By Lorene Oikawa, Past President On the 2024 Internment Camp Bus Tour, we boarded the ferry, M.V. Columbia, at Galena Bay (east), crossed the Upper Arrow Lake, and disembarked the ferry at Shelter Bay (west). We headed north on Highway 23 and at about 49 kilometres, we went by Revelstoke and took Highway1, west to Rutherford Beach towards Sicamous....Continue reading
By Lorene Oikawa, Past President In the blink of an eye, it is already time for the winter holiday season. The NAJC National Executive Board met in November for a weekend strategic planning session, where we developed a plan to carry out our Capacity Building Initiative, continue strengthening Japanese Canadian heritage and identity, advance human...Continue reading
3月開催のオンラインイベント録画を公開しました 3月７日に開催されたオンラインイベント「意気Togo！共感サークル」の録画動画を公開しました。当日は多くの皆さまにご参加いただき、誠にありがとうございました。 今回のイベントでは、人権とインクルーシブな日系コミュニティ作り について深く学ぶ機会となり、参加者からも多くのご感想をいただきました。ご都合などで参加できなかった方や、もう一度内容を振り返りたい方は、ぜひ下の録画動画をご覧ください。
By Lorene Oikawa, Past President In the blink of an eye, it is already time for the winter holiday season. The NAJC National Executive Board met in November for a weekend strategic planning session, where we developed a plan to carry out our Capacity Building Initiative, continue strengthening Japanese Canadian heritage and identity, advance human...Continue reading
JNIC Presents 日系カナダ史セミナー 2025年12月5日（金）4PM PT/5PM MT/6PM CT/ 7PM ET 日本時間12月６日（土）9AM 第4回：現代の日系カナダ人および日本人アーティストたち： ノーマン・タケウチ（二世）、ジュディ・ナカガワ（三世）、瀬川貴子（新移住者） ゲスト：振付家、プロデューサー、瀬川貴子 どなたでも無料で参加できますが登録が必要です
By Lorene Oikawa, Past President We have wrapped up a number of events including the fall Japan tour. We are already planning the spring and fall tours to Japan in 2026. Register for more information at najc.ca/programs/japan-tour/ NAJC is following up on our Capacity Building Initiative conference we held in Lethbridge Alberta. The feedback will...Continue reading
By Lorene Oikawa, Past President Fall officially started on September 22, 2025. NAJC’s 2nd GEI Symposium wrapped up and then NAJC delegates gathered in Lethbridge for Tsunagari “Building Together” conference. Some were able to take part in a sugar beet, potato farm tour, a visit to see the new exhibit at the Raymond Museum and...Continue reading
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) stands in solidarity with the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in condemning the alarming presence of approximately seventy-five armed federal agents on JANM’s Norman Y. Mineta Democracy Plaza on August 14, 2025 in Los Angeles. The arrival of armed federal agents, coinciding with a press conference by California...Continue reading
By Lorene Oikawa, Past President We are mid-way through the summer festival season. NAJC has been at summer festivals including Omatsuri in Calgary and Surrey Fusion Festival. About 10,000 people participated in Omatsuri, learning about Japanese culture including wearing yukata and kimono and JPop dance culture. Over 75,000 people visited the over 50 country pavilions...