The July issue of The Bulletin in the mail, on the streets, and online. In part four of the history of The Bulletin we finally reach the Redress settlement in the October 1988 issue. It has been a fascinating and grueling process, poring over the stacks of past issues and pulling out the most significant articles. Rewarding but tiring! There’s a very funny piece by Tamio Wakayama reprinted from the January 1988 issue, involving a stolen Japanese typesetter and its eventual recovery. You can read it here.
Also in this issue is a piece on musician/composer/ethno-musicologist Harry Aoki, along with an interview that Gary Cristall and I did with him last month at Nikkei Place. Only July 20th there will be a special tribute to Harry at the Firehall Arts Centre – details here. A lot of his longtime friends will be on hand to salute Harry’s long and varied career.