A Call to the Government of British Columbia

“Seventy Five Years is Long Enough” a working paper by Dr. John Price, University of Victoria Centre for Asia Pacific Migration and Mobility Program Access: http://www.uvic.ca/research/centres/capi/assets/docs/MMP_Price_Working_Paper_v2.pdf. The National Executive Board of the NAJC supports the views presented by Dr. John Price in his working paper, “Seventy Five Years is Long Enough”. The unilateral apology delivered...Continue reading

Lest We Forget

At the September Calgary AGM, the National Association of Japanese Canadians celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Nikkei Volunteers of World War I and it was fitting that the organization was well represented at the Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park on November 11th this year. In attendance...Continue reading

Anne Shaw

NAJC Suzuka Scholarship Winner Anne Shaw

Konnichiwa from Suzuka University in Mie, Japan. Let’s start with a little of my backstory. I’m Anne a second generation Japanese Canadian who at the moment is supposed to be starting my third year at UBC in Canada. Wonderfully interrupting my Canadian post-secondary plans, in June of this year, I was selected as the first...Continue reading

Public Meeting Japanese Canadian Historic Places Project August 18, 2016

Issued by the BC Government on: August 05, 2016 Dear Stakeholders, Japanese Canadian Community of British Columbia, The Japanese Historic Places Recognition Program Advisory Committee is pleased to invite you to participate at the Information Session to seek your proactive participation in successful implementation of the Public Nomination process of historic places of importance to...

For sale at the Powell Street Festival at the NAJC table

The NAJC is honouring JC artists who created a large body of meaningful works in the 20th century.  In homage to Aiko Suzuki’s 1994 directory “Japanese Canadians in the Arts” we are producing a limited edition JC Artist T-Shirt recognizing over 215 Japanese Canadian professional artists who were part this publication.  By honouring the past,...Continue reading

On the Passing of Yoshio (Yon) Shimizu 1924 – 2016

YOSHIO (YON) SHIMIZU(1924-2016) Yon Shimizu was intent on finishing his Grade 12 at Victoria High School in the spring of 1942. When the order came exiling the entire Japanese Canadian community, he went over to a friend’s house and continued going to class. After about a week, he turned himself in to the RCMP—who sent...Continue reading

Gene (Tsutao) Machida

An Interview with Gene (Tsutao) Machida

by David Fujino When I first met Gene Machida in the late 1970’s in Toronto, I found him to be a quietly intense presence — and a real hoot. Unlike most artists — I mean among the painters, sculptors, sketchers, watercolourists, photographers, conceptualists, the potters and ceramicists, graphic and textile designers, installation artists, industrial designers,...

Nikkei National Museum

Webinar session on Japanese Canadian History – July 21st

National Association of Japanese Canadians Heritage Committee and Nikkei National Museum co-present: Online webinar: (What is) a short intro to Japanese Canadian history? Thursday, July 21, 2016 5-6pm PST | 8-9pm EST Presenter: Carolyn Nakagawa Host: National Association of Japanese Canadians Heritage Committee Platform: Webex (online) How do you begin a conversation about Japanese Canadian...Continue reading

Art Miki

A Tribute to Art Miki at the 2016 Transformation Awards

  Art Miki was the recipient of the Harmony Award presented by the Transformation Awards Program on June 4, 2016 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. This program celebrates leaders and innovators in 12 categories “that inspire, transform, empower, showcase, celebrate and integrate various elements for a more perfect mosaic”. Although Japanese Canadian Communities...

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