Kara Isozaki: 2018 NAJC/Landscapes of Injustice Hyodo-Shimizu Research Scholarship Recipient
Landscapes of Injustice congratulates Kara Isozaki on receiving the NAJC/LOI Hide Hyodo-Shimizu Research Scholarship funded by the National Association of Japanese Canadians and Landscapes...
Registration for the 2018 NAJC AGM and National Conference now Open!
Registration for September 21-23 NAJC Annual General Meeting and National Conference now Open! Registration is now open for the NAJC Annual General Meeting and...
June 23, 2018 Yellowhead-Blue River Highway Project Signage Dedication Ceremony
Invitation to join us at the Yellowhead-Blue River Highway Project Signage Dedication Ceremony Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Noon Mt. Robson Visitor Centre In...
Upcoming deadlines, membership renewals and NAJC AGM
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) would like to remind everyone of some important, upcoming deadlines as we near our September 21, 2018...
NAJC Memberships Now Due
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) would like to announce that we are currently accepting membership renewals for the July 1, 2018 to...
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Redress at NAJC 2018 AGM
Konichiwa! Join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of Japanese Canadian Redress at the NAJC’s 2018 AGM conference. From September 21-23 the Japanese Cultural...
Redress Agreement 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner
The National Association of Japanese Canadians and The Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba Invite You to a Gala Dinner on the 30th Anniversary of the Signing of the Redress...
CJCA Quarterly Newsletter
The Landscapes of Injustice Project Fact Finding! by Pat Jetté March 4, 2018 – After 44 hours of non-stop snowfall we were glad to...
Montreal Bulletin May Issue
Avant-Garde Japanese Band Delivers Powerful Soundtrack For Canadian Choreographer By Alan Itakura Group A is an avant-garde band that is usually slotted into the...
Changing Tides: Vanishing Voices of Nikkei Fishermen and Their Families wins Roderick Haig-Brown BC Book Prize
Changing Tides: Vanishing Voices of Nikkei Fishermen and Their Families has won the Roderick Haig-Brown BC Book Prize for “contributing the most to the...
Demographic Characteristics of Japanese Canadians in 2016
How big is the population of Japanese Canadians in Canada? The best source of information for this question is the Census of Population by...
When a Tree Falls
Grandfather’s Prince Rupert sakura legacy to live on in music by John Endo Greenaway In 1909, Shotaro (Tom) Shimizu arrived in Prince Rupert, in...
One-Day Health Conference at Japan Foundation Toronto
The Medical Support Network in Canada will host the Health Conference for Japanese speaking community in Toronto. It will be designed to advance education...
Japanese Canadian Memorial Garden & Signage Unveiling Event
Friday, May 11, 1:30pm Lillooet, BC In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Internment, Honourable Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and...
Ceremony Planned for Wartime Road Camps Signage Erected at Mount Robson
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC), BC Parks and the Columbia Basin Institute are pleased to invite you to attend the Yellowhead Blue...
NAJC meets BC Premier John Horgan regarding remediation and redress for the violation of citizenships rights of Japanese Canadians
An NAJC delegation led by President David Mitsui and representatives from the BC Member Organizations (Tsugio Kurushima – Victoria; Rick Ogasawara – Vernon; Lorene...
Introducing: Executive Director Kevin Okabe
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Okabe as the new Executive Director, effective May 1,...
Victoria News
Dr. Pamela Sugiman PhD. Lecture at the Royal BC Museum By Roy Katsuyama On January 28, 2018, Dr. Pamela Sugiman presented a lecture about the...
Hamilton News
Japanese aesthetics and approaches to everyday life are apparent in the Japanese subconscious. We as Japanese Canadians are are also affected by these aesthetics...
CJCA and GVJCCA Celebrate National Canadian Film Day
CALGARY CJCA is once again participating in National Canadian Film Day. Please come and join us on the weekend of April 14 and 15....
Midi Onodera wins Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts has announced that Midi Onodera is among this year’s winners of the $25,000 Governor General’s Awards in Visual...
7 Potatoes Society Funding report
The Central Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian Cultural Society (aka 7 Potatoes) received a Community Renewal grant. The grant helped us to purchase equipment, supplies,...
Kayla Isomura: packing for unknown journeys
I was very curious how others would respond. I applied for the National Association of Japanese Canadians’ (NAJC) Young Leaders Fund to help support...
Remembering the 1942 Japanese Canadian UBC Students
It is the 5th anniversary of the Honorary Degree Ceremony for the 1942 Japanese Canadian UBC students who were expelled in 1942. It’s also...