Featured Artists

Aiko Suzuki

Aiko Suzuki (1937-2005) was a remarkable and prolific Toronto-based visual artist. Born in Vancouver, she was interned with her family in the Slocan region before moving to Ontario. For 25 years, she was a mentor to many artists, and was involved in arts education with countless students throughout Toronto. In 1994, Aiko was a founder of the Gendai Gallery in...

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The New Canadian

The New Canadian newspaper was first printed in 1938 with two issues, and began publishing regularly in February 1939. The purpose of the newspaper was to be a “voice” for “the second generation”; that is, for the young Canadians born to Japanese parents who were just coming of age at the time. The declared purpose of the newspaper was...

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