, you may be able to find an opportunity. Simply go to the {Refugee}613 website http://www.refugee613.ca/pages/help#volunteer to find out about organizations and activities that may be right for you.
In addition to volunteering, {Refugee}613 is bringing together sponsorship groups made up of Ottawa residents who wish to donate funds to sponsor refugees. To be able to sponsor refugees, you must form a group or joining a group that is committed to helping the person or helping the family to resettle in Canada. The financial commitment of a group includes supporting the refugee(s) for one year after arrival in Canada. Sponsoring refugees is not a simple process and that is part of the reason {Refugee}613 has stepped in to bring groups together and to assist with the facilitation of the paperwork and the knowledge about the responsibilities of resettlement. On a related note to the above, I work for the Government of Canada and I recently attended a lunch and learn session on volunteering opportunities for refugees. At the end of the session, we received an important message from the chair: that even if we don’t assist directly with refugees, if we do other volunteer work that helps our community be a more vibrant and welcoming place, we are improving the city for everyone, refugees included, to live in. So please remember that the next time you participate or volunteer at an OJCC / OJCA event you are making Ottawa a better place for everyone!
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“Yasuhide and Takashi always seemed so quiet and friendly. I never expected to hear something like this.” So said a neighbour after being told that Yasuhide Goto, Takashi Toyooka, and their accomplices, Sebastian, Randy, and Greg, were being accused of assault causing granular harm. The victims?
Innocent grains of steamed mochi gome. Said one flattened grain, “We were just sitting there in a stainless steel bowl, minding our own business. Then POW! this guy is either squishing us or pounding us with this big hammer. It was terrible! Once he started, the mob mentality kicked in and several other people joined in. People were poking at us and flipping us in the bowl, and then hitting us again. Then these ladies started pinching us and rolling us into little balls. My God! The humanity! I mean, the granularity!”
What led to this chaos? It turns out that it was our very successful Mochitsuki 2015. Over 350 people squeezed into the St. Anthony
Soccer Club Hall to enjoy an afternoon of mochi mayhem while chowing down on udon, sushi, oden, daifuku, sekihan, and, of course, mochi. Oto-Wa Taiko, Emi-no-kai, Dagaku, and Minyo-kai provided entertainment, while other groups sold baked goods, crafts, gently used items, T-shirts, art, and books. Door prizes were donated by Denis Bellefeuille, Nancy Uchida, Sachiko Okuda, Nora Nishikawa, Naomi Katsumi, Ginza Ramen on Somerset, and the Ottawa Champions Baseball Club. Donations were collected by UNHCR for Syrian refugees, and the JCYLC youth conference had a display. Ambassador and Mrs. Monji were able to attend, visited with many of our volunteers, and even joined in for odori and mochi-making.
Thank you to all of the many volunteers who made the event a great success again. Thanks especially to Tak and Yvonne Terada, Nancy Uchida, Alice Nakanishi, Jim Sasaki, Kyoko Tsunetomi, Hideko Kanbayashi, Yasuhide Goto, and Shigemi Ichino who were our main organizers. We are already looking forward to next year’s Mochitsuki, December 4, 2016.
Mochitsuki 2015 by Brian Yamashita
Kitchen group – left to right Mari Wellman, Hideko Kanbayashi, Akiko Nguyen, Sachie Gomi, Shigemi Ichino, Yuko Sugihara
Thanks to the Mochitsuki Volunteers! by Nancy Uchida
The mochitsuki event was a great success thanks to the many volunteers who participated. According to the Treasurer’s report, it seems OJCA/OJCC netted $5474.53. We also thank Oto-Wa Taiko, Emi No Kai, and Minyo for the entertainment and the generous people and businesses who donated door prizes.
On November 28th over 20 people helped make mochi at the Cultural Centre to freeze. On December 5th, approximately 20 more people helped make daifuku majnju, and udon and loaded items for the garage sale into vehicles. Thanks Shigemi Ichino and the kitchen staff who prepared the udon and made lunch for the helpers.
