History Repeats In Silence
Historic Joy Kogawa House reflects on the legacy of Japanese Canadian internment and denounces current human rights violations in the U.S. Silence enables injustice—history is repeating. Read our full statement.
From the Lost and Found Department with Joy Kogawa
Launch of a career-spanning volume that brings together new and selected works by an iconic voice in Canadian literature
Christmas 2020 Letter from Joy Kogawa
by Joy Kogawa Christmas! The mother of all birthday parties. But this year the whole silent night holy night world is locked down. Throughout childhood Christmases were magic. After WWII, our family ended up in Coaldale, Alberta. The kindergarten building from Bayfarm...
Happy Birthday, Joy!
Joy Kogawa turns 85 today, June 6, 2020. Congratulations, Joy, on a life well lived. May you enjoy future happiness!
Joy Kogawa book launch
Joy Kogawa book launch this Saturday, June 29, 2:00 to 3:00pm.
The Things We Carry: Storytelling Circles
Our storytelling circles this Saturday afternoon will feature three published authors: Joy Kogawa (from Ontario), Victoria Kuttainen (from Australia), and May Q. Wong (from Victoria).