Powell Street: A Community with a Past - Apr 1 - 7:30pm

Japanese Canadian National Museum Speaker Series presents
Powell Street: A Community with a Past
A Presentation by Dr. Audrey Kobayashi

The City of Vancouver is in the process of conducting a historical and cultural review of Vancouver’s Japantown. The Museum is inviting Dr. Audrey Kobayashi to present a talk about Powell Street’s history and community to generate awareness and greater understanding of the area’s components. Planning and preservation perspectives will be presented and the talk will be illustrated by many pictures. Dr. Kobayashi is a Professor of Geography at Queens University and is the author of Memories of Our Past: a brief history and walking tour of Powell Street.

Free admission

Nichola Ogiwara, Museum Assistant/Program Coordinator
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre
tel 604.777.7000 ext.109 fax 604.777.7001
6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC V5E 4M7 Canada
www.jcnm.ca / www.nikkeiplace.org