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Shinnenkai Pot Luck Lunch by Nancy Uchida
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Ron Shigeishi calling out BINGO
Nancy Sasaki, Yvone Terada and Dorothy Shigeishi
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JKA 日本空手協会／心誠館 オタワ道場 (Ottawa Japan Karate Association - Ottawa Dojo）
師範(Shihan) : 佐伯 實 Minoru Saeki 黒帯七段 Black 7-dan
師範会メンバー Member of JKA Shihan-kai 日本空手協会 国際連盟 理事 Director of JKA International Board
Adult Class (16 and older) 日本空手協 (JKA)
Instructor: 佐伯 實 Shihan Minoru Saeki Language: Japanese, English
Children/Family class (8 and older) 心誠館(Shinsei-kan)
Instructors: o 佐伯靖治 Seiji Saeki Black 2-dan o Tsao Marco Black 4-dan
Language: Japanese, English, French 日本からの師範や指導員を迎えての合宿、セミナー、大会などの強化練習プログラム
Gasshuku and Seminars by Shihans and Instructors from the JKA Headquarters are held regularly.
日本空手協会オタワ道場としての総本部直結の本格的な指導 Maintaining the Highest Karate Tradition as the Ottawa Dojo of the JKA
日本空手協会／心誠館 オタワ道場
Japan Karate Association/Shinsei-kan Ottawa Dojo 475 Cambridge St. South, Ottawa
613-235-8089
ottawajka.com
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GINGERBREAD CAKE & LEMON GLAZEFrom AllRecipes.com with modifications by Nora Nishikawa
1) Dry ingredients sift together in large bowl1 2/3 cups all purpose flour1 1/4 tsp baking soda3/4 tsp salt1 tsp cinnamon2 tsp ground ginger (I used fresh ginger 1TBSP finely grated w/microplane)1/4 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder or substitute allspice(if you don’t have either use 1/4 tsp ground cloves & 1/4 tsp extra ginger)
2) Whisk wet ingredients together in small bowl1/2 cup white sugar1/2 cup molasses (used fancy dark)1/2 cup vegetable oil (used canola)1 large egg beaten
Add wet mixture to dry ingredients and whisk/stir until just combined.
Add 1/2 cup of boiling water and whisk/stir until cake batter is smooth.
Pour batter into a greased or parchment lined 9 x 9 inch baking pan.
Smooth batter to edges of pan.
Tap on counter to remove air bubbles in batter.
Bake at 350F for about 30-35 min until a toothpick comes out clean.
(Hint: cake should not look “wet” in centre. Middle will sink if undercooked)
Remove from oven. While still hot, pour on lemon glaze spreading evenly over cake top with spatula knife.
3) Lemon glaze
Combine & stir to dissolve sugar:1 cup icing sugar (sift to get lumps out)Grated rind and 1/4 cup juice from one fresh lemon (about 1 TBSP rind)
Cool till lemon glaze hardens and store tightly covered before serving.
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Location: Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre, 2285 St. Laurent Blvd. Unit B16Date: Sunday, May 29, 2016Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pmFee: Members $25, Non-Members $35 (Reserve your spot early as space is limited). Cancellations should be made by May 25 at the latest so we can accommodate all requests. If you do not cancel your reservation and do not attend, payment will be expected.
Menu:• Futomaki-sushi (egg omelette, shiitake mushrooms, cucumber, pickled ginger, etc...
are rolled in sushi rice)• Kenchin-jiru (Tofu and vegetables in dashi soup)• Tori no miso-yaki (Oven-baked chicken with miso)• Ingen no goma-ae (Green beans with sesame dressing)• Coconut jelly with mango and pineapple sauce (Asian dessert with coconut milk)
To pre-register contact Nancy Uchida at 613-828-9939 or email [email protected].
