Shashin: Japanese Canadian Studio Photography to 1942 Powell Street History is produced by MUSUBI in

is produced by MUSUBI in collaboration with COCHAE design collective

Tokyo’s famous book district

From the beloved author of cult sensation Convenience Store Woman

enabling them to move forward with renewed hope

Includes historical notes on Japanese Canadian fishermen in the Steveston community

Shashin: Japanese Canadian Studio Photography to 1942 Powell Street History is produced by MUSUBI inA visually striking photobook based where rare photographs captured by Japanese Canadian studio photographers illuminate the vibrant pre war communities in Cumberland, Vancouver and New Westminster in British Columbia, Canada. The powerful and stunning photographs are strengthened by personal essays written by Jan Gates, Imogene Lim, Patricia Roy, Phyllis Senese, Jim Wolf, and exhibition curator Grace Eiko Thomson who also coordinated this catalogue