{"id":8536,"date":"2018-01-14T17:25:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T22:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/najc.ca\/?page_id=8536"},"modified":"2021-11-12T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T22:53:08","slug":"canadian-japanese-mennonite-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/najc.ca\/funds-and-awards\/canadian-japanese-mennonite-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship<\/strong> is a $2,000 scholarship available to a student who is Canadian or a landed immigrant enrolled in a graduate degree program in Canada, doing research that will assist the protection of minority or human rights. The scholarship is co-sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee Canada and NAJC.<\/p>\n

The scholarship\u00a0 was created as a tangible symbol of cooperation between Japanese Canadians and Canadian Mennonites subsequent to a formal apology that was offered to Japanese Canadians by Mennonite Central Committee Canada on behalf of Canadian Mennonites. It is intended to assist the protection of minority and human rights in Canada and to reduce the potential for abuse of cultural minorities such as that suffered by Japanese Canadians during World War II.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 In 1984 MCC issued an apology, on behalf of Canadian Mennonites, to Canadian Japanese for abuse suffered during World War II. This scholarship is a symbol of cooperation between the two groups.<\/em><\/p>\n

The $2,000 scholarship funds research on the protection of minority and human rights in Canada in order to reduce the potential for abuse of cultural minorities.<\/em><\/p>\n

The National Association of Japanese Canadians and Mennonite Central Committee Canada co-sponsor the scholarship.<\/em><\/p>\n

Selection Criteria <\/strong><\/h2>\n

To be eligible students must be:<\/p>\n