Japanese Cooking Class with Emi Buzzaby Nancy Uchida
Contact:Japan, the monthly local Japanese community TV, continues its season on Rogers 22, on the second Sunday of the month at 9:00 a.m., and the following Saturday, also at 9:00 a.m. Recent guests have included Aki Watanabe and Tomomi Sakajiri of Oto-Wa Taiko) and Carleton journalism student Nadiah Sakurai, who spoke on seijin shiki (coming-of-age day).
For more information and to propose story ideas, contact Sachiko Okuda ([email protected])
Contact:Japan on Rogers 22by Sachiko Okuda
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Oto-Wa Taiko’s 26th Anniversary Concert by Tomomi Sakajiri
Oto-Wa Taiko’s 26th Anniversary Concert, “Iwai (Celebration)”, which took place on February 20 at Centrepointe Theatre, presented the group’s new artistic direction. The integration of Japanese music and dance was a focal point for this concert, and these were scenes we wanted to add to the National Capital Region. With new arrangements of old favorites and newly composed taiko pieces, with a local Shamisen player Ryoko Itabashi as guest performer, with the children’s taiko group Dagaku representing the continuity of taiko culture in Ottawa, and with local dance enthusiasts showcasing two folk dances, the audience enjoyed the variety of Japanese musical elements. I was very fortunate to have been involved in this concert in different capacities: as an Oto-Wa member, as a Dagaku instructor, as a mother of two Dagaku members, and as a dancer.
Our artistic directors Yurika Murakami and Yuki Okada pushed us to try new arrangements for pieces we have been playing for a long time. Many of you have seen us at different events and you might think you have seen it all from us. Presenting something new was very important for us. We don’t want to be the same old taiko group! Also, two of our members, Yuki and Takashi Toyooka composed new taiko pieces for this concert, and I hope these too, will evolve in different shapes as we play them for years to come. Yurika’s creativity was apparent everywhere, especially with the comical theatrical piece she presented.
Having a guest performer playing a non-taiko instrument in an anniversary concert was something we had never tried before. The sound of shamisen added great musicality to our concert. We were very privileged to premier Hisho, a shamisen/taiko collaboration piece Ryoko composed for this occasion. Personally, that was one of my favourite pieces in the program. It was beautiful and powerful at the same time. When I was playing the piece, there was this one particular moment when I heard the sound of our hits on the taiko, together as one, echoing throughout the otherwise silent theatre. This is the kind of moment a taiko player cherishes forever. I sincerely hope that we will have more occasions to perform this piece and others like it with her.
The concert was also a great occasion for Dagaku to mark its 10th anniversary. Since last year, Dagaku has been offering its classes in partnership with Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s Japanese Language Program. This has been a great collaboration. Students now have the opportunity to learn more than the Japanese language on Saturday mornings. Dagaku instructors have opportunities to share their love of taiko with many children and are strongly supported from the teachers and parents at school. The children practiced very hard for the past four months to learn three pieces for this concert. Three of the Dagaku members played solo in a piece, which can be nerve-wracking even for adult performers. I am very proud of what all of the children accomplished in such a short time. And as a “Taiko mom” of two Dagaku members, I feel very fortunate to be able to share my passion for taiko with my children.
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Ryoko Itabashi playing the Shamisen
Oto-Wa Taiko members
Japanese Pro Baseball Returns in Ottawa in 2016
by Sachiko Okuda
Mark your calendars: on June 28, 29, and 30, the Shikoku Island League Plus all-star baseball team will be back in Ottawa to take on the Ottawa Champions at the RCGT Stadium on Coventry Road.
Those of us who participated in the colourful and coordinated Japanese community cheer section will remember the
dancing, chanting, drumming, and generalized fun at the first of last season’s two scheduled games (unfortunately the second game was called due to rain). According to Jun Kitakomi, the Shikoku general manager, the SIL+ players truly appreciated our community’s support. This year the all-star team is scheduled to play three consecutive evening games, the final one on the eve of Canada Day.
