by Residencies | Sep 28, 2010 | Announcements |
Educational Tour of Historic Joy Kogawa House School groups are invited to tour the childhood home of Naomi’s Road author Joy Kogawa, located in the Marpole neighbourhood of South Vancouver. This 1912 bungalow was the site of many happy memories for Joy and her family...
by Todd Wong | Sep 26, 2008 | Press/Media, Save the House |
Georgia Straight: Joy Kogawa House is the “Best new place to get writing done” When I joined the “Save Kogawa House” campaign in September 2005, I just knew it was something that had to be done. Three years later we now have our first...
by Todd Wong | Apr 25, 2008 | Press/Media, Save the House |
Globe & Mail: “Instead of dying, it’s been given a second chance” This is truly a miracle story. I remember in the early 1980’s shelving “Obasan” on book shelves while I worked at the Vancouver Public Library. Just the existence...
by Residencies | Dec 6, 2007 | Announcements, Life at the House |
The Historic Joy Kogawa House was purchased by TLC The Land Conservancy of British Columbia in May 2006 after a successful public fundraising campaign to save the house from demolition. The property is one of the few residences in Vancouver identified as having been...
by Todd Wong | Oct 14, 2007 | Announcements, Life at the House |
The Historic Joy Kogawa House Society is now incorporated with the BC Registry of Societies, which means we’re now a legal entity that can carry forward the purposes of the society: Purposes The purposes of the Society shall be: To operate and preserve the former Joy...
by Residencies | Aug 8, 2007 | Life at the House |
A group of 19 enthusiastic Japanese high school students and their teachers visited historic Joy Kogawa House early on the morning of Thursday, July 26, 2007. Members of the group attend school in various parts of Japan and came together in Vancouver to participate in...
