Joy Kogawa featured on CBC Radio “Sounds Like Canada” on Boxind Day morning 10:30am
Joy Kogawa is interviewed about her childhood home and the Save Kogawa House campaign.
Kathryn Gretzinger met Joy at the house at 1450 West 64th Avenue earlier in November for this special interview. Joy also went to the CBC radio studio for some further interviews.
Listen to CBC Radio 690 AM in Vancouver – or on the web – www.cbc.ca
10:35am
Dec 26, 2005
It has been such a pleasure getting to know Joy this year of 2005. The first time I met her was in 1986, at Expo 86's Folk Pavillion for a poetry and book reading. The next time I saw her was at a reading at the Vancouver Public Library in summer 2004 for Centre A. I was amazed at how tiny and fragile she was. But over the course of this year, I have gotten to know how, humble, warm and sincere she is. She truly is amazed at all the attention she has recieved from the Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver Opera, Vancouver City Hall, and the media for the Save Kogawa House campaign.
Some significant Joy Kogawa Events I have attended for 2005 include:
May at the opening event for One Book One Vancouver at the Vancouver Public Library;
Joining Save Kogawa House committee in September
September ACWW Ricepaper Magazine 10th Anniversary Dinner where ACWW presented Joy with a Community Builder's Award in September;
Vancouver Arts Awards which included performances from opera Naomi's Road
Reading at Word on the Street for final One Book One Vancouver event
Oct 1 – opening weekend for the premiere of Naomi's Road Opera;
Nov 1st – Obasan Cherry Tree Day at City Hall – with cherry tree planting
Nov 3rd – presentation at City Hall, asking for an unprecedented 120 day delay for demolition of Kogawa House
Nov 12th Save Kogawa House – Awareness concert with Harry Aoki, Raymond Chow and performance of Naomi's Road
Here are some upcoming media coverage for Save Kogawa House events.
CBC Radio One, Sounds like Canada, Dec 26, 2005, 10am – 11am .
Vancouver Sun, Reporter Kevin Griffin, Dec 30 or 31, 2006.
CBC Radio One, “On the Coast,” Early January 2006 (air date to be confirmed).
Shaw Cable, “The Express,” January 4, 2006, 6pm and 8pm.
Common Ground Magazine, January 2006 issue.
OMNI TV: BC, “The Standard,” January 11, 2006, 9pm and January 12, 8am and 12 noon.