For Immediate Release NAJC Welcomes Caroline Ruriko Ishii as Executive Director CALGARY, AB — May 30, 2025 — As Asian Heritage Month comes to a close, the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) is marking the occasion not only as a celebration of heritage, but as a stepping stone toward renewed growth, sustainability, and...
We are excited to share this exciting opportunity courtesy of the Nippon Foundation and the Association of Japanese and Nikkei Abroad. Canadian Nikkei are encouraged to apply for this scholarship for those 18-35 wishing to study in Japan. Starting this year, the Dreams Come True Project scholarship will be expanding to include North America and...Continue reading
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of film, culture, and conversation, hosted by Japanese New Immigrants Committee(JNIC), Human Rights Committee , the Hamilton Chapter of the NAJC and Toronto Japanese Prefectural Association. This special event features The Vow from Hiroshima, an intimate and moving documentary that shares the story of Setsuko Thurlow—a member of the...Continue reading
By Lorene Oikawa, Past President NAJC has exciting news. Starting in the fall, the new school year will include the history of the incarceration/internment of Japanese Canadians as mandatory core curriculum for grade 10 students in British Columbia. We know this has been a priority for the community for a long time. We identified this...Continue reading
Date: Tuesday, May 20th, 2025Time: 3:00 PM PDT / 6:00 PM EDTRegistration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sSoiT6yjSDeKVDXDv5c7bA Alianne Kimura, a Yonsei and graduate student at McGill, created this workshop from her own journey uncovering her family’s internment history. Through archival research and personal experience, Alianne explores the hidden histories of Japanese Canadians and offers practical tools for others to do the...Continue reading
By Lorene Oikawa, Past President NAJC is preparing for regional member organization meetings. The Western Regional Meeting is first up, taking place in Nanaimo this month. Receive updates through your local member organization. List of member organizations are on the NAJC website. https://najc.ca/member-organizations/ Our new Administrative Assistant hired is Sydney Christie. Our new Capacity Building...Continue reading
We are thrilled to share that retired judge Maryka Omatsu has been selected as one of the 2025 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award honourees, presented by the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Women in the Profession! As the first Japanese Canadian judge, Maryka Omatsu has made tremendous contributions to justice, equity, and advocacy for Japanese Canadians and...Continue reading