Watch for more information from the OJCA/OJCC on how you, your family and friends from the National Capital Region, Montreal, Toronto and points in-between, can join in to welcome these Shikoku “boys of summer”.
Japanese folk dancing and taiko go hand in hand at festivals in Japan. Thanks to the five enthusiastic dancers from the Japanese community (Kyoko Tsunetomi, Hugo Narumiya, Mami Sasaki, Mina Hiroha and Chieko Hooper), we were able to create this festival atmosphere on stage. Having grown up in Japan, dancing to the sound of taiko is something I feel nostalgic about and I truly enjoy. I would love to collaborate again with these fantastic dancers and many more dance lovers in the community.
I would like to thank all who made the concert a successful “Iwai” occasion: my fellow Oto-Wa members, Ryoko (as a guest performer and a Dagaku instructor), the dancers, the Oto-Wa and Centrepointe volunteers, Dagaku children and parents, and those who attended the concert. I believe that Oto-Wa Taiko will keep evolving. We will continue to challenge ourselves to do something new and different. We will continue to collaborate with local Japanese music and dance talents. I am looking forward to all of this and being part of the future of Oto-Wa Taiko. Thank you once again for your support over the years and in the years to come!
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My Life of Taiko by Takashi Toyooka
I came from a background of clarinet with various concert bands, but I was drawn to the dynamism and dance-like choreography of taiko. I was also seeking more connection with the Japanese community and Japanese culture. And I thought it was time for something new.
I advanced through the Oto-Wa Taiko training class and became a performer. I composed my first piece, called “Saru Asobi”, or “Monkey Play”, which perhaps reflected my newfound art with its childlike enthusiasm and energy.
Eventually, Oto-Wa Taiko would have a joint concert with Kamo Tsunamura Daiko of Sendai, Japan; and a few years later, we would
travel to Japan to perform there, making for possibly one of the most notable concerts we have ever given. And a few years after that, the tragic events of the Tohoku earthquake disaster brought the taiko group together with the rest of the Ottawa Japanese community, to send aid to Sendai and the stricken area.
I soon settled into a kind of rhythm, so to speak, with taiko drumming. I was enjoying leading workshops to introduce taiko to newcomers, and teaching students in the training classes, but I couldn’t help feel, again, it was time for something new. And although I didn’t know what I was searching for, yet, I left taiko.
I had been exploring various visual arts, but never fully connected with any of them, when I was asked to return to taiko for a big anniversaryconcert. It took a great deal of thought, but I agreed, with the understanding that it would be temporary, until the concert.
I was very pleased that the concert featured many new pieces and collaborations. With contributions from the children’s taiko
group Dagaku, the Minyo dance group, and shamisen player Ryoko Itabashi, the show was a great community effort, and featured a wide variety of performances and styles.
Among the new pieces was mine, entitled “En”, or “Circles”. In contrast to “Saru Asobi”, this was soft and contemplative, melancholy, even, like a second goodbye. And while it’s ostentatious to say this, it might have been partially inspired by the cycle of life reflected in my taiko career.
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Oto-Wa Taiko at 40th Annivesary celebration performance
Oto-Wa Taiko at 40th Annivesary celebration performance
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Have a Happy Spring!
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For 14 months stated above, the Reading Club has received a number of books. I have listed below names of the donors. Please accept my apology if I missed anyone. On behalf of the Club, I would like to express our sincere thanks to these donors:
• Michiko Toyooka for 33 books.• Kazue Furuya for 24 books.• Naoko Yoshida for 18 books.• Koichi Ide for 16 books.• Anonym (1) (brought by Ron Shigeishi) for 70 books.• Masayo Gardner for 33 books.• Kazue Furuya for 15 books.• Koichi Abe for 23 books, and a special memorial set of cassette tapes
which is tribute to rakugo-ka, Sanyutei Ensho (三遊亭円生).
