{"id":14004,"date":"2022-07-23T02:39:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T06:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/najc.ca\/?p=14004"},"modified":"2022-07-23T02:53:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T06:53:35","slug":"najc-presidents-message-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/najc.ca\/najc-presidents-message-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"NAJC President\u2019s Message \u2013 July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Lorene Oikawa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The weather is getting warmer and starting to feel like summer\u2026 in some parts of\u00a0Canada. In BC, our luscious strawberry crops which are usually available at the\u00a0beginning of June made a brief late June appearance.<\/p>\n<p>More events are returning to in-person gatherings including those with our member\u00a0organizations. Please check the member organization\u2019s websites https:\/\/najc.ca\/member-organizations\/ for more information or contact them directly as not all event information\u00a0was available at the time of writing. Some highlights below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 23 3-5 pm |\u00a0Japan Fest<\/strong>\u00a0Victoria Nikkei Cultural Centre (VNCS)<br \/>\nLive event features Uminari Taiko, Furusato Dancers and Japanese Cuisine by Fudo\u00a0Japanese Restaurant.\u00a0https:\/\/www.vncs.ca<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 23 to 24<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<strong>Japanese \/ Japanese Canadian Pavilion at Surrey Fusion Festival\u00a02022<\/strong>\u00a0National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) is organizing the\u00a0pavilion with materials\/volunteers from GVJCCA, NNMCC, Tonari Gumi, and Consul\u00a0General of Japan, Vancouver. Participants will learn about the arts, culture &amp;amp; food of\u00a0Japan, travelling in Japan, the history of Japanese Canadians, and participate in\u00a0origami, Japanese paper folding.\u00a0https:\/\/najc.ca\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 30 to 31 |<\/strong> <strong>Powell Street Festival<\/strong>\u00a0Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian\u00a0Citizens Association (GVJCCA) will have a booth at the festival.\u00a0https:\/\/powellstreetfestival.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 31 to August 6<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<strong>Japanese Pavilion at Folklorama 2022<\/strong>\u00a0Japanese Cultural\u00a0Association of Manitoba (JCAM).<br \/>\nThe Japanese Pavilion offers the splendours of Japan\u2019s unique culture, music and\u00a0tastes including nightly shows and martials arts demos.\u00a0https:\/\/www.jcamwpg.ca\/2022-folklorama\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 13 at 10am |<\/strong> <strong>12th annual Calgary Japanese Festival \u201cOmatsuri\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Calgary\u00a0Japanese Canadian Association (CJCA).<br \/>\nCJCA will be back with their in-person annual one day summer festival on Saturday,\u00a0August 13 starting at 10am.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CgIBPbIcxJ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryjapanesefestival.com\/\">2022 Calgary Japanese Festival &#8220;Omatsuri&#8221;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;2022 Calgary Japanese Festival &#8220;Omatsuri&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; Calgary Japanese Festival \u201cOmatsuri\u201d\" src=\"https:\/\/calgaryjapanesefestival.com\/embed\/#?secret=a0XYQDDNxJ#?secret=CgIBPbIcxJ\" data-secret=\"CgIBPbIcxJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 14 1-5pm<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<strong>NAJC\/CJCC Summer Festival<\/strong>\u00a0Canadian Japanese Cultural<br \/>\nCentre of Hamilton (CJCC) NAJC Hamilton Chapter.\u00a0https:\/\/www.hamiltoncjcc.ca<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton also performed as part of the 53rd It\u2019s Your Festival on July 1st Suzuran Odori\u00a0Group of the Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre Hamilton (CJCC) were one of the\u00a0entertainers at the Multicultural and Heritage Celebration celebrating Hamilton\u2019s Diverse\u00a0Musical Community. The recording is available at https:\/\/itsyourfestival.ca\/stream-<br \/>\nonline-2022\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 3 to 4<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<strong>Nikkei Matsuri<\/strong>\u00a0Nikkei National Museum &amp;amp; Cultural Centre\u00a0(NNMCC)<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/nikkeimatsuri.nikkeiplace.org\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Deadlines for July<\/strong><br \/>\nThe deadline for the NAJC Dr. Gordon Hirabayashi Human Rights Award is on July 31.\u00a0If you know of an individual or an organization who exemplifies the courage and\u00a0leadership and the principles of human rights as demonstrated by Dr. Hirabayashi,<br \/>\nconsider nominating them. Earlier this year, the Edmonton Japanese Community\u00a0Association and University of Alberta presented Hold These Truths, a play about\u00a0Gordon Hirabayashi. Dr. Hirabayashi challenged the curfew imposed on Japanese\u00a0Americans when he was a student in 1942. He lost his appeal to the Supreme Court\u00a0and ended up serving 90 days in prison. Later, after completing his education including\u00a0a PhD in sociology, he became a Canadian citizen and was a professor at the\u00a0University of Alberta. He was actively involved in the Edmonton Japanese Community\u00a0Association and was an active member of the NAJC Council during the 1980s. His\u00a0influence helped shape the NAJC redress principles and laid the groundwork for future<br \/>\nsettlements with other groups. For more information about the eligibility and nomination\u00a0process please see the NAJC website https:\/\/najc.ca\/funds-and-awards\/dr-gordon-hirabayashi-human-rights-award\/<\/p>\n<p>July 31, 2022 is also the deadline for the NAJC Community Development Fund 2022.\u00a0This year the CD fund will support projects or events that help commemorate the 80th\u00a0anniversary of the start of Internment in 1942, the 75th anniversary of the National\u00a0Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) or the achievement of BC Redress on May\u00a021, 2022. Alternatively, funding can be used to offset the costs of attending the 75th\u00a0Anniversary Human Rights Symposium, to be held October 28-30 in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to highlight facts and Japanese Canadian stories from 1942. Our next\u00a0family story is from Joanne Nakamura Rollins. Share a brief story about your family in\u00a01942 and\/or your family involvement in some of the NAJC activities and events since\u00a01947. Email your ideas, family stories and photos to national@najc.ca<\/p>\n<p>The National Executive Board continues to be busy with the ongoing business of the\u00a0organization.<\/p>\n<p>Since the BC government announcement, the NEB has met with the membership and is\u00a0proceeding on setting up a process for next steps. There are also processes with the\u00a0BC Government to follow through. Updates will be provided at https:\/\/najc.ca\/<\/p>\n<p>The Anglican Healing Fund for Japanese Canadians held an information and outreach\u00a0session last month. Available healing support includes counselling and education. For\u00a0more information please go to https:\/\/najc.ca\/<\/p>\n<p>The National Executive Board wishes you a safe, healthy summer. Keep in touch with\u00a0NAJC news &amp;amp; events by signing up to the NAJC e-news at https:\/\/najc.ca\/subscribe\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More events are returning to in-person gatherings including those with our member\u00a0organizations. 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