Upcoming
LOI Research Database and Family Story Sharing
National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) and Landscapes of Injustice (LOI) present LOI Research Database and Family Story Sharing in association with the Powell Street FestivalLOI Project Manager Michael Abe will demonstrate the LOI Research Database. Special guests from NAJC...
Session on Domestic Violence (in Japanese)
Organizers: Jamsnetcanada, NAJCDo you think you know!? What is DV (Domestic Violence)?Saturday June 19, 202119:00-20:00 ET (Ontario time)Free, Canada wideContents: What is DV? DV accusers characteristics DV victims characteristics What to do?Presenter: Takanori KugeOntario certified psychotherapist, M.A.(counseling)Since 2006, working as...
Learn About the Anglican Healing Fund
In response to our community consultations held in Vancouver, Lethbridge, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa & Montréal, the Japanese Canadian Working Group will introduce the Anglican Healing Fund Supporting survivors and families affected by GG Nakayama’s Clergy Sexual Abuse Come learn about Counselling and...
Canada-Wide Paueru Mashup
Contemporary Community Dance for Celebrating Japanese Culture Greetings, Courtesy of the 45th Powell Street Festival, I would like to invite everyone across the country to learn the Paueru Mashup, a taiko flashmob work that encapsulates the festival! It’s a...
Mata Ashita intergenerational writing circle
Ongoing series: First Saturday of each month.
Past
Re-discover the stories of Japanese Canadians in Surrey BC
Four years after Discover the Stories of Japanese Canadians in Surrey took place in 2017, another gathering took place in 2021 to re-discover the stories and share more stories of Japanese Canadian pioneer settlers in Surrey BC. Surrey’s first...
Remembering Gordon Hirabayashi
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) Human Rights Committee presents Remembering Gordon Hirabayashi Courage & Community, A North American Hero, an online tribute held March 25, 2021. Event guests: Jeanne Sakata, author of Hold These Truths, a play about...
NAJC Endowment Fund Info Session
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) Endowment Fund Information Session was held on April 27, 2021, and included an opportunity to ask questions. Watch the session below. The deadline for the NAJC Endowment Fund applications is June 30,...
NAJC celebrates National Canadian Film Day with Obachan’s Garden
National Association of Japanese Canadians celebrated National Canadian Film Day with a screening of Obachan’s Garden on April 21, 2021. Filmmaker Linda Ohama shared stories and answered questions in a Q&A session after the screening. Participants shared how this...
Let’s learn about COVID vaccine in Japanese
JAMSNET Canada is hosting an online workshop for “Let’s learn about COVID vaccine in Japanese” on Saturday, May 1 Japanese RN and NPs will break down COVID vaccine information from Canadian government into easy-to-understand Japanese. To attend, please register...
Freedom Day Celebration
Freedom Day Celebration Thursday, April 1, 2021 4pm PDT | 5pm MDT | 6pm CDT | 7pm EDT The Toronto NAJC Board of Directors invites Japanese Canadians from across Canada to a community event geared towards intergenerational engagement and conversation. The starting...
NAJC Ijyusha Outreach Project – In Japanese
カナダ生活において、文化や価値観の違い、言葉の壁、子育て、国際結婚、地域社会との関わり合い、就職活動、精神衛生 (メンタルヘルス)、人種差別, 等の困難に直面されたことはありますか？
In Conversation with: Terry Watada
Saturday, March 13
Remembering Gordon Hirabayashi
Thursday, March 25
In Conversation with: Grace Eiko Thomson
Saturday, March 27
Privilege & Oppression: a Japanese Canadian Conversation
NAJC YLC Zoom Session – Privilege and Oppression: a Japanese Canadian Conversation Sponsored by NAJC’s Young Leaders Committee THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021 8pm to 10pm EST (5pm PST/6pm MST/7pm CST) Intersecting identities of gender, race, and sexuality can influence how...
NAJC In Conversation Series #1
Join dance theatre artist Kunji Ikeda and a group of next generation JC artists on a dialogue on their political and artistic identity as Japanese Canadians and how they engage with the community. Panel discussion followed by Q&A session.