• Anonym (2) for 28 magazines.• Liana Van der Bellen for 10 art related books including “Woodblock Kuchi-e –
Prints Reflections of Meiji Culture” by Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, with 7 fine-art exhibition catalogues.
• Akemi Morishita for 3 books and a magazine.• Ted Shimizu for 10 classic books including “The Autobiography of Fukuzawa
Yukichi” and several biographies by Setsuko Sugimoto.• Yoshio Tsuchiya for 7 books.• Hideomi Kodama for 10 books.• Kyoko Kosaki for 15 books.• Noriko Davy for 16 books.• Kahoko Lie for 163 books and 177 magazines, many related to haiku.
Report of Book Donations (December 2014 – February 2016) by Hideomi Kodama
Among those books donated above, six titles (stated below) were selected for the OJCA Library, which is located on the 2nd floor of the OJCC.
• [The Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi] (translated by Eiichi Kiyooka, published by Hokuseido, 1934)
• [Kaempfer’s Japan – Tokugawa Culture Observed by Engelbert Kaempfer] (edited, translated, annotated by Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey, published Univ. Hawai’I Press, 1999)
• [A Daughter of The Narikin] by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto (published by Paternoster Library, 1937)
• [A Daughter of The Samurai] by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto (published by Paternoster Library, 1937)
• [A Daughter of The Nohfu] by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto (published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1937)
• [Grandmother O Kyo] by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto (published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1940)
The remaining books will appear at the Book Sale at the annual Mochitsuki Festival in December. Otherwise they will be placed in the Book Exchange Corner on the 1st floor of the OJCC. I thank all donors for their generous contributions in supporting book recycling and improving the OJCA Library as Japanese community activities.
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Card Making Craft Workshop by Nancy Uchida
We hope you will come to the Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre with your friends to enjoy a relaxing afternoon making glamourous ladies on cards using felt with beads, feathers and various other embellishments. Kits will be provided to make it easy for you to make this new card. Of course you can also use your imagination to create your own style.
Date: March 19, 2016 Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm Location: Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre, 2285 St. Laurent Blvd Unit B16
Please help support the Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre by attending our Spring Bazaar and Food Fair. Our annual operating expenses at the Centre are over $10,000 and the Bazaar is one of our major fundraisers to help cover costs. Your support would be appreciated.
Location: Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre, 2285 St. Laurent Blvd. Unit B16Date: Sunday, April 17, 2016Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
OJCC Food Fair and Spring Bazaar Fundraiser by Nancy Uchida
Please bring the following supplies if you have them: a glue stick, mini glue gun, tweezers, ruler, and any trimmings you think would enhance the cards (see sample attached). We have a few extra mini glue guns so people can share.
Refreshments will be provided. Registration is not required for this workshop.
If you need more information, contact Nancy Uchida 613-828-9939 or [email protected]
Main Floor: Chirashi-zushi, inari-zushi and tamago-maki We would appreciate baking and miscellaneous food items for sale such as jams, preserves, tsukemono, pickles, denba zuke, sauces and snacks.
Silent Auction: Donations would be appreciated
A limited number of tables will be available for rent for Members $20, Non Members $30
Upstairs: Bazaar and Craft SaleDonations of bazaar items would be greatly appreciated. The Cultural Centre will be open on Saturday, April 16th to receive bazaar and auction items for sale from 11:00 to 2:00. If you would prefer to make other arrangements to drop off items for sale, please phone or email Nancy Uchida (see below)
Suggestions: Asian gifts, knickknacks, dishes, vases, kitchenware, useful items (gently used), small toys in good condition, electronics and small electrical appliances in good condition.
Please – no old clothing or books as space is limited.
