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PSA - UPCOMING COMMUNITY
EVENT
 What: Public Open House at
Historic Joy Kogawa House
When: Sunday, September
17, 2006
Time: 1pm to
4pm
Where: Historic Joy Kogawa
House ? 1450 West 64th Ave., Marpole neighbourhood in
Vancouver
Parking: Parking at the
house is limited. Public transit is encouraged.
Admission: By donation at the
door
Nearly
550 people from across the globe helped The Land Conservancy purchase the
Historic Joy Kogawa House in June, and now it is time to celebrate this
accomplishment! TLC will be
hosting a public open house on Sunday, Sept 17 from 1 to 4pm for everyone to see
the home before renovations take place.
This is
a great opportunity for Lower Mainland residents to view the one and one-half
storey bungalow where Canadian author Joy Kogawa lived from 1937 to 1942. As a
special addition to the house, guests will get to see the original desk and
typewriter that Kogawa wrote her award-winning novel, Obasan, on. Kogawa will also be in
attendance for a scheduled book signing. All proceeds from the event will go to
the restorations and to help set up an endowment for a writers-in-residence
program.
The Historic Joy Kogawa House has national significance as a symbol of
the racial discrimination experienced by Japanese-Canadians as a consequence
of World War II. The house is one of the few residences left in Vancouver
that is identified as having been confiscated by the Canadian Government
and sold without the lawful owner’s permission.
TLC protects and cares for the places you love most in British Columbia from
wilderness areas to cultural landmarks. There is no greater gift we can
pass on to future generations than a healthy environment, and TLC is proud to be part of the
international conservation movement. Since its inception nine years ago,
TLC has preserved more than
100,000 acres on over 150 properties throughout the province.
For more
information:
TLC: Heather Skydt (604) 733-2313; hskydt@conservancy.bc.ca
Save Kogawa House
Committee:
Ann-Marie Metten (604) 263-6586; ametten@telus.net
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