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	Vancouver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vancouver is one of the cities of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and of the larger geographic region commonly known as the Lower Mainland of BC.
		Vancouver is also served by two B.C. Ferry terminals, one to the Northwest near the village of Horseshoe Bay, and one to the south, at Tsawwassen (the flagship terminal), linking the mainland to Vancouver Island and other nearby islands.
		Vancouver and its adjacent communities are the home of two major universities, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU), as well as a number of community colleges.
	vancouver.iqnaut.net (4046 words)

	Hongcouver.com - All you need to know about Vancouver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vancouver is the main city of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and of the larger region commonly known as the Lower Mainland.
		Vancouver's climate is unusually temperate by Canadian standards; it is the warmest major city in Canada in the winter.
		Vancouver is a relaxed city with many diversions and easy access to outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, boating, and skiing.
	www.hongcouver.com (715 words)

	history
		From 1873-1910 chained prisoners were a daily sight in downtown Vancouver, as they were put to work clearing and building roads under the watchful eye of a guard armed with a shotgun.
		Along the west coast, and in Vancouver in particular, there was a strong movement among the IWW for regional autonomy and against the General Executive Branch.
		In February the IWW called for a convergence in Vancouver and threatened a General Strike to oppose the ban on free speech.
	www.geocities.com /emithsilas/earlyhistory.html (2630 words)

	Japantown (Vancouver) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Japantown, Little Yokohama, or Little Tokyo was a neighbourhood in Vancouver British Columbia, north of Chinatown, that had a concentration of Japanese immigrants.
		Japantown received warning of the attacks, and the residents prevented the Asiatic Exclusion League members from destroying their shops.
		The Vancouver Buddhist Church, formerly the Japanese Methodist Church, is still there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japantown,_Vancouver (451 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vancouver is part of the larger geographic region known as the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.
		Vancouver is adjacent to the Strait of Georgia, a body of water that is shielded from the Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island.
		The original vegetation of most of Vancouver and its suburbs was dense temperate rain forest, mostly conifers with scattered pockets of maple and alder, as well as large areas of swampland (even in upland areas due to poor drainage).
	www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Vancouver (5670 words)

	Vancouver Travel Guide - Description of Vancouver Canada tours, hotels, flights, sightseeing, trips, tickets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vancouver is internationally renowned for preserving its natural beauty within the metropolis.
		Vancouver also attracts cannabis-oriented tourists because of the reputation of its indigenous drug culture and high-strength hydroponically-grown marijuana.
		Vancouver is the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2005 Grey Cup, the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship and the 2006 United Nations World Urban Forum.
	www.bestcitiestravel.com /vancouver (854 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Vancouver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vancouver's climate is unusually temperate by Canadian standards; after Victoria, it is the second warmest major city in Canada during the winter.
		Vancouver International Airport is the principal international port in Western Canada and is the second busiest in the nation.
		Vancouver is also a major centre for the mining industry, with the former Vancouver Stock Exchange (now absorbed into the TSX Venture Exchange) notable as the largest market in the world for venture capital in small to medium sized mining ventures.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/vancouver (8017 words)

	Japantown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Japantown is a common name for official Japanese American or Japanese Canadian communities in big cities.
		Japantowns were created because of the widespread immigration of Japanese to America in the Meiji period.
		There are currently three recognized Japantowns left in the United States, which are facing issues such as commercialization, reconstruction, and dwindling Japanese populations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japantown (187 words)

	Vancouver Japanese Community
		Historically known as Little Tokyo, Japantown is situated between Gore and Dunlevy suburb and lies along Powell Street.
		Like any other restaurants in Vancouver, it is advisable to leave a tip when you are eating in a restaurant.
		The Vancouver Buddhist Church is located at the eastern edge of Japantown.
	www.virtualvancouver.com /japantown.html (560 words)