If you need more information, contact Nancy Uchida 613-828-9939 or [email protected]
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On November 21, 2015 fourteen volunteers attended a Christmas ornament workshop at the Japanese Cultural Centre. This craft was taught by Sakie Kodama and Nora Nishikawa. Many of these ornaments were sold at the workshop and at Mochitsuki.
Thanks to the following for their contribution to the delicious refreshments: Dorothy Shigeishi, Karen Watanabe, Fred Weatherbee, Shigemi Ichino, Lillian Lee and Nora Nishikawa
On February 20th Nora Nishikawa taught an enjoyable card workshop using embellishments on cut-out squares and other different shapes. The fifteen volunteers all seemed to enjoy making the cards using their own imagination and creativity. We sold $91 worth of cards that afternoon.
Thank you Nora for taking the time to prepare the variety of interesting material for the workshop.
Thanks Giselle Holloway for the delicious snacks as well as: Shigemi Ichino, Hideko Kanbayashi, Helene Vigeant, Mona Forzley, Mary Alice Vermij, Jane Hayami and Lillian Lee. We had such a delicious variety of goodies.
Christmas Ornament Workshopby Nancy Uchida
February Card Workshopby Nancy Uchida
Program Committee The Program Committee consists of Nancy Uchida (co-ordinator), Sakie Kodama, Nora Nishikawa and Giselle Holloway. Every year we set out the program of activities for the year such as our craft workshops, bazaar and cooking classes.
We would like to thank the volunteers who come to the events at the Japanese Cultural Centre to participate or work together for fundraisers. Many new friendships were made at our workshops.
We thank the following volunteers for their donations of craft material and for making crafts at home:
Liz Fujimoto made extra pressed flower cards and sold them to friends and donated the proceeds to the Cultural Centre.
Yoko Sugihara donated a large bag of beautifully made kumihimo decorations that will be very handy for our craft workshops.
Flo Hamel made over 80 Emperor and Empress dolls out of film cartridges.
Mona Forzley, Mary Alice Vermij and Penny Davis helped cut out material for the March workshop at Nancy’s home. Mona donated and cut out cardstock for the workshop.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Volunteering is a wonderful way to meet new people and become actively involved in a community-based group – while at the same time, providing much needed help. The OJCA-OJCC is a volunteer-based organization, and needs your support … for a couple of hours to a couple of days. Any time that you can give would be greatly appreciated. Volunteers are currently required for the following:
• NEWSLETTER ASSISTANT(S): We are looking for one or two people for the duties as outlined below depending on ability and interest.
1. Duties include: purchasing envelopes, labels and stamps; printing labels, getting both newsletters printed, picking them up and bringing them to mail-out; maintaining newsletter email list spreadsheet and emailing e-newsletters; helping to stuff and put labels and stamps on envelopes on mailing day, done four times a year.Number of hours: 1-2 hours on mailing day.For more information, please contact Sakie Kodama at [email protected]
2. Duties include Japanese to English translationNumber of hours: up to 2-3 hours per issue, most issues noneFor more information, please contact Michiko Toyooka at [email protected]
• JAPANESE TRANSLATORRequired to translate our new membership pamphlet (one page) from English to Japanese.
For more information, please contact Karen Shigeishi-Waite at [email protected] or 613-297-6653.
