November 28, 2010 Cathrin Bradbury Editor-in Chief and General Manager Roger Publishing Limited 1 Mount Pleasant Road, 11th floor Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2Y5 Dear Ms. Bradbury: Re: “Too Asian” The National Association of Japanese Canadians is concerned about the ideas expressed in the article “Too Asian” in the Maclean’s November 2010 issue on University Rankings....
President’s Message, November 2010
by Terumi Kawada On October 16/17, 2010, the NAJC held its Annual General Meeting in Ottawa, hosted by the Ottawa Japanese Community Association, at the Embassy of Japan. Delegates from member organizations, individual members, alternates, observers, volunteers of the OJCA, all gathered together for this important event to address the business of the NAJC. In...
President’s Message, October 2010
Terumi Kuwada, President of the NAJC On September 22, 1988, the Government of Canada formally apologized to the Japanese Canadian community for the injustices and wrongdoings inflicted upon our community during World War II. It was a time of great celebration for democracy, social justice and human rights for all Canadians. Today, 22 years later,...
President’s Message, September 2010
On July 31, 2010, a very special ceremony was held in New Denver, commemorating the Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre, as a National Historic Site of Canada. Grace Thomson, Past President of the NAJC, who has been very active with the NIMC, represented the NAJC at the ceremony. It is with great respect and pride that...
President’s Message, August 2010
The NAJC office has moved again, to a temporary office space in downtown Winnipeg. This move was prompted by a change of ownership of our previous location of 1 – 222 Osborne St., which resulted in a significant increase of the rent and a long term lease. The next step will be to establish a...
President’s Message, May 2010
The National Executive Board (NEB) of the NAJC met in Toronto on March 27-28, for its regular quarterly meeting. We wish to thank the individual members as well as the Toronto NAJC chapter for their presentations at our meeting. It is through these exchanges that we learn more about the activities in the Japanese Canadian...Continue reading
President’s Message, April 2010
Spring has arrived, bringing new hope and renewed energy to our lives. As a Japanese Canadian community, we have much to celebrate, not the least of which is the number of volunteers whose dedication and hard work bring so much life and spirit to our communities. Many thanks to all the volunteers across Canada. The...Continue reading
President’s Message, March 2010
In late January, 2010, I attended the round table discussion in Winnipeg, hosted by the Canadian Museum of Human Rights (CMHR), inviting the public, to “help write the story of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights”. There were many familiar faces in the crowd–human rights activists, faith-based organizations, ethnic groups, special interest groups, etc. Everyone...Continue reading
President’s Message, January 2010
The New Year has started with renewed hope and desire for a more peaceful world. It is mid January and all eyes are focused on the tragedy in Haiti. The devastation and violence that has erupted in that part of the world is unfathomable. Canadians, in their inimitable fashion have opened their hearts and wallets...Continue reading