Introduction: Nurturing Our Collective Memory and Living Culture

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In this chapter, Morita introduces the fifty-year history of the Powell Street Festival in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, founded in 1977 to celebrate Japanese Canadian identity following the Centennial Project.

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Emiko Morita

Emiko Morita is a third-generation mixed-heritage Japanese Canadian arts administrator and cultural producer. From 2015 to 2024, she served as executive director of Powell Street Festival and continues to shape community-engaged projects through curatorial work, consulting, and advocacy.