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		<title>Nikkei Fishermen&#8217;s book nominated best book of year</title>
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The Spirit of the Nikkei Fleet: BC’s Japanese Canadian Fishermen by Masako Fukawa and Stanley Fukawa, published by Harbour Publishing, has been nominated for the Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award 2010. Winners will be announced April 24, 2010 in Victoria.


http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2010
The book is on sale at the Japanese Canadian National Museum at a special [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/nikkei-fishermens-book-nominated-best-book-of-year/</link>
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		<title>Part 2 Ohanashi screenings this Saturday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ March 10, 2010; 8:00 pm; ]  The second Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders public screenings takes place this Saturday, March 13 at 2pm. Admission by donation.


March 13, 2pm

Tom Sando Kuwabara and Shig Kuwabara (47 min) and Susumu Tabata (44 min)

Brothers Tom Sando and Shig Kuwabara were born in Skeena River, and were sent to a prisoner-of-war camp during WWII.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/part-2-ohanashi-screenings-this-saturday/</link>
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		<title>Two Views closes this Saturday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Two Views: Photographs by Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank at the Japanese Canadian National Museum gallery closes this Saturday, March 13. 66 photographs, two films and an installation of internment era luggage is on display. Admission by donation. Hours [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/japanese-canadian-national-museum/two-views-closes-this-saturday/</link>
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		<title>ASIAN CANADIAN ARTIST SHOWCASE &amp; ART AUCTION (Apr 9) &#8211; tickets on sale now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ April 9, 2010; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join us for the second annual Artist Showcase! Celebrate our amazing community of Asian Canadian artists and help raise funds for the National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre. This showcase of Asian Canadian artists is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser, featuring gorgeous pieces by a diverse group of contemporary and traditional artists and artisans who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/asian-canadian-artist-showcase-art-auction/</link>
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		<title>Takao Tanabe: A Work of Art (Mar 26)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ March 26, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Film Screening
Friday, March 26, 2010, 7pm
Special Events Hall
This new film is a biographical portrait of one of Canada’s greatest painters. Tanabe was born near Prince Rupert, interned in the Slocan area, then began painting in the early days of the abstract expressionism in the late 1940’s. Now in his early 80s, Tanabe is still avidly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/takao-tanabe-a-work-of-art-mar-26/</link>
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		<title>Speakers Series with Greg Robinson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ March 9, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] A Tragedy of Democracy: Japanese Confinement in North America 

Tuesday, March 9, 7pm
Intergenerational Room 105

Greg Robinson will present a talk on his recent book A Tragedy of Democracy. This is the first book to analyze official policy toward West Coast Japanese Americans within a North American context. Approaching Japanese confinement as a continental and international [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/speakers-series-with-greg-robinson/</link>
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		<title>Shop volunteers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Museum is looking for volunteers to help in the museum shop, which offers Japanese Canadian books, films, and handmade crafts. Duties include customer service, sales, pricing and inventory. Shifts are minimum 2 hours per week with a commitment of at least 3 months. Shop hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11am-5pm. Please contact us if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/japanese-canadian-national-museum/shop-volunteers/</link>
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		<title>Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for an afternoon for two Ohanashi screenings this Saturday February 13 at 2pm. Kazue Oye and Alfie Kamitakahara will be in attendance.
See here for more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/ohanashi-the-story-of-our-elders/</link>
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		<title>New! Japanese Tea Ceremony Class (Apr7 &#8211; May5)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Instructor: Ayako Sakaino, Urasenke Tankokai Vancouver Association (Japanese &#38; English instruction)
Wednesday, Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 &#38; May 5, 1:30pm to 3:00pm  (5 classes)
Fee: $100 / 5 classes (material inclusive)
Registration: 604.777.7000 or info@nikkeiplace.org  (NNM&#38;HC) More [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/new-japanese-tea-ceremony-class-apr7-may5/</link>
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		<title>Film Screenings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ February 27, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Saturday, February 27, 2pm

 

Copyright: Leonard Frank by Director Eli Gorn
Leonard Frank came from Germany to Canada in 1892. Overwhelmed by the beauty and grandeur of his new homeland, he started carrying a camera with him into the back country. Leonard Frank became one of Canada’s greatest photographers. 23 minutes.

 

Pilgrimage by Tadashi Nakamura
With a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/film-screenings/</link>
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