[BCMA] Invitation to Monogatari & Pow! exhibitions - opening May 27

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

  Monogatari
Tales of Powell Street (1920-1941) Exhibit May 28 – October 1, 2011
*Opening party*, Friday, May 27, 7-9pm

We invite you to discover the many *monogatari* (tales) of Powell Street -
the vibrant pre-war commercial and residential district of the Japanese
community in Vancouver. By 1921, most of Vancouver’s 4000 Japanese residents
lived in or within walking distance of the area. The street bustled with
vegetable and fish markets, businesses, traditional Japanese bath houses and
food stores. It was a unique mingling of traditional Japanese culture with
contemporary Canadian convenience.
Labourers found inexpensive accommodations in boarding houses. Baseball fans
packed Powell Grounds to watch the Asahi Baseball Team play. Families lived
and worked in the area. Children walked in groups to Strathcona School and
then on to the Japanese Language School in the afternoon.

In 1942, due to racism, political and economic opportunism, almost 22,000
people of Japanese ancestry were uprooted from their homes in BC – almost
half of those people came from the Powell Street area. Only a few Japanese
Canadians ever returned to the area.



*Also on exhibit:*
 Pow! the art of the festival *Pow! the art of the festival * is a journey
through the poster art that advertises and celebrates the Powell Street
Festival. Through this exhibit, we celebrate thirty-five years of Festival
creativity, prosperity and community spirit. Like the Festival itself, the
posters have matured - from scrappy upstarts to polished creations.  Many
posters designers have gone on to become important artists in the community
including Tamio Wakayama, Kaori Kasai, Lotus Miyashita, Lynda Nakashima and
Kathy Shimizu.



Join us for some fascinating programs!
Film Presentations:
*Minoru: Memory of Exile*, June 2, 7pm.
*Shirley Omatsu*, Ohanashi – The Story of Our Elders, August 4, 7pm.
Admission by donation.

*Powell Street walking tours*:
Thursday, June 23, 2pm,
Saturday, August 27, 10am
Friday, September 16, 2pm.
Walking tour fee is $10 and reservations can be made by calling 604.777.7000

Share your memories at the *Powell Street Reunion* – June 17, 12-2pm
Free tea & coffee. Order a Japanese lunch box by June 14 for $10.
Please RSVP to 604.777.7000 ext.109 or email jcnm at nikkeiplace.org

Thank you to our generous supporters:
BC Arts Council, Vancouver 125, The Vancouver Foundation, Powell Street
Festival Society


6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC V5E 4M7 Canada
Museum hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 5pm
First Thursday open until 9pm
Admission by donation



-- 
Beth Carter
Director-Curator
Japanese Canadian National Museum
bcarter at nikkeiplace.org
604-777-7000 ext.112
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