Here is an update on the Kogawa Homestead demolition situation:
Nov 21, 2003, Kogawa House property, assessed at $426,100, sold for $475,00
to Vancouver resident Su Shen
Sept 20, 2005 - Vancouver City Council passes motion to plant cherry tree grafts at city hall from Kogawa Homestead
Sept 21 - Demolition inquiry for Kogawa Homestead made
Sept 23 - Naomi's Road Opera excerpts performed at Vancouver Arts Awards - City Councillor Jim Green informs audience about the demolition threat to Kogawa Homestead.
Sept 24 - Joy recieveds Community Builders Award from Asian Canadian Writers Workshop, at Ricepaper Magazine 10th Anniversary Celebration - other recipients include Scott McIntyre and Gim Wong.
Sept 25 - Joy Kogawa speaks at Word On The Street book and magazine fair, as part of wrap up celebrations for Vancouver Public Library's One Book One Vancouver Program.
Sept 30 to Oct 2 - World Premiere of Vancouver Opera production "Naomi's Road," at Norman Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver.
Oct 13 - Margaret Atwood makes statement supporting preservation of the Kogawa childhood home which figures prominently in the books Obasan, and Naomi's Road
