Hope Talk: A Canadian Identity Story Terry Watada Terry Watada is a poet, novelist, short story writer, historian, playwright, columnist, essayist and music composer. Terry’s work has been much anthologized, and his newest novel will be available this summer. Set in Vancouver in the 1940’s, The Three Pleasures is the story of three Japanese Canadians…
Hope Talk: Twelve-year-old Piano Sensation Hao Wei Lin Hao-Wei Lin Like many arts, Western classical music was introduced to Taiwan during the period of Japanese colonization in Taiwan, with numerous Taiwanese born musicians such as Bunya Koh trained under Japanese masters. With a head start over many other Asian nations, Taiwan has since earned a…
Hope Talk – Art of the Japanese Fan Keita Yamamoto Among the most symbolic of Japanese art forms is the hand fan; strips of hinoki (Japanese cypress) connected by thread, covered with paper backing some of the most beautiful and elegant artwork. The paper fan has a long history, originating from China as the rigid…
The heartbreaking tale of Bunya Koh is the story of a young musician and composer, a rising star in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War, forgotten in the annals of time and a testament to what might have been for an artist of that era.
The Paper Play – Superhero On Paper Ning Hsieh To call seventeen-year-old Ning Hsieh a fan of paper craft would be a serious understatement. Combining his love for the versatility of paper and the wonder of Western comics, many of Ning Hsieh’s crafts result in life-sized pieces of superhero costumes. In much the same way…