The NAJC is pleased to share this story of Tomekichi Homma, a Japanese Canadian who took legal action in 1900 to challenge B.C.’s racist voting laws. Geoff Meggs has been working on this project since 2022 and gave permission for the NAJC to share this important story about a Japanese Canadian’s fight for voting rights. Given...Continue reading
On February 15, 2025, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the National Flag of Canada! We encourage you to show your Canadian pride and take part in this important milestone. Please find attached a letter from the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, recognizing this special occasion. Let’s celebrate together! 🎉
NAJC New Year Highlights By Lorene Oikawa, Past President NAJC Akemashite omedetō gozimasu. Happy New Year! 2025 is the Year of the Snake. A time to shed our old challenges and to start fresh in the New Year. The NAJC is continuing with our Capacity Building Initiatives including assisting our member organizations with processes, group...Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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。