NAJC President’s Message – March 2022
by Lorene Oikawa I received a copy of a photo “Commemoration of the Year 1940, Delta, East-Richmond, Surrey Chapter of the Japanese Canadian Citizens...
80th Anniversary of Internment – March 4, 1942
March 4, 1942 Under Order-In-Council P.C. 1665 Japanese Canadians are ordered to turn over property and belongings to the Custodian of Enemy Alien Property...
Endowment Fund Info session
Have a creative story to share? Aiming to reach that higher level of achievement in sports, education or the arts? Join a one-hour online...
NAJC/NJCCA 75 Years – We Stand on Their Shoulders
75th Anniversary Human Rights Symposium and Dinner The National Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association (NJCCA) was established in 1947 by Roger Obata, along with nisei leaders...
The Vow From Hiroshima
The Vow From Hiroshima A documentary portrait plus Q&A with Setsuko Thurlow Sunday, March 6, 2022 Pacific 11am | Mountain 12noon | Central 1pm | Eastern 2pm REGISTER...
NAJC会長のメッセージ 2022年2月
ロリン・オイカワ 私は会長のメッセージを書き終えた後で悲しい知らせを受け取りました。鹿毛達雄氏が亡くなりました。コロナウィルスのパンデミックが始まる前まで、鹿毛さんとはいろいろな会合でお会いすることがありました。
CRRF to Host National Online Youth Roundtable
As part of our continued commitment to pursuing equity, fairness, social justice, and systemic change, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation is excited to announce...
80th Anniversary of Internment – February 7, 1942
February 7, 1942 All male Japanese Canadian citizens between the ages of 18 and 45 are ordered to be removed from a 100-mile-wide zone...
NAJC President’s Message – February 2022
by Lorene Oikawa I had my president’s message written and then I was hit with some sad news. Tatsuo Kage is gone. I would...
Seeking Individual to sit on BC Government Multicultural Advisory Council
As part of ongoing engagement we are having with the NAJC BC Redress team on Japanese Canadian Redress, the BC Government wishes to invite...
80th Anniversary of Internment – January 16, 1942
January 16, 1942 Order-In-Council P.C. 365 creates a 100-mile “protected area” on the coast of British Columbia from which male enemy aliens are...
NAJC President’s Message – January 2022
The year of the tiger has started with some extreme cold weather in the west with the Arctic chill spreading across Canada. Southern Ontario...
NAJC会長のメッセージー2021年ホリデーシーズンに向けて
ロリン・オイカワ クリスマスとハヌカ（ユダヤ教の光の祭典）のライトと飾り付けが家々に見られるようになり、祝祭シーズンが近づいてきました。誰もが明かりと希望を切望しています。
NAJC President’s Message – December 2021
by Lorene Oikawa Lights and decorations for Christmas and Chanukah are going up. It’s starting to look more festive. Everyone is looking for some...
Seeking Stories of Japanese Canadians in Surrey BC before 1942
National Association of Japanese Canadians is sharing this call out for stories of Japanese Canadians who lived in Surrey, British Columbia before 1942. NAJC...
December 10: United Nations Human Rights Day
As Japanese Canadians we are reminded that on November 9th, 1945, Canada ratified the Charter of the United Nations adopted earlier that year in...
Free Screening: The Nature of David Suzuki
LEGACIES – The Nature of David Suzuki THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2021 Pacific 5:30 PM | Mountain 6:30 PM | Central 7:30 PM | Eastern...
Call for submissions – NAJC GEI : Art Symposium
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OF INTEREST OPEN NOW! Japanese Canadian artists and Japanese Artists living in Canada NAJC GEI : Art Symposium Sept 16-18, 2022...
Online Japanese Film Festival
39th Japanese Film Festival – Free Online Screenings One of the Canadian Film Institute’s longest-running annual festivals, the Japanese Film Festival, has, for almost four...
Remembrance Day 2021
On November 11, as you reflect on the contributions of all those who served for Canada, please keep in mind Indigenous peoples and racialized...
NAJC President’s Message – November 2021
by Lorene Oikawa People have started posting photos of matsutake (pine mushrooms). Just looking at the photos brings back memories of time spent with...
NAJC Hosts Free Films at CLiFF
On November 19, NAJC is hosting free film screenings part of the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF). For 13 years, CLiFF has presented...
National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Building Solidarities
National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Building Solidarities Virtual Forum November 9 and 10, 2021 Members of the NAJC Human Rights Committee will be attending...
Contract Position – Facilitator/Project Manager
The Anglican Church of Canada and the National Association of Japanese Canadians are looking for a Facilitator/Project Manager (F/PM) for its Healing Fund for...