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You’re invited to a new public festival: JAPAN FESTIVAL
The Carleton University Japanese Association (CUJA), with support from the Embassy of Japan and the OJCA/OJCC, presents JAPAN FESTIVAL. This free public event takes over from the former Japan Day at the former Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Date: March 19, 2016; Location: Fenn Lounge, 2nd floor, Residence Commons Bldg, Carleton UniversityStage performances: Tea ceremony, shamisen, kendo demonstration, Minyo-kai folk dancingAfternoon of workshops: Japanese games, calligraphy, tea ceremony, haiku contest... and much, much moreSpecial feature film showing: “Vancouver no Asahi”
Admission: FREE; Parking: $4.00, also accessible by OC Transpo
For more info: http://www.cujapan.ca
SCHEDULETIME EVENT NAME12:30 PM Door Opens1:00 PM Opening Ceremony1:15 PM Tea Ceremony by Rebecca Cragg1:35 PM Shamisen Performance by Ryoko Itabashi1:55 PM Minyo Dance by Japanese Folk Dance Group2:15 PM Kendo Demonstration by Carleton Kendo Club2:35 PM Workshop Announcements by Kenji Misawa
• Japanese Food Demonstration• Origami• Calligraphy• Tea Ceremony• Japanese Toys• Karuta• JET & JETAA Booth• OJCA Booth• Kendo Workshop• Flower for Fukushima
3:40 PM Announcement of Haiku Contest Winners3:50 PM Closing Ceremony4:15 PM Movie Screening: The Vancouver Asahi (Vancouver no Asahi) (running time 2:20)
DonationsThe OJCC thanks the following for their generous donations and continuing support.
General DonationsDebbie FujimotoCarole Fujimoto
Lillian LeeNaoko Hawkins
Jane EbataStan Hirose and Mary Meek
Norman and Marion TakeuchiTak and Yvonne TeradaWendy and Brian Bird
Sachiko Okuda and Bruce RayfuseDenis and Pearl Bellefeuille
Ken and Coral SatoNora Nishikawa
Lori IshiiJim and Bea TanakaYaeko Stogiannos
Tak FujiwaraBarry Donnelly
John & Pauline MurakamiLiz and Yasuo Fujimoto
Henry & Nachiko ShibataGabrielle ForsythGiselle Holloway
In Memory of Mrs. K. InabaLen and Janet Matsukubo
Lillian LeeJane and Hiro Hayami
Sakie Kodama
Generous Donation received by OJCC Caroline Ishii recently made a generous and very much appreciated donation to the Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre. Among the donated treasures were: 64 matching lacquer soup bowls, a lacquer 3-tired box, teapots, crockery, some lovely ceramic bowls, hashi and other miscellaneous items.
Several years ago Caroline Ishii and David Loan opened ZenKitchen, an acclaimed vegan restaurant where many of us in the community enjoyed her amazing meals. Caroline has since left that venture and did a lot of travelling all over the world and is a trained teacher of yoga and meditation. She is well known for her amazing truffles which were sold locally.
Watch for Caroline’s book “The Accidental Chef”, a memoir with recipes, which is scheduled to launch in May!
We wish Caroline best wishes in her move to Toronto. You will be missed by your many friends in Ottawa. Thank you Caroline.
Nancy Uchida
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Canadian War Museum acquires internment-themed work The Canadian War Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of A Measured Act, a stunning multimedia series by Japanese Canadian artist Norman Takeuchi. The work reflects on the experiences of22,000 Canadians of Japanese ancestry — including the artist and his family — who were forcibly relocated to isolated communities and internment camps during the Second World War.
“This powerful work of art movingly illustrates the implications of the Japanese Canadian experience during a difficult period in our history,” says Stephen Quick, Director General of the Canadian War Museum. “A Measured Act will help us tell this story from a very personal perspective, revealing how this important aspect of Canada’s home-front experience in the 1940s affected Japanese Canadians.”
The individual pieces in A Measured Act include five life-sized, shaped paper kimonos that incorporate photo transfers, acrylic painting, and Conté and oil pastel drawings. Kimonos are an iconic emblem of Japan, where the wide-sleeved garments have a long history as cultural artifacts, fashion items and works of art. Takeuchi’s paper versions combine dark, abstract forms with text and photo transfers of historical images and documents related to the internment of Japanese-Canadians, persecuted because of Japan’s role as an aggressor in the Second World War.
