The National Executive Board of the NAJC is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Endowment Fund for the Spring 2009 term: Sports, Education, Arts Development (SEAD) Alison Reiko Loader ( Quebec) requested assistance to study at a two week workshop in Animation Studies in July, 2009 in Oregon. Granted: $1,500. Keiko Marumo (Edmonton)...
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President’s Message, May 2009
Spring has arrived and brings new life and beginnings to all of us. It is a time in most communities that we honour our Seniors, at Keirokai. Without the pioneering efforts, dedication and hard work of our Seniors, our communities would not have benefited from the spirit and life that has been the foundation of...Continue reading
President’s Message, April 2009
The NAJC is moving on April 15, 2009, as a result of a settlement between the NAJC and Cityscape Residence Corporation (owners of 404 Webb Place). We are relocating to 1 – 222 Osborne St. Wpg. MB. For those of you who have been to Winnipeg, our office is in Osborne Village and is at...
President’s Message, March 2009
February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of many African-Canadians who have contributed to the life and times of this great country. As we welcome the first official visit of President Barack Obama, to Canada, we are reminded of his comments related to Black History Month. It is “a...Continue reading
President’s Message, December 2008
It has been a very busy fall for the NAJC, with the National Conference celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Redress Settlement on September 19-21/08, in Vancouver, as well as the many regional celebrations across Canada. The organizers of the Vancouver event, Grace Thomson, Cindy Mochizuki and Ron Nishimura, did a tremendous job of giving...Continue reading
October President’s Message
After a year of preparation, the national celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement is now behind us. While I have not yet had time to digest what all happened, from accounts received so far, I think we can safely say it was a memorable event, and undoubtedly credit goes largely to...Continue reading
September President’s Message
Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement 20th Anniversary Celebration Website: http://redressanniversary.najc.ca/redress/conference.html Q: What is the most important date in the history of Canadians of Japanese origin? A: September 22, 1988, of course. This is the date on which the process of renewal began for all Japanese Canadians. For the first time in our history, we felt enabled...Continue reading
President’s Message July
In The Triumph of Citizenship. The Japanese and Chinese in Canada, 1941-67 (UBC Press, 2007), historian Patricia E. Roy describes the Government action in 1942 as evacuation (evacuate: remove people from a place of danger, Oxford), due to “fear that frightened and angry white British Columbians might violently attack Japanese Canadians and their property.” She...
President’s Message June
During the last week of April, I attended the Canadian Race Relations Foundation Award of Excellence Symposium, held in Calgary. “What is Canadian Racism?” was the main theme, which engaged in a critical analysis of a distinct manifestation of racism, through diverse workshops focusing on policy, education, and training, toward better understanding of racism in...Continue reading