By Terry Watada Intergenerational trauma is real and alive in communities deeply affected by residential schools. You can’t attempt cultural genocide for 140 years, for seven generations – the last of these schools closing their doors in 1996 – and not expect some very real fallout from that. Attawapiskat is a brutal example. Joseph Boyden...
The National Association of Japanese Canadians; the University of Victoria’s Landscapes of Injustice and the Hastings Park Foundation is pleased to announce that this year’s scholarship recipient is Nicole Yakashiro. As a mixed race, fourth generation Japanese-Canadian, Nicole has a personal commitment to the history of Japanese Canadians as well as a scholarly interest in...Continue reading
On behalf of the National Association of Japanese Canadians we wish to extend our sincere condolences to the people of Kumamoto, Japan for the loss of life and damage to property. As of today, the prefectural government of Kumamoto and the Kumamoto Japanese Red Cross have asked for donations within Japan and have not reached...Continue reading
全カナダ日系人協会理事会(全カナダ理事会；National Executive Board)では会員との連絡を密に取ることを信条にしており、他の日系人団体や個人が会員になるように奨励しています。
National Association of Japanese Canadians Heritage Committee and Nikkei National Museum co-present Online webinar: Introduction to the Nikkei National Museum’s online database Wednesday, May 18, 2016 5-6pm PST | 8-9pm EST Presenter: Lisa Uyeda Host: National Association of Japanese Canadians Heritage Committee Platform: Webex (online) Learn how to navigate the online collections database and explore...Continue reading
Awarded to York University Professor Norio Ota by Bev Ohashi, President of NEB Norio Ota has been involved in university education focusing on Japanese Language and Culture instruction in Canada, Japan, United States, Australia, and Vietnam. In promoting post-secondary education through exchange programs, partnerships have been established with Meiji University, Dokkyo University, Keio University, Waseda...Continue reading
Valerie Hoshizaki Nordin, NEB Director, Chair of Membership Committee To quote a movie critic “what do you know for sure?” ‘I know for sure’ I am a part of a large hapa family. At the time of the evacuation, my father Thomas Yasuo Hoshizaki who was born in 1919 in Pitt Meadows, BC was given...Continue reading
The National Executive Board is pleased to announce that Judge Maryka Omatsu will be awarded the Art Miki National Leadership Award at a banquet to be held on Saturday, September 26th 2015 in Victoria, British Columbia. The Award, formerly known as The National Award, was renamed this year to recognize in perpetuity the invaluable and...Continue reading
by Lisa Uyeda, NAJC Heritage Committee Chair Not too long ago, I sat down with my grandparents for dinner. I was on my way home and I thought I would pop by for a brief hello; that quickly turned into a late evening. The three of us sat together at their wooden kitchen table, with...Continue reading