	Wikinfo \| Vancouver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vancouver is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia.
		Vancouver is Canada's largest port and one of North America's gateways for Pan-Pacific trade.
		A proposal to change Vancouver's council elections to run on a ward basis (like most major Canadian cities) rather than its current at-large system was rejected by the populace in a plebiscite on October 16, 2004, possibly due to the increased costs of the ward system.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Vancouver (4031 words)

	ABOUT US \| Vancouver Japanese School and Japanese Hall
		Established in 1906, the Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall (VJLS-JH) is a linguistic and cultural education centre dedicated to the learning and promotion of the Japanese language and Japanese culture and arts.
		VJLS is located in the heart of east Vancouver (former JapanTown), east of the Gastown waterfront, overlooking Burrard Inlet and the spectacular Northshore mountains.
		The building in which the Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall resides (475 and 487 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC) is a designated heritage building.
	www.vjls-jh.com /en/node/3 (307 words)

	Mixed Signals: Chinatown and Japantown
		We were graciously hosted by a several community leaders in Vancouver and joined by Vancouver city staff.
		Vancouver's herb stores and vegetable stands spill out of small storefronts with open fronts, challenging you to even try to ignore them.
		The spectacular growth of downtown Vancouver is beginning to encroach on Chinatown.
	www.zombiezodiac.com /rob/ped/archives/vancouver/chinatown_and_japantown.html (1843 words)

	Meetings Focus \| Western Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vancouver is Western Canada's trade capital and famed for its seaport, timber industry and growing share of North American film and television production.
		Downtown Vancouver is just 20 minutes away, but groups are increasingly choosing to meet in Richmond thanks to properties such as The Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel and the new River Rock Casino Resort.
		Victoria, located on Vancouver Island, is usually thought of as a bit of old England transplanted to Canada, and parts of its compact, waterside downtown look positively Edwardian.
	www.meetingsfocus.com /displayarticle.asp?id=6412 (2121 words)

	The History of Metropolitan Vancouver - Hall of Fame
		The History of Metropolitan Vancouver Hall of Fame represents nearly 500 of the thousands of people who have contributed to the history of the lower mainland of BC.
		For the first time, Metropolitan Vancouver has a biographical directory that includes many individuals from communities overlooked in the past.
		Vancouver Sun art critic for 16 years to 1959 when she retired.
	www.vancouverhistory.ca /whoswho_T.htm (1321 words)

	Japantown,_Vancouver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Japantown - Little Yokohama - or Little Tokyo was a neighbourhood inside Vancouver British Columbia - north 0f Chinatown - that had a concentration 0f Japanese immigrants.
		During World War II when Japanese Canadians had their property confiscated & were interned, see Japanese Canadian internment, - Japantown ceased to be a distinct Japanese ethnic area.
		The Vancouver Buddhist Church - formerly teh Japanese Methodist Church - is still there.
	www.demandtwinother.info /Japantown,_Vancouver (638 words)

	The Vancouver English Club - About Vancouver
		In the past three years Vancouver was voted as one of the top ten "best destinations" in the world by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine.
		Vancouver is now third only to Los Angeles and New York as a North American film and TV production centre.
		Vancouver's past, present and future are all in startling proximity when you walk along this "false creek" (actually a tidal inlet).
	englishclub.bizhosting.com /van.html (1029 words)

	Japantowns - DiscoverNikkei.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Japantowns and Japanese enclaves spread over the whole area of Southeast Asia such as Faifo (Vietnam), Ponhealeu (Cambodia), San Miguel (the Philippines), and Batavia, Amboina, Banda (Indonesia).
		Japantown Task Force, Inc. was created in the year 2001 in order to continue the work of the previous 50-member Japantown Planning, Preservation, and Development Task Force organization.
		Profiles several companies in California Japantowns that are maintaining the tradition of making tofu, and the struggles they face in attracting a new generation of Japanese Americans to follow in their business footsteps.
	www.discovernikkei.org /wiki/Japantowns (2926 words)

