Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Save the Joy Kogawa House! The house where she grew up in the Marpole neighborhood of Vancouver is going to be demolished. Oh, you mean that it's already been saved? Never mind. (Source.)
Even though Kogawa is most famous for Obasan, the majority of her work is actually poetry. She's a poet and you didn't know it. (Source.)
So you know how this book isn't exactly kid-friendly? Well, if you were aching for children's version of Obasan, Kogawa's got you covered. (Source.)
Remember Slocan? Well now its most popular attraction is the Slocan City Logging Show. (Source.)