3rd Ijusha Zadankai public meeting
Japanese immigrants from Japan living in various parts of Canada, work and student visa holders, permanent residents and people with Japanese descent who hold...
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day
“On this National Indigenous Peoples Day and every day, we stand in solidarity,” said Lorene Oikawa, NAJC President. “Canadians must take meaningful action. We...
新移住者特別委員会設立のお知らせ
2022年5月、全カナダ日系人協会（National Association of Japanese Canadians: NAJC） が「新移住者特別委員会（New Japanese Immigrants Ad Hoc Committee：NJIC）」を設立しました。
NAJC Japanese New Immigrants Ad Hoc Committee
In May 2020, the NAJC established the Japanese New Immigrants Ad Hoc Committee (JNIC) with the following purposes: 1. Endeavour to get Japanese new...
June 11 2022 Japanese Medical Support Network in Canada AGM and Conference
The Japanese Medical Support Network in Canada will have the 9th AGM and Conference on Saturday June 11, 2022 at the Japan Foundation Toronto....
NAJC President’s Message – June 2022
May 21, 2022. A historic announcement is made by BC Premier John Horgan.
A Heartbreaking Anniversary
May 23, 2022 The National Association of Japanese Canadians National Executive Board is remembering one year ago when we heard the heartbreaking news of...
May 23, 1914 – Arrival of Komagata Maru
108 years ago in 1914 the Komagata Maru ( a Japanese ship with 376 South Asians. Note: India was a part of the British...
Preparing the “ghost towns” for Japanese Canadian families in 1942
Ken Adachi in his book, The Enemy That Never Was, described how advance parties of Nisei and Issei men were sent to the interior...
NAJC President’s Message – May 2022
by Lorene Oikawa May is Asian Heritage Month. Another opportunity to share our stories and to learn about other Asian cultures in East Asia,...
会長のメッセージ ２０２２年５月
ロリン・オイカワ ５月はアジア文化遺産月間です。アジア諸国（東アジア、南アジア、西アジア、中央アジア、東南アジア）の文化を知るよい機会です。
Asian Heritage Month Screening
May is Asian Heritage Month. As part of explorASIAN, the National Association of Japanese Canadians is hosting an online screening of Migration + Resilience...
Remembering Norman Mineta
The NAJC heard the sad news that Norman Mineta died. He was the first Asian American cabinet member who served both President Bill Clinton...
GVJCCA Commends BC’s Anti-Racism Data Legislation
Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association (GVJCCA) Commends BC’s Anti-Racism Data Legislation Introduced May 2, 2022 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, May 2, 2022 The...
Terumi Kuwada Shares Her Family Story
Terumi Kuwada, a Past President of the National Association of Japanese Canadians, shares her family story for the 80th Anniversary of Internment. As we...
Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians – Online National Outreach Meeting
For the latest news, updates and information about the Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians, please go to this website: https://www.anglicanhealingfundforjapanesecanadians.com/ (Updated on: May 25,...
Wednesday is National Canadian Film Day!
NAJC is again hosting the annual National Canadian Film Day and celebrating Canadian film. This year we are highlighting an Indigenous film, Falls Around...
NAJC会長のメッセージ 2022年4月
ロリン・オイカワ バンクーバーでは春のにわか雨が降っています。町中に花が咲いていて、花に埋もれてしまいそうです。
NAJC President’s Message – April 2022
By Lorene Oikawa April showers are here, but on the west coast we are also deluged by blossoms. Don’t hate us. It is also...
Connie Kadota shares her family story
We asked Connie Kadota, sansei, third generation Japanese Canadian, filmmaker, retired educator to share her family story for the 80th anniversary of Incarceration and...
Terumi Kuwada Reflects on the 2022 Anniversaries for NAJC
National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) President Lorene Oikawa met up with Terumi Kuwada at the Museum of Surrey (MOS). The MOS current exhibit,...
80th Anniversary of Internment – March 16, 1942
March 16, 1942. First arrivals at Vancouver’s Hastings Park Manning Pool. All Japanese Canadian mail is censored from this date. About 8,000 Japanese Canadians,...
Steveston Japanese Canadian Recipes with Kelvin Higo
Steveston Japanese Canadian Recipes with Kelvin Higo Saturday March 26 Zoom online session National Association of Japanese Canadians welcomes Kelvin Higo to discuss...
NAJC会長のメッセージ－2022年3月
ロリン・オイカワ 私は「日系カナダ市民連盟(JCCL)デルタ、イースト・リッチモンド、サーリー支部1940年記念写真」という裏書きのある一枚の写真を受け取りました。