P.S. (November 15th, 2024) You can view the recording of this event here. This November 11th, we invite you to gather at the cenotaph in Stanley Park to remember and honour the contributions and sacrifices of Japanese Canadian veterans. Hosted by the Japanese Canadian War Memorial Committee and the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural...Continue reading
Category: NAJC Message
NAJC’s Japan Tour for Japanese Canadians
Due to popular demand, the National Association of Japanese Canadians is planning a tour of Japan in 2025. This tour will be custom-designed and targeted to Japanese Canadians that may not speak Japanese, but want to visit their ancestral homeland. The 10-day tour originates in Tokyo and ends in Osaka, with stops in Hakone (near...Continue reading
Highlights of the Tomoshibi Japanese Canadian Internment Camp Bus Tour
We respectfully acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples who are the traditional keepers of the lands and waters. Past President Lorene Oikawa has a special report. In September, she joined the Tomoshibi Journey organized by the Nikkei National Museum. The Journey was a Japanese Canadian Internment Camp bus tour that visited historic...Continue reading
Highlights of New Denver and Rosebery
In 2024, the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) is looking at geographic locations where Japanese Canadians lived after migrating to Canada, since the 1800s, and where they were interned/incarcerated in 1942. We respectfully acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples who are the traditional keepers of the lands and waters. The Story...Continue reading
NAJC – 2024-2025 Membership Renewals
The NAJC is now accepting individual membership applications/renewals for the upcoming year. Memberships purchased will be valid until June 30, 2025. The membership application form can be found here: https://forms.gle/n8xyHhN7aco8gqCy9 Individual membership forms must be returned and paid for by July 20, 2024, in order to be eligible to vote at our September 18, 2024...Continue reading
サンドンとカスロにおける日系カナダ人の物語
2024年、全米日系カナダ人協会(NAJC)は、1800年代以降カナダに移住した日系カナダ人が住んでいた場所、そして1942年に抑留/強制収容された場所を地理的に調査します。私たちは、土地と水の伝統的な守護者である先住民族の先祖伝来の領土と未割譲の領土を敬意を持って尊重します。
The Story of Japanese Canadians in Surrey
In 2024, the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) is looking at geographic locations where Japanese Canadians lived after migrating to Canada, since the 1800s, and where they were interned/incarcerated in 1942. We respectfully acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples who are the traditional keepers of the lands and waters. The Story...Continue reading
ヘイスティングスパークの物語
2024年、全米日系カナダ人協会(NAJC)は、1800年代以降日系カナダ人がカナダに移住した後に住んでいた地理的場所と、1942年に抑留/投獄された場所を調査している。
The Story of Hastings Park
In 2024, the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) is looking at geographic locations where Japanese Canadians lived after migrating to Canada, since the 1800s, and where they were interned/incarcerated in 1942. The Story of Hastings Park By Lorene Oikawa, Past President NAJC When I was a child, my mom would take me to the...Continue reading