The NAJC’s Young Leaders Committee is bringing back the Japanese Canadian Young Leaders Conference for the first time since the pandemic! The Japanese Canadian Young Leaders Conference is a weekend-long conference to connect, educate and learn from young Japanese Canadians or Nikkei involved with the Japanese Canadian community. We want to bring young community leaders...Continue reading
Supporting young leaders in Japanese Canadian communities across Canada Community • Culture • Heritage The Young Leaders Committee of the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) is proud to manage the Young Leaders Fund to support youth across Canada, giving Japanese Canadian youth the opportunity to help realize projects and initiatives. Successful applicants can receive up...Continue reading
The NAJC Young Leaders Committee has released their first electronic newsletter, which can be found HERE. The newsletter summarizes the work of the committee over the past year and presents news and views from young leaders across Canada! Please stay safe and take care!
The NAJC Young Leaders Committee is excited to announce our Japanese Canadian Young Leaders National Ambassadors who will be attending COPANI XX in San Francisco this fall. To help support our National Ambassadors, donations can be made to youngleaders@najc.ca Jun Cura-Bongolanis a Nikkei Canadian of Japanese-Filipino heritage. Born and raised in Toronto, he has worked and...Continue reading
On behalf of the NAJC Young Leaders Committee, thank you to everyone who attended the NAJC AGM conference in Winnipeg this September! The NAJC Young Leaders Committee is comprised of young Japanese Canadian leaders from across Canada looking to engage and connect other young leaders (YLs) through local and national events and projects. In the...Continue reading