The National Association of Japanese Canadians applauds the Liberal government’s clear commitment to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in communities across Canada over the next few months. We also are encouraged by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s more general pledge to pursue a principled, humane approach in Canada’s international engagements. The National Association of Japanese Canadians...Continue reading
The National Association of Japanese Canadians and the Landscapes of Injustice Partnership Project are proud to jointly announce the: “HIDE HYODO-SHIMIZU RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP” Valued at $10,000, this research scholarship will be awarded to a student who was enrolled full time at a Canadian University in the 2016-2017 academic year. The successful applicant will join the...Continue reading
The National Association of Japanese Canadians’ Heritage Committee would like to announce the heritage committee survey 2015. The objective is to gain a better understanding of the national heritage situation and establish heritage-related contacts. The survey will be available online from November to December 2015. We encourage all member organizations, supporting member organizations, and other...
November 2015 by Lillian Nakamura Maguire, Chair, Constitution & Resolutions Committee The National Council of the National Association of Japanese Canadians met in Victoria and approved over 100 changes to the Bylaws of the NAJC. The majority of the changes included clarification of the language and editing, but there were some changes that were recommended...
by Lillian Nakamura Maguire As a 13 year old school girl – A-bomb struck Children cried for their mothers and begged for mercy Rags hung from skeletons zombie-like figures drifted past her thirsty, wandering souls, lost forever A peace activist for life. Messengers of Peace We never hear much about making peace. Seems to always...Continue reading
Awarded to York University Professor Norio Ota by Bev Ohashi, President of NEB Norio Ota has been involved in university education focusing on Japanese Language and Culture instruction in Canada, Japan, United States, Australia, and Vietnam. In promoting post-secondary education through exchange programs, partnerships have been established with Meiji University, Dokkyo University, Keio University, Waseda...Continue reading
by Kevin Okabe This year’s National Association of Japanese Canadian’s (NAJC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) was hosted by the Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society. Victoria had never acted as host for the NAJC AGM (at least since the post-war days), so it is really tremendous to see such a small community as Victoria band together to...Continue reading
Valerie Hoshizaki Nordin, NEB Director, Chair of Membership Committee To quote a movie critic “what do you know for sure?” ‘I know for sure’ I am a part of a large hapa family. At the time of the evacuation, my father Thomas Yasuo Hoshizaki who was born in 1919 in Pitt Meadows, BC was given...Continue reading
The National Executive Board is pleased to announce that Judge Maryka Omatsu will be awarded the Art Miki National Leadership Award at a banquet to be held on Saturday, September 26th 2015 in Victoria, British Columbia. The Award, formerly known as The National Award, was renamed this year to recognize in perpetuity the invaluable and...Continue reading