September 25 to 27, 2015 Victoria, British Columbia Member organizations, interested observers and young leaders are invited to attend the National Association of Japanese Canadians 2015 AGM and Conference being held in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Our annual gathering is an opportunity for you to renew acquaintances and form new ones. As the only national...
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Japanese Canadians – Why Your Vote Matters in October
In 1916, two hundred twenty-two Japanese Canadian volunteers enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force to fight in the trenches of Europe with the promise of the right to vote upon their return to British Columbia. Fifty-four men – almost a quarter of the volunteers – lost their lives in the battlefields of Europe. Not until...
LANDSCAPES OF INJUSTICE, THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
www.landscapesofinjustice.com “During the Second World War, Canada enacted mass displacement and dispossession of people on racial grounds, a collective moral failure that remains only partially addressed. Japanese Canadians lost their homes, farms, businesses, as well as personal, family, and communal possessions. Landscapes of Injustice is dedicated to recovering and grappling with this difficult past.” (from...Continue reading
Asian Month Celebrated by the Canadian Multicultural Council
The Canadian Multicultural Council – Asians in Ontario (CMC) recognized 2 prominent Japanese Canadian citizens for their outstanding contributions in our communities. The CMC is an organization comprised of 24 Asian Canadian Associations that promotes Asian heritage and culture as well as participating in charitable fundraising activities for Asian calamities and natural disaster relief...
NAJC Community Development Fund Applications Now Available
The mandate of the Community Development Committee (CDC) is to respond to the needs of the Japanese Canadian community. More specifically, the CDC provides direction to the National Executive Board (NEB) regarding needs evidenced by groups such as seniors, youth, and Ijusha. The CDC is also responsible for providing the NEB with a link to...Continue reading
Stop Bill C-51
April 15, 2015 Dear Friends: At the end of February, the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) released a statement rejecting the Anti-Terrorism Act, Bill C-51. The NAJC joins with thousands of other concerned Canadians in calling for the Government of Canada to withdraw Bill C-51. We believe that Bill C-51 threatens Canadian civil liberties...
Invitation: Summit on Asian Canadian Elder Care
A Call for Culturally Sensitive Care Saturday, May 30, 2015 10:00am-3:00pm UBC Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Chilcotin Boardroom (#256) Canada is multicultural and ethnically diverse. Cultural identity is integral to all aspects of life and is a constitutive facet of self-identity. In 1971, the Canadian government introduced an official multiculturalism policy, and in 1982...
NAJC Rejects Bill C-51
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) joins with other concerned Canadians in calling for the Government of Canada to withdraw the Anti-Terrorism Act Bill C-51. We believe that Bill C-51 threatens Canadian civil liberties and freedoms. The NAJC is confident that the current existing laws and powers are adequate in safeguarding our security against...Continue reading
Less than 6 degrees
By Bev Ohashi, President. Six degrees of separation is a theory that became well known in 1993 by a film called “Six Degrees of Separation” with a cast that included Stockard Channing, Will Smith, and Donald Sutherland. Although the concept is about people knowing other people takes 6 or fewer steps before making a connection,...