Tatsuo Kage received his formal training in History. He is specialized in the German Weimar Republic and the declining process of its democracy. Prior coming to Canada, he met his wife in Japan, a Montrealer, with whom he had four children. The family moved to Vancouver in 1975, so he could pursue his research in Political Science and History. Once in Canada, Kage became an activist working on social justice and immigrant issues alongside the Redress movement for the incarceration of Japanese Canadians during and after World War II. Kage donated a total of 52 photographs.
Dancers at Powell Street Festival, Vancouver, BC, 1990. Image courtesy Tatsuo Kage.JCCC’s protester supports the Mohawks, BC, 1990. Image courtesy Tatsuo Kage.In 1997 Kage was invited by the support organization for Saburō Ienaga’s lawsuit on history textbook censorship and to attend the final verdict at the Supreme Court in Tokyo. He had been an organizer for the support campaign on the issue in Canada. The photo was taken at the organization’s office in Tokyo with the campaign’s organizers.
Born in Vancouver, Marilyn Hon Jung now lives in Toronto. She is the Board president of Gendai Gallery, a not-for-profit organization founded in 2000, cultivating dialogue through contemporary art, focusing on experimental collaborations with artists and organizations for the production and dissemination of artwork from East Asian perspectives. Since the late 1980s, as a cultural activist dedicated to advancing the work of Asian Canadians on the artistic and cultural landscape, she has a comprehensive collection of exhibition ephemera and catalogues. Jung donated 23 photographs.
Delivering a roasted pig to the bride one month before the wedding. (June, 1981). Image courtesy Marilyn Hon Jung.Traditional betrothal gifts (along with roasted pig) to the bride proudly displayed by Mr. Chong Hee Jung, father of his second son’s upcoming wedding. (Vancouver July 1981). Image courtesy Marilyn Hon Jung.The Jung family in Vancouver, dressed up for Christmas and enjoying mum’s homemade dim sum, Vancouver, BC, December 1967. Image courtesy Marilyn Hon Jung.The Jung family moved away from Chinatown, built a small apartment building at 2038 Pandora Street in the East end up from Commercial Drive. Mrs. Chong Hee “Helen” Jung lovingly nurtures the front garden. (1970) Image courtesy Marilyn Hon Jung.“Mai Tai anyone?” Bartender, Mr. Chong Hee “Wally” Jung preparing the signature cocktail drink at the Trader Vic’s, Bayshore Inn in Vancouver. (1967) Image courtesy Marilyn Hon Jung.
