New French Language Edition of Obasan / Soirée de lancement de Obasan
Our first French-language event welcomes Francophone Vancouver, Word Vancouver, and Salon du livre du Vancouver this Friday evening.
Full Season Ahead at Historic Joy Kogawa House
From writing workshops to a French-language event to launch the new Paris edition of Obasan, members and friends of Historic Joy Kogawa House have a full season ahead this fall.
Joy Kogawa: Essays on Her Work
When: Sunday, November 20, 2:00 p.m. Where: Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th Avenue Cost: Admission is free. Seating is limited. This event celebrates the publication of a collection of essays that explore Joy Kogawa’s work, both literary and activist. Essay...
Schools Program
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...
Kogawa House tree at Vancouver city hall is given a plaque
Sixty-six years ago, in 1942, Japanese-Canadians were “evacuated” from Canada’s Pacific coast and sent to internment camps for the duration of WW2. in 1981, Joy Kogawa wrote her first novel Obasan, the first novel to address the issue of the...