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 登録はこちらから：https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/saTWGJWrS8S9UYv4-9ep0Q お問合せ：[email protected] 主催： 全カナダ日系人協会（NAJC) 新移住者委員会（JNIC)
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...
Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Time: 3PM PT/6PM ET (1.5h) Location: Zoom – Register here! Past Wrongs, Future Choices and NAJC’s Japanese Canadian Family History program invite you to join this virtual workshop designed to guide researchers through the Landscapes of Injustice database. Focusing on Japanese Canadian fishing boat records, this workshop will explore LOI...Continue reading
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025 Time: 9AM-4:30PM PT Location: 2300 Ryan Road, Courtenay, BC (Stan Hagan Theatre, Comox Valley Campus – North Island College) Tickets: $20, or free for online registrants Click here for full details and registration information. We are excited to share registration information for next month’s event From Mio, the community-based public...
Date: July 31, 2025 Time: 3PM PT/6PM ET Click here for registration Join Mandi Shintani for an informative virtual workshop and learn how to start meaningful conversations about the past and preserve your family’s history. Mandy Shintani is the creator and host of The Samurai In Our Closet, a podcast series exploring her own family’s...Continue reading
CALGARY, AB — July 18, 2025 — The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) welcomes the new commemorative stamp issued today by Canada Post, which brings long-overdue attention to the history of civilian internment in Canada during the First and Second World Wars. This powerful design is a reminder of the lives disrupted and the...