	Vancouver City
		Vancouver was named for Captain George Vancouver, who in 1792, fourteen years after sailing here under Captain Cook, returned to the area in 1792, and spent the next two years exploring the area in search of the western end of the "Northwest Passage".
		Vancouver is not a city which offers or requires lots of relentless sightseeing.
		If you're here for a longer stay, though, you'll want to venture further out from downtown: trips across Burrard Inlet to North Vancouver, worth making for the views from the SeaBus ferry alone, lend a different panoramic perspective of the city, and lead into the mountains and forests that give Vancouver its tremendous setting.
	www.justcanada.org /canada/vancouver/vancouver-city.asp (363 words)

	Alaska cruise: Seward, Ketchikan, Skagway, Sitka, Juneau, Vancouver, Hubbard Glacier, Inside Passage.
		Captain George Vancouver first explored Burrard Inlet in 1792, and for his effort, he would later have Canada's third largest city named for him.
		Today's Vancouver is a multi-ethnic rainbow of cultures, with the second largest Chinatown in North America and an equally thriving Japantown.
		Other prime attractions in the Vancouver area include the serenely beautiful enclave of Stanley Park, an oasis of green right on the water in downtown Vancouver, complete with totem poles, an aquarium and a beaver pond.
	www.cruiseweb.com /RSS-ALASKA-CRUISE-5.HTM (1727 words)

	Fri, June 30th Japantown Sentimental Journey with Eiji Hanaoka & the Swing Allstars \| Vancouver Japanese School and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fri, June 30th Japantown Sentimental Journey with Eiji Hanaoka and the Swing Allstars
		The Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall (VJLS-JH) hosts a nostalgic evening of retro Benny Goodman swing jazz served up with Japanese festival izakaya foods and swing dancing (free-lesson included).
		Join us in taking a ‘sentimental journey’ back in time to toast our remarkable milestone of 100 years in historic Japantown in the heart of Vancouver’s downtown eastside.
	www.vjls-jh.com /en/node/33 (188 words)

	Vancouver Chinatown Information Guide
		Established in 1973, the Chinese Cultural Centre at 50 West Pender Street is the heart and soul of the Chinese community centre.
		The centre not only sponsored the first Chinese New Year celebration in Vancouver but also play host to special events, lectures, exhibitions on carvings, paintings, ceramics and historical photographs.
		If you walk towards 1 West Pender Street, you will find the Chinese Freemasons Building which is a fascinating union of architecture from both east and west.
	www.virtualvancouver.com /chinatown.html (921 words)

	Canada - Kumidaiko.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The character wa was chosen to symbolize the harmony among the group members as well as the harmony of spirit between the players and their drums as they make oto together.
		LOUD is a Vancouver based instrumental group that writes and performs original music utilizing primarily the electric guitar, taiko (Japanese drums) and parts of the western drum kit.
		In the summer of 1979, the San Jose Taiko Group performed at the Powell Street Festival in Vancouver's Japantown.
	www.kumidaiko.com /locations/north-america/canada (1125 words)

	Vancouver City Tour in Luxury Suburban - Private Tour for 7 - 2 Hours
		Vancouver City Tour in Luxury Suburban - Private Tour for 7 - Two Hours -- Urban sophistication mixed with multicultural flair makes Vancouver one of the most interesting cities in the world.
		This metropolitan city is always a bustle of activity with spectacular scenery, world class dining and fabulous shopping.
		This tour is fully customizable and can change in routing on a moments notice to accommodate your desires or time frame while en route.
	www.vancouvertours.net /tours/tourDetail.cfm/tid/2364 (971 words)

	Asian Canadian: Japantown Sentimental Journey With Eiji Hanaoka & the Swing Allstars
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		Japantown Sentimental Journey With Eiji Hanaoka & the Swing Allstars
		The Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall (VJLS-JH) hosts a nostalgic evening of retro Benny Goodman swing jazz served up with Japanese festival izakaya foods and swing dancing (free-lesson included).
	www.asiancanadian.net /2006/06/japantown-sentimental-journey-with.html (210 words)