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The kimonos are juxtaposed with six small Conté crayon drawings. Mounted on canvas and displayed on two wooden shelves, they depict some of the few everyday items that families like Takeuchi’s would have been allowed to take with them to the camps in British Columbia’s isolated interior. Takeuchi’s simple but richly textured renditions of these objects — a teapot, a bowl with chopsticks, a small bottle of soy sauce, a ball and glove, a towel, a pair of boots — evoke hardship and loss but also intimacy and reverence. Detainees were forced to give up their homes and most of their possessions, so these few household items connected them with their old lives and with their cultural heritage.
Takeuchi, born in Vancouver in 1937 and a long-time resident of Ottawa, is known for his hybrid style that blends traditional Japanese iconography with abstract shapes and images of contemporary Canada. A Measured Act was originally created for a 2006 group exhibition, Without a Passport, curated by Maureen Korp and shown at the Karsh-Masson Gallery. The work has since been exhibited in museums across Canada and the United States, including the Japanese Canadian National Museum in Burnaby, B.C. and the Military Museums in Calgary, Alberta.
The first Buddhist (Ottawa Jodo Shinshu fellowship) service for 2016 was held on January 23rd at the OJCC. The service was officiated by Bishop T. Aoki from Vancouver B.C., on his first ever visit to Ottawa area. During his Dharma talk, Bishop Aoki defined Buddhism in simple terms: “be good” and “don’t be bad”. People should strive to be compassionate and wise, as opposed to insolent and ignorant. Bishop Aoki explained that there are countless Buddhist teachings, and he encouraged participants to “Listen to the teaching and if you agree with it, take it to your heart; if not, just throw it away.” He also led participants through a short meditation practice.
Sad news: On December 4th, Reverend Michael Hayashi of the Manitoba Buddhist Temple passed away from untreatable abdominal cancer.
The Ottawa Jodo Shinshu fellowship services are held periodically throughout the year. The next one is scheduled for May 21st at the OJCC from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., with a short workshop to precede the service. Everyone is welcome; bring your friends.
For information, please contact Richard Takahara, [email protected], (613) 831-1064.
Ottawa Buddhist Fellowshipby Richard Takahara
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Stories from our Ottawa community: the OJCA Public History Projectby Sachiko Okuda and Matt Miwa
What is the scope of our community? Where will wisdom be found?
As you may remember, last August the OJCA received a grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage’s World War Commemorations Community Fund to conduct a public history project. The first phase of the project involved a how-to workshop on conducting oral-history interviews. Sixteen people participated in the half-day session on December 12, led by oral-history practitioner Josh Labove, of Ryerson University and the Landscapes of Injustice Project.
The project has now moved into its next phase: collecting stories from our Ottawa community members. To those of you who have volunteered to be interviewed, thank you so much for your patience. We have run into some minor delays in obtaining the recording equipment but are now back on track and will set up our interviews in the coming month! To those who have not yet expressed their interest, we offer the following reflection upon the future, the past, and what can be done in the present to build a bridge between the two. First off, we wish to say that no matter who you are, or where you come from – Japan; the Coast; the Island; the Prairies; Brazil! – the story of how you got here - your story - is of enormous importance to who we are as a community, and what our community will become in the future. A big misconception that floats about town is that your stories are best left
in the past or have little value. But please remember, many of us do not know the places you have come from; they remain places of myth in our imagination and in our sense of history. When you tell us about these places, the simple act of hearing your stories grounds us, expands our minds, and grants us a very real and missing sense of peace in our lives. Yours’ are stories that we will carry on, until we are as old as you! We are all Japanese in some form or other and your stories help to define this cherished identity!
So please, it would be our great pleasure to hear from you and to hear about you! Contact us for an interview; we are ready and willing.
The final product will be educational materials, including a presentation, based on first-person narratives.
Matt Miwa ([email protected])Sachiko Okuda ([email protected])
How-to workshop on conducting oral-history
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Kimono portraitFamily portrait
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Enjoy your private session at my home studio.
Contact:Contact:www.corgimarkphotography.com
613-825-9310 (Kyoko)
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