Konichiwa! Join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of Japanese Canadian Redress at the NAJC’s 2018 AGM conference. From September 21-23 the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba and the National Association of Japanese-Canadians will be hosting a series panels, dialogue sessions and workshops with the theme of Moving Forward After Injustice in Canada. Arrive early...Continue reading
The National Association of Japanese Canadians and The Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba Invite You to a Gala Dinner on the 30th Anniversary of the Signing of the Redress Agreement Saturday, September 22, 2018 Cocktails 5:30 p.m. Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Canadian Museum for Human Rights 85 Israel Asper Way (adjacent to The Forks) Guest Speaker Mark Sakamoto. Author of Forgiveness:...Continue reading
The Landscapes of Injustice Project Fact Finding! by Pat Jetté March 4, 2018 – After 44 hours of non-stop snowfall we were glad to see that Mr. Michael Abe (Victoria) and Dr. Eric Adams (Edmonton) were able make it safely to the Centre to present their Landscapes of Injustice project recap. Michael is the Project...
Avant-Garde Japanese Band Delivers Powerful Soundtrack For Canadian Choreographer By Alan Itakura Group A is an avant-garde band that is usually slotted into the noise music category. It provided the heart-thumping musical score for Dana Gingras’ performance of “anOther” at Agora de la Danse recently. I interviewed the two members of Group A, Tommi Tokyo...Continue reading
Changing Tides: Vanishing Voices of Nikkei Fishermen and Their Families has won the Roderick Haig-Brown BC Book Prize for “contributing the most to the enjoyment and understanding of British Columbia”. Edited by Kotaro Hayashi, Fumio “Frank” Kanno, Henry Tanaka, and Jim Tanaka the book, is an excellent history of and tribute to JCs and their families....Continue reading
How big is the population of Japanese Canadians in Canada? The best source of information for this question is the Census of Population by Statistics Canada. The Census has been taken every five years and the latest Census was taken in 2016. In the Census, there has been a question regarding the ethnic origin of...Continue reading
Grandfather’s Prince Rupert sakura legacy to live on in music by John Endo Greenaway In 1909, Shotaro (Tom) Shimizu arrived in Prince Rupert, in northern British Columbia, having worked for two years on the railways in the United States after leaving his home in Nara, Japan. As the second son in his family, he felt...Continue reading
The Medical Support Network in Canada will host the Health Conference for Japanese speaking community in Toronto. It will be designed to advance education and promote health by holding a series of lectures with the aim of increasing practical knowledge for the average Japanese in Toronto for prevention of illness, options for treatment, and how...Continue reading
Friday, May 11, 1:30pm Lillooet, BC In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Internment, Honourable Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, will be unveiling the second of seven Highway Legacy Signs for the Internment Site clusters and Roadcamps for the Self-supporting sites of East Lillooet, Bridge River, Minto, and McGillivray Falls....Continue reading