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The Open Doors Project

Wouldn’t it be great if visitors to the Powell Street Festival could also walk up and down Powell Street and explore some of the businesses and workshops in the area? This was the simple idea that started the Open Doors Project – a multidimensional project to help commemorate and animate the Powell Street area.

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Our Mothers’ Patterns

Sewing and dressmaking in the Japanese Canadian community is a legacy of pride, skill and accomplishment passed on from thousands of women who mastered this vital art to practice their craft in British Columbia and across Canada from the early part of the twentieth century to the present. The inspiration for this exhibit came from a collection of dresses donated to the Nikkei National Museum by Mary Ohara, typical of those worn in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

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Hastings Park Commemorative Project

Location: Pacific National Exhibition 2901 E Hastings St Vancouver, BC Website: www.hastingspark1942.ca In early 1942, over 8,000 Japanese Canadians were detained in Hastings Park before being sent to internment sites […]

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A black and white historical photograph of a classroom filled with children sitting at wooden desks, facing the front of the room. A man in a dark suit stands behind a central podium in front of a large blackboard covered in Japanese kanji and hiragana calligraphy. To his right, another man in a suit stands near the wall. The children, many of whom are girls with large bows in their hair, are seated in organized rows. A piano is visible on the far left, and simple light bulbs hang from the ceiling.

A Century of Community Spirit

Location: Vancouver Japanese Language School 487 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC Discover the important role played by the Vancouver Japanese Language School in the early days of Vancouver. First opened in […]

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