	GungHaggisFatChoy :: Vancouver Opera's "Naomi's Road" goes to the heart of Vancouver's old Japantown - a fundraiser for ...
		It was presented in the hall at the Vancouver Japanese Language School, newly built and connected to the Japanese Hall, built in 1918, which stands alone as the only property among any Japanese Canadian private citizen, business or organization to retain ownership after the war.
		For this performance, it was a treat for the performers to be on a raised stage, rather than floor level at the West Vancouver, or Vancouver Public libraries.
		Questions covered many topics, but in this setting at the Japanese Language School in Japantown, it was interesting to hear that many former internment camp survivors thanked the performers for sharing the story, and that they related very strongly to the performance.
	www.gunghaggisfatchoy.com /blog/_archives/2006/3/14/1820935.html (1593 words)

	News round-up
		Two Catholic schools in Vancouver remain at risk of being sold to compensate victims of abuse at the Mount Cashel orphanage in Newfoundland, following the BC Supreme Court's decision this week to decline the BC government's application for an injunction to prevent such a sale, reports the National Post.
		Meanwhile, the Vancouver Sun reports that some school supporters say the case has dragged through the courts long enough, and the Catholic Church should stop spending money on expensive lawyers and just buy the schools back from the liquidators.
		At the outbreak of the Second World War, Tucker was working for the Anglican church at Holy Cross Mission in Vancouver's Japantown.
	www.canadianchristianity.com /cgi-bin/na.cgi?nationalupdates/020606news (425 words)

	CURA - Community-University Research Alliance
		Partners and local collaborators of the project were the New Westminster Museum and the Cumberland Museum where two of the major collections are housed.
		The collections represent the life work of selected Japanese Canadian photographers from the turn-of-the century to 1942 in Cumberland, New Westminster, and Vancouver's Japantown.
		While Japantown's photographers had a large Japanese client base, in the smaller communities of Cumberland and New Westminster Japanese photographers enjoyed the patronage of a diversity of clients, from the elite of the white community, to the Chinese Canadian miners.
	www.maltwood.uvic.ca /cura/projects/japanese_canadian/home.html (460 words)

	J-TOWN / Taro's Fish Fresh Fish, Sashimi,Dried Marine Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Though our main business is retail, we also do wholesales to Japanese and French restaurants around Toronto.
		Carefully selected fish and seafood products are shipped from North America, from places such as Boston and Vancouver, and from other parts of the world.
		Also try our dried marine products, and fish preserved in soybean paste, and various Bento box with loads of seafood (weekends only).
	www.japantown.ca /tarofish/e.html (94 words)

	Chinese Theatre in Canada: The Bigger Picture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The elimination of discriminatory immigration criteria led to a flood of new Canadians of all colours.
		Chinatowns were reinvigorated with new immigrants, mostly from Hong Kong, who first settled in the downtown cores of Vancouver and Toronto, and then quickly moved into the suburbs: Don Mills, Etobicoke, Scarborough in Toronto; Burnaby and Richmond in Vancouver.
		In Vancouver, Simon Johnston took the lead at Gateway Theatre, developing and programming new work in Richmond, BC, where so many Chinese Canadians settled in the 1970s and 1980s.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/ctr/110/110_Yoon.html (5509 words)

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		She was a recipient of the Government of Canada Awards, which funded her research on Japanese Canadian community as a visiting graduate student at the University of Victoria (1997-1998).
		She has served in the Program Committee of "New Wave: Studies on Japanese Americans in the 21st Century," a conference held at Kyoto University in December 2003, and she guided a walking tour of Japantown in Vancouver, Canada, for the Asian Pacific Islander American History Collective conference in August 2003.
		She was one of the two translators of Roy Miki and Cassandra Kobayashi, Justice in Our Time: The Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement (Talon Books, 1991; translation published by Tsumugi Shuppan, 1995), which received the 1995 Canadian Prime Minister's Award in Publication/Translation.
	asa.press.jhu.edu /election_book2005.html (11354 words)

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