Collage Workshop

As part of our chibisoku event series, join us on Sunday, Oct. 26 for a collage workshop with Olivia Chupik, Megan Kiyoko Wray and other members of Tadaima! Collective.

In this free workshop, participants will reflect on the idea of “connecting to our roots” through collaging, drawing, writing or whatever form of creativity comes to mind. All materials supplied, no experience necessary.

Includes lunch. Max. 20 participants.

Audience

“Young-ish” people of Japanese descent (suggested for folks up to 40 years old) of all generations (i.e. shin Nikkei and multi-generational Nikkei folks), experiences and backgrounds.

Accessibility Info, Parking & Transportation

Limited free street parking is available in the vicinity of the block; paid street parking is also available (metered, lot). Nearest bus routes include the 4 and 7.

Building is equipped with an elevator (event is on the fourth floor). Multi-stall, gendered washrooms (men’s, women’s) are available on the floor of the event; single gendered washrooms are available on the 5th floor and ground floor of the building.

Additional Details

• Cost: Free!
• Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025
• Time: 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
• Location: Vancouver Japanese Language School & Hall (room #407)

About the Facilitators

Megan Kiyoko Wray

Megan Kiyoko Wray (she/her) is a queer, mixed-race Yonsei writer based on Treaty 1 Territory. Inspired by her family’s history, Megan’s work explores the enduring impacts of wartime incarceration on the Japanese Canadian community. She is involved in numerous storytelling initiatives, including as a facilitator for Mata Ashita: The Japanese Canadian Writing Circle, a contributor to Tadaima! Collective’s paueru gaizette, and a co-author of the kamishibai (“paper theatre”) project Rini’s Hopeful Harvest: A Story of Japanese Canadians in Manitoba. Megan’s debut non-fiction book, Little Temple on the Prairie: A History of the Manitoba Buddhist Temple (FriesenPress), will be published in late 2025. She is currently writing a collection of poetry that traces her family’s forced displacement from BC to the prairies.