1942 draws to a close with the Watada family still interned in the abandoned town of Minto, BC, during the beginning of the Japanese Canadian ‘evacuation’. Terry Watada reimagines his father’s experiences based on a diary written during the war … more »
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My father was a handsome, rugged man; tough, fairly tall (five–foot-ten in his youth) and quiet. He was a lumberjack before WWII. In 1920, he was abandoned in Vancouver at the age of fourteen by his father. Since the inheritance … more »
On October 17, 2017, a very special event took place in Toronto – A Celebration of Life event was held for Jim Wong-Chu, the founder of the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop and Ricepaper Magazine. Although Jim lived in Vancouver, he … more »
LiterASIAN 2017 is just around the corner, and it brings a group of established and upcoming Asian Canadian writers together in Vancouver for four days of literary events. In addition to the launch of Currents, our new anthology, … more »
On November 27, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre hosted a three-way discussion between writer and poet, Terry Watada; Ricepaper Magazine and ACWW co-founder, Jim Wong-Chu; and professor at UBC, Dr. Glenn Deer. The topic for the afternoon